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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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Will its Renewables Revolution  Give China an Edge over the US?

Will its Renewables Revolution Give China an Edge over the US?

The Asia-Pacific is poised for 355 GW in New Solar, 43 GW in Offshore Wind in the next Decade

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia in "Crisis" following Khashoggi's Killing, says Minister

Saudi Arabia in “Crisis” following Khashoggi’s Killing, says Minister

“Davos in the desert,” was boycotted by a long list of investors, international policymakers and heads of multi-national companies

Middle East Monitor

African-Americans
Georgia Election shows that Dixie Tradition of Black Voter Suppression Flourishing

Georgia Election shows that Dixie Tradition of Black Voter Suppression Flourishing

By Frederick Knight | – Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp has been sued for suppressing minority votes after an Associated Press investigation revealed […]

The Conversation

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CNN’s Zucker Slams Trump’s attacks on Media, Rivals after Pipe Bombs

CNN’s Zucker Slams Trump’s attacks on Media, Rivals after Pipe Bombs

by Jennie MATTHEW, with Saul Loeb in Mosinee New York (AFP) – Pipe bombs were sent Wednesday to Barack Obama, top Democrats and CNN, hate […]

AFP

Donald Trump
"I am a Nationalist" - Donald Trump apes Mussolini in Drive to destroy America

“I am a Nationalist” – Donald Trump apes Mussolini in Drive to destroy America

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump proudly says he is a “nationalist.” He is, of course, saying this to shore up support among white nationalists. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Israel Targeting Palestinian Schools, UNRWA, to Cripple Nat’l Movement?

Is Israel Targeting Palestinian Schools, UNRWA, to Cripple Nat’l Movement?

An empowered Palestinian population is far more capable of challenging Israeli dominance than a subdued one

Ramzy Baroud

wind energy
It's the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don't do it for the climate

It’s the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don’t do it for the climate

By Sarah Mills | – The federal government has never played a leading role in restricting the carbon footprint of the nation’s power plants. But […]

The Conversation

Far Right
Bomb Found at NY Home of Entrepreneur Soros after Trump attacked Him

Bomb Found at NY Home of Entrepreneur Soros after Trump attacked Him

New York (AFP) – The FBI on Tuesday was investigating an explosive device found in the mailbox at the New York home of US billionaire […]

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Erdogan Intimates Saudi Crown Prince to Blame for Khashoggi Murder

Erdogan Intimates Saudi Crown Prince to Blame for Khashoggi Murder

By Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi with Gokan Gunes in Istanbul | – Ankara (AFP) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s key speech on the murder of journalist Jamal […]

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