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Why Do North Koreans Hate Us? One Reason — They Remember the Korean War.
Americans may not remember the devastating impact of U.S. bombing raids on civilian targets, but North Koreans cannot forget it.
Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is a former Senior Columnist at The Intercept. He was the host of The Intercept podcast “Deconstructed.” Hasan was also the host of Al Jazeera English’s “UpFront.” He has interviewed, among others, Edward Snowden, Hamid Karzai, Ehud Olmert, and Gen. Michael Flynn. He is also the author of two books: a biography of former U.K. Labor Party leader Ed Miliband and an e-book on the financial crisis and austerity economics. He is based in Washington, D.C.
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Marine Le Pen Is What Happens When You Try to Meet Racism in the Middle
The rise of Marine Le Pen in France is due to the failure of mainstream political parties to confront the racism of the National Front. Instead, they tried to co-opt it.
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The Syrian People Have Been Betrayed By All Sides
Bashar al Assad is the biggest monster but not the only one in Syria. Governments in the West and Arab world should open their borders to refugees and deliver aid.
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Burmese Nobel Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi Has Turned Into an Apologist for Genocide Against Muslims
The longtime prisoner of conscience now leads Myanmar and defends her government's abuses, including killings and gang rapes, against the country's Rohingya minority.
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Top Democrats Are Wrong: Trump Supporters Were More Motivated by Racism Than Economic Issues
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren argue that economic anxieties explain Trump's victory but evidence shows racism among Republican voters is more important.
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You Shouldn’t Blame Islam for Terrorism. Religion Isn’t a Crucial Factor in Attacks.
The latest attack in London shows, once again, that actual terrorists tend not to fit the anti-Muslim stereotypes that Islam-bashers propagate.
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Top Israelis Have Warned of Apartheid, so Why the Outrage at a UN Report?
Pressure from the U.S. and Israel forced out a United Nations official, but plenty of Israelis have spoken about their country becoming an apartheid state.
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Trump Has Called the Afghan War a “Mess.” His Generals Want to Escalate It.
As a candidate, Trump was critical of America’s land wars but his generals and GOP hawks want to send more troops into Afghanistan, 16 years after 9/11.
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The “Dutch Trump” Is Even More Toxic Than the Real Thing
A far-right party led by Geert Wilders, who wants to eradicate Islam, could win the most votes in parliamentary elections next week.
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Trump’s “Moderate” Defense Secretary Has Already Brought Us to the Brink of War
Defense Secretary James Mattis may not be a bigot or a crank like so many other top Trump appointees, but he could prove to be far more lethal in the long run.