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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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Pentagon
Making America's Wars Great Again: Caught in the Vietnam Time Loop

Making America’s Wars Great Again: Caught in the Vietnam Time Loop

American military power has been less and less effective, but the rhetoric surrounding that power has grown more boastful

Arnold R. Isaacs

Russia
Russia Seeks to Dump Dollar as New US Sanctions Loom

Russia Seeks to Dump Dollar as New US Sanctions Loom

Russia’s de-dollarisation efforts “may be easier now in a world of rising US protectionism”

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gov’t, still not Tired of Controversy, May Execute 12 Shiites “Imminently”

Saudi Gov’t, still not Tired of Controversy, May Execute 12 Shiites “Imminently”

The ultra-conservative kingdom has one of the world’s highest rates of execution

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Apartheid: Israel's Netanyahu wants Death Penalty Solely for Palestinians

Apartheid: Israel’s Netanyahu wants Death Penalty Solely for Palestinians

With or without the bill, Israeli occupation forces have killed scores of Palestinians who did not pose an imminent threat

TeleSur

Left Politics
Can Sanders' House Progressives go International to Block Bannon's Far Right?

Can Sanders’ House Progressives go International to Block Bannon’s Far Right?

It takes climate change and renewable energy seriously

John Feffer

Qatar
Qatar warns of Long-Lasting Impact of Saudi Blockade

Qatar warns of Long-Lasting Impact of Saudi Blockade

‘Failure of the Gulf Cooperation Council’

David Harding

Iran
Erdogan: Turkey will not abide by US sanctions on Iran

Erdogan: Turkey will not abide by US sanctions on Iran

“the sanctions on Iran are contrary to international law and diplomacy”

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Party
The Top 11 Things the Dems Absolutely must Do in the House

The Top 11 Things the Dems Absolutely must Do in the House

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – More progressive Democrats in the House must be prepared to fight like hell against the Pelosi-Schumer establishment, which will try […]

Juan Cole

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Refugee Muslim Women that Trump wouldn't Have Let in, win House Seats

Refugee Muslim Women that Trump wouldn’t Have Let in, win House Seats

Omar and Tlaib both faced horrible Islamophobic hate campaigns during their races, but Minnesotans and Detroiters look down on Nazis.

Juan Cole

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