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A Fortress, Disguised As a Country
Every road and bridge was mined; all mountain passes were rigged with explosives. Particularly so the rail lines and tunnels that linked Germany to its erstwhile ally, Italy by Eric S. Margolis…
World View
History:Truth behind the German Defeat in WWII
by Eric S. Margolis The propaganda about World War II continues without relent. D-Day is the most egregious example. I wrote this piece last year from Normandy. It is as valid and pertinent thi…
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Bomb Iran Half Way Back To The Stone Age
Why does Trump let his two horsemen of the apocalypse get away with this? by Eric S. Margolis Is it just a coincidence that TV networks are re-running old ‘Dirty Harry’ films just as a powe…
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Another "Jolly Little War"?
There is deep anti-American sentiment in Latin America that existed long before Col. Chavez. Recall, for example, the large anti-American riots that greeted Vice President Nixon’s visit to Caracas …
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Dr Khalil's Arc of Mercy
We were spurred to action earlier this year after seeing pictures of four lovely lion cubs at the Gaza zoo who had frozen to death due to lack of heated shelter and adequate food. by Eric S. M…
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Waiting for the second Algerian Revolution
Algeria might spark a new wave of revolution, notably in war-torn Libya, Tunisia and medieval Morocco. by Eric S. Margolis Algeria has long been the forgotten nation of North Africa. But n…
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No Reds Under Our Beds After All
What Muller found after he turned over the big rock was a bevy of slithering, slimy creatures, shyster lawyers, and sleazes that are normally part of New York’s land development industry. No surpri…
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Back to the Dear Old Cold War
by Eric S. Margolis President Donald Trump and the neocon sofa samurais who surround him seem determined to pick a fight with China or Russia, or both at the same time. Later this month, the US and C…
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America’s Shameful War
by Eric S. Margolis An ancient Hindu prayer says, ‘Lord Shiva, save us from the claw of the tiger, the fang of the cobra, and the vengeance of the Afghan.’ The United States, champion of freedo…
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Mercy for China’s Uighurs
by Eric S. Margolis Reports coming in about China’s new gulag for Muslims seem too awful to believe. But the United Nations and responsible media have revealed that hundreds of thousands of Uighur…
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Some Confucian Calm, Please!
by Eric S. Margolis The United States and China look like two punch-drunk prizefighters squaring off for a major championship fight. They have no good reason to fight and every reason to cooperat…
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Time to get out of Syria
We will breathe a big sigh of relief if the US deployment actually goes ahead: it will remove a major risk of war with nuclear-armed Russia, whose forces are in Syria at the invitation of the recogni…
France
Paris is Burning
France is one of the world’s most beautiful nations. There are special inspectors for rivers and streams to ensure their cleanliness and ecology. Pensions are generous and often available to those ov…
Theresa May
Will the Brits Muddle Through?
Many pro-Brexit voters misunderstood the real issues and regret their hastiness. Divorce is always ugly and painful by Eric S. Margolis ( December 1,2 108, Toronto, Sri Lanka Guardian) Two of the mo…
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A Big step for a Greater Israel
The Trump administration abruptly changed US Mideast policy. First, it announced the US Embassy would move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, meaning that it rejected the idea of a Palestinian state with it…
France
Le Bull in La French China Shop
A major faux pas, Monsieur le President Trump. You need some foreign policy pros instead of the amateur ideologues who have made a huge mess of the nation’s affairs and image. by Eric S. Margolis ( N…
History of Wars
We are heading for another tragedy like World War I
As a former soldier and war correspondent, I’ve always considered WWI as the stupidest, most tragic and catastrophic of all modern wars by Eric S. Margolis ( November 10, 2018, Toronto, Sri Lanka Gua…
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