And why, wonders a new Al Jazeera documentary, did the media go to such lengths to concoct gruesome X-rated versions of an attack that was harrowing enough to begin with?
Terrorism
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Israel’s Brutality Is Stoking the Imagination of India’s Far Right
As the genocide in Gaza continues, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking notes.
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Israeli Civil and Human Rights Degrade in a Time of War
Many have been arrested, public demonstrations have been banned or discouraged—even social media postings have been policed.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Cracks in the Blockchain Eight
After Hamas boosted its finances with crypto funding, over 100 members of Congress urged a crackdown on crypto money laundering, including two notoriously pro-crypto representatives.
Posted inAmerica and the World
President Biden’s Lonely Foreign Policy
His changes are highly welcome, if not perfect. Yet they will be easy to reverse.
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War, Climate Change, and Other Disasters Haunt Afghanistan
Almost half a century of fighting brought the country to its nadir, and there is no clear way out of the misery.
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Joe Biden’s Senseless Economic Strangulation of Afghanistan
Stealing its central bank reserves is not going to do anything except starve innocent civilians.
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How the U.S. Never Left Afghanistan
While Washington celebrates its attack against Ayman al-Zawahiri, it also proved that Afghans remain under the thumb of American power one year after its chaotic withdrawal.
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The Kabul Execution: Action Without Actors
Today on TAP: Who needs SEAL Team Six when a drone can do it all? Eventually, who’ll need any manual labor? And what will become of those who work with their hands?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Good Guys With Guns?
If a good guy with a gun is the answer to gun violence, then why has the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relied on interim directors for nearly a decade?
