Richard Becker
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Gorbachev: darling of the West, despised at home and worldwide
Gorbachev’s reign, which lasted from 1985-91, ended with the restoration of capitalism in the USSR, the withdrawal of vital aid…
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Right on NATO’s doorstep?
How did the Ukraine, a country in southeastern Europe, come to find itself on the “doorstep” of the "North Atlantic”…
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Fascist ambush becomes ‘sectarian violence’ in U.S. media, Lebanon crisis deepens
On Oct. 14, snipers from the fascist “Lebanese Forces” carried out a deadly assault on a peaceful mass rally as…
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El imperio estadounidense en Afganistán: una catástrofe de 40 años
La guerra de Estados Unidos en Afganistán no comenzó hace veinte, sino hace más de cuarenta años.
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The U.S. empire in Afghanistan: a 40-year catastrophe
The U.S. war in Afghanistan began not twenty but more than forty years ago. Except for the towering arrogance of…
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Donald Rumsfeld: war criminal, torturer-in-chief, enemy of the world’s people
Donald Rumsfeld, a primary architect of the criminal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died on June 30. Rumsfeld was best…
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Palestinians endure, resist after 11 days of U.S.-backed Israeli massacre
Despite the devastating toll taken by the Israeli onslaught, the Palestinian people have emerged with their will to resist unshaken.
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Massive resistance in all parts of Palestine amid deadly Israeli assault
In just the last week, the situation in occupied Palestine and the larger region has seen a dramatic shift. A new…
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73 years after ‘al-Nakba’ in Palestine
May 15 marks the 60th anniversary of what is billed in the U.S. and Israeli mainstream media as Israel’s "independence,"…
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Top Pentagon commander requests astronomical sum of money to prepare for war with China
The funding increase that Davidson is seeking for his command -- not the total allocation -- is greater than the…
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