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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:18

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:18

10/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

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For First Time, Afghan President admits 30,000 Troops killed since 2015

For First Time, Afghan President admits 30,000 Troops killed since 2015

More than 17 years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the conflict grinds on

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
After Israeli Attack on Journalists Protest, Int’l Fed. of Journalists demands Response

After Israeli Attack on Journalists Protest, Int’l Fed. of Journalists demands Response

“The IFJ’s global leadership and a number of Palestinian journalists walked peacefully.”

Maan News Agency

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Trump tries to counter CIA Leak on Bin Salman complicity in Khashoggi Murder

Trump tries to counter CIA Leak on Bin Salman complicity in Khashoggi Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump attempted on Saturday to push back against his own Central Intelligence Agency’s assessment that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace"

Juan Cole @ Rising up With Sonali on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”

Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions – and sadly the most misunderstood

Juan Cole

Iran
Defying Trump Sanctions, Iraqi President will Double Iran Trade to $22 bn/ Yr

Defying Trump Sanctions, Iraqi President will Double Iran Trade to $22 bn/ Yr

According to officials, last week Iraq came to an agreement with Iran to exchange Iraqi food items for Iranian gas and energy supplies. Iraq’s President […]

TeleSur

Israel/ Palestine
If World Could Vote, it would Slam Illegal Israeli Occupation of Palestine… Oh Wait

If World Could Vote, it would Slam Illegal Israeli Occupation of Palestine… Oh Wait

WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted, early Saturday, in favor of eight resolutions on Palestine and a ninth on the Syrian […]

Maan News Agency

Meditation
Transcendental Meditation helps Veterans with PTSD:  Study

Transcendental Meditation helps Veterans with PTSD: Study

Meditation is self-empowering, and can be practised just about anywhere at any time

AFP

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Is CIA leak of Bin Salman's guilt in Khashoggi Murder aimed at Kushner, or Trump himself?

Is CIA leak of Bin Salman’s guilt in Khashoggi Murder aimed at Kushner, or Trump himself?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The CIA has leaked against Jared Kushner and Trump that Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the Saudi crown prince, ordered the […]

Juan Cole

Green Transportation
Volkswagen to Spend $50 bn on Electric Car Push

Volkswagen to Spend $50 bn on Electric Car Push

By Florian MÜLLER with Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) – German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it will invest 44 billion euros by […]

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