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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War
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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on […]

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A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

10/12/2025 By Shamai Leibowitz

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

10/12/2025 By Roy Eidelson

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"Gaza" Documentary on "largest open air prison" wins 33rd Goya Award

“Gaza” Documentary on “largest open air prison” wins 33rd Goya Award

McConnell, a photojournalist, first visited Gaza in 2010 and in 2012 he teamed up with documentary filmmaker, Keane, for the film.

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America's Endless Wars on Autopilot in our Endless Trumpworld

America’s Endless Wars on Autopilot in our Endless Trumpworld

Still, I find myself wondering: If a proposed troop drawdown in Afghanistan qualifies as a “mistake”

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Israel/ Palestine
On Empathy and other Liberal Zionist Canards

On Empathy and other Liberal Zionist Canards

By Yoav Litvin | – (Aljazeera) – The “peace process” between Israeli and Palestinian representatives is long dead, yet the funeral still has not been […]

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Donald Trump
Baghdad: Calls to Expel US Troops from Iraq after Trump said They spy on Iran

Baghdad: Calls to Expel US Troops from Iraq after Trump said They spy on Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s assertion that he intends to keep US troops in Iraq to spy on Iran has produced a firestorm of […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

Turkish authorities couldn’t enter the embassy without permission from Saudi Arabia

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
2/3s of Himalayan Glaciers to Melt by 2100, Threatening Water for 2 Billion People

2/3s of Himalayan Glaciers to Melt by 2100, Threatening Water for 2 Billion People

The Himalayan glaciers, which formed some 70 million years ago, are highly sensitive to changing temperatures.

AFP

Islam
Pope Francis, Muslim Rector of al-Azhar, Call for Religious Freedom & Full Citizenship

Pope Francis, Muslim Rector of al-Azhar, Call for Religious Freedom & Full Citizenship

The two religious leaders signed a document on “human fraternity for world peace and living together”

AFP

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Greece’s Muslim Minority Complain of “Marginalization”

Greece’s Muslim Minority Complain of “Marginalization”

What characterises this population is a plural identity

AFP

Donald Trump
Trump to Keep Troops in Iraq as Spies on Iran, but determined to withdraw From Syria, Afghanistan

Trump to Keep Troops in Iraq as Spies on Iran, but determined to withdraw From Syria, Afghanistan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump spoke on foreign policy Sunday on “Face The Nation,” further explaining his thinking on US troops in Syria, Afghanistan […]

Juan Cole

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