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Newsclick Special Feature from Palestine

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Githa Hariharan, April 17, 2013

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A Father of Struggle: The Story of Abu Nidal

In March 2013, two of us from the Newsclick team visited an extraordinary man in an extraordinary situation. The man’s name is Hani Amer, but his eldest son is called Nidal, or struggle. So he is Abu, father of, Nidal.

The Benghazi Affair: Uncovering the Mystery of the Benghazi CIA Annex

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Ronda Hauben, February 4, 2013

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Benghazi attack on the US Consulate on September 11, 2012 "offers a relatively rare window into the on the ground actions of the US government’s clandestine operations.

Crunch Time in Syria: The UN Protocol’s Jihadist Loophole

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Courtesy: Sharmine Narwani , Al Akhbar English, 11 May, 2012

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We have arrived at a determining moment in the Syrian crisis.

Who’s Afraid of the UN Observer Mission?

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Sharmine Narwani, Courtesy: Alakhbar English

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 There is a lot of noise coming out of different quarters about the “imminent collapse” of the UN observer mission in Syria. “Dead on arrival,” says one American commentator. “Failure to uphold truce,” accused the White House and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, pointing fingers at the Syrian government.
 

US-Saudi-UAE Arms Deals: Strengthening US Security Net in the Gulf

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D. Raghunandan, Newsclick, Jan. 06, 2012

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Records, they say, are meant to be beaten. Those who had characterized India’s acquisition of 126 combat aircraft for around $10 billion, billed as the largest ever single military purchase, as the “mother of all arms deals” will have to change terminology. Last week, the US announced it had clinched a deal with Saudi Arabia for sale of F-15 fighters and upgradation of the current Saudi F-15 fleet for a combined value of about $30 billion. Clearly the grandmother of all deals!
 

Yemen - Saleh using Geopolitics to Clutch on to Power

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Newsclick Production, May 30, 2011

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Vijay Prashad, professor at Trinity College, Hartford, CT, USA comments on the latest developments in Yemen where unpopular ruler Abdullah Saleh has maintained his grip on power through recourse to support from Saudi Arabia. He also comments on US president Barack Obama's latest speech on the Arab Spring and the supposed "differences" between Israel and the United States following the Hamas-Fatah accord.

Intervening in Libya

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Vijay Prashad, Newsclick, March 25, 2011

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On March 19, 2011, the United Nations Security Council voted for Resolution 1973 to establish a “no-fly” zone over Libya. The violence against civilians and media personnel is cited as the reasons for the new resolution (an earlier one, 1970, languishes).

Specificities of the Arab Uprisings - Interview with Aijaz Ahmad

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Senior Political Analyst Aijaz Ahmad analyses the uprisings in the Arab world - the regional dynamics, the internal structures, the strategic geopolitics and what these all mean to world polity today.

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