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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Who’s to Blame If the US-North Korea Summit ‘Goes South’?

Written by Mel Gurtov on May 17 2018.

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## [How Much More of Netanyahu’s Chest Thumping Can We Take?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15455:how-much-more-of-netanyahu-s-chest-thumping-can-we-take&catid=9)

 To better understand these two gripping events – totally at odds with each other – let’s assess Netanyahu’s long-term strategic goals, his tactics…

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 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/039k-bc04d788.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15438:is-torture-immoral-or-not-what-say-you-ms-haspel&catid=9)### [Is Torture Immoral or Not? What Say You, Ms. Haspel?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15438:is-torture-immoral-or-not-what-say-you-ms-haspel&catid=9)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on May 17 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/039t-fa92178e.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15432:banks-defend-their-right-to-be-dishonest&catid=9)### [Banks Defend Their Right to Be Dishonest](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15432:banks-defend-their-right-to-be-dishonest&catid=9)

Written by Jim Hightower on May 17 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/38e-14f9d098.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15424:us-pullout-on-iran-deal-reckless-brinksmanship&catid=9)### [US Pullout on Iran Deal: Reckless Brinksmanship](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15424:us-pullout-on-iran-deal-reckless-brinksmanship&catid=9)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on May 10 2018.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on May 10 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on May 07 2018.

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Written by Kate Aronoff on May 03 2018.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on May 03 2018.

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Written by Nicky at Pathfinder on May 03 2018.

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Written by Lee Moran on April 30 2018.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on April 30 2018.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on April 23 2018.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on April 23 2018.

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Written by Caitlin Johnstone on April 19 2018.

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Written by Uri Avnery on April 19 2018.

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Written by Caitlin Johnstone on April 16 2018.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on April 16 2018.

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Written by Caitlin Johnstone on April 12 2018.

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Written by Lindsay Koshgarian on April 12 2018.

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