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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Terror Plus Public Relations

Written by Robert C. Koehler on May 24 2021.

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## [After the Cease-fire: Peace or War?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21797:after-the-cease-fire-peace-or-war&catid=9)

Noble idea, but don’t expect anything of the sort. Both sides claimed victory, and both sides are far more likely to pick up where they left off tha…

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Written by Ted Rall on May 17 2021.

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Written by Alice Rothchild on May 17 2021.

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Written by Robert P. Alvarez on May 06 2021.

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Written by Nick Turse on May 03 2021.

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Written by Ariel Gold on May 03 2021.

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Written by Binoy Kampmark on April 29 2021.

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Written by Rishika Pardikar on April 26 2021.

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Written by Jeffrey St. Clair on April 26 2021.

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Written by Kerry Mitchell Brown on April 22 2021.

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Written by Michael Harriot on April 15 2021.

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Written by David Rosen on April 08 2021.

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Written by Edward Hasbrouck on April 05 2021.

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Written by Kenny Stancil on April 05 2021.

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Written by Abby Zimet on April 05 2021.

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Written by Devin Dwyer and Jacqueline Yoo on April 05 2021.

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Written by Jake Johnson on April 01 2021.

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Written by Robert C. Koehler on April 01 2021.

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