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Despite the subsequent abolition of monarchy, there is a general feeling that the succeeding elected governments were as dictatorial as the royal regime.

A group of indigenous peoples from the US and Canada joined in a “Unity Ride” to the UN to plead for their sacred sites and their way of life …

Whatever Congress decides to do about bombing Syria, the United States is still trapped by a historic contradiction of its own invention.

US military action against Syria would be illegal, strategically counterproductive, destructive and deeply unpopular.

Caution about war against Syria is more than warranted by knowledge of the history of US interventions in other countries' domestic quarrels.

Gareth Porter: The intelligence summary on the alleged Syrian nerve gas attacks shows signs of deception.

“The negotiations provide a cover for Israel’s takeover of the territories it wishes to control,” writes Chomsky on the recent peace talks.

Instead of responsibly waiting for the UN chemical weapons team - which is already in Syria - to investigate the incident, the Obama administration has already stated that such …

u201cThe United Nations Development Strategy Beyond 2015

Protests in Egypt open doors to address sexual harassment and violence against Egyptian women.