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Democracy, Utopia or Opiate?

Democracy, Utopia or Opiate?

by Paul Balles
The utopian promise of a perfect society in a democracy turns out to be little more than a dream out of an opiate.

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The ‘Arab Spring’ and the West: Seven Lessons from History

The ‘Arab Spring’ and the West: Seven Lessons from History

by Seumas Milne
There’s a real sense in which, more than any other part of the former colonial world, the Middle East has never been fully decolonised. Sitting on top of the bulk of the globe’s oil reserves, the Arab world has been the target of continual interference and intervention ever since it became formally independent.

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Aggression Is Closing On Syria

Aggression Is Closing On Syria

by Ghali Hassan
The U.S. and its allies are preparing for aggression against the Syria as part of the U.S.-Israel destabilisation agenda in the region. The pretext is, as usual; the “protection of civilians” and installing of Western-style “democracy”. But in reality, nothing could be further from the truth. The aim is to topple the current Syrian government and replace it with a puppet government subservient to U.S.-Israel Zionist interests.

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The Saudi Arab Spring Nobody Noticed

The Saudi Arab Spring Nobody Noticed

by Russ Baker
Amnesty International has accused Saudi Arabia of reacting to the Arab Spring by launching a wave of repression. In a report, the human rights group said hundreds of people had been arrested, many of them without charge or trial.

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