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The Strait of Hormuz is not governed from Washington, or even from Tehran. It is governed from London
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The whistleblowing soldiers of 1967 admitted their job was not to “fight the enemy” – or “eradicate the terrorists”, as Israeli leaders now term it. It was to kill and terrorise Palestinian civilians
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
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New Zealand journalist Mohamed Hassan presenting the Big Picture podcast
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