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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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Khashoggi:  From Saudi Royal Insider to Open Critic to Gruesome Victim

Khashoggi: From Saudi Royal Insider to Open Critic to Gruesome Victim

Dubai (AFP) – A complex man of contradictions, journalist Jamal Khashoggi went from being a Saudi royal family insider to an outspoken critic of the […]

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Supreme Court
The Kavanaugh Hearings Just Won't Leave Me Alone

The Kavanaugh Hearings Just Won’t Leave Me Alone

( Tomdispatch.com) – It’s been three weeks since Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony before the nation and I’m still struggling to move on. […]

Belle Chesler

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Buy an Electric Car and Foil Kushner's Plan to let Khashoggi's Murder Blow Over

Buy an Electric Car and Foil Kushner’s Plan to let Khashoggi’s Murder Blow Over

Jared Kushner is said to believe the whole affair will blow over.

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
What if Khashoggi Case Turns Turkey and Saudi from Frenemies to Foes?

What if Khashoggi Case Turns Turkey and Saudi from Frenemies to Foes?

The Turkish government is trying to balance multiple conflicting goals

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia
Did Trump Have an Obligation to Warn Khashoggi? Juan Cole @ Thom Hartmann

Did Trump Have an Obligation to Warn Khashoggi? Juan Cole @ Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann Show | (Video Interview) | – – How much responsibility does Donald Trump have, after not warning Khashoggi, and what does this say […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Humanity’s Failing Grade:  Putting out Even more Poisonous CO2 in 2018

Humanity’s Failing Grade: Putting out Even more Poisonous CO2 in 2018

Co-Author: Catherine HOURS | – – Paris (AFP) – Energy sector carbon emissions will rise in 2018 after hitting record levels the year before, dimming […]

Marlowe Hood

Israel/ Palestine
US Downgrades Palestinian Mission into Israeli Embassy

US Downgrades Palestinian Mission into Israeli Embassy

Co-Author: Paul HANDLEY | – – Washington (AFP) – The United States downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Thursday, placing it under […]

Joe Dyke

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Israeli Army kills a Palestinian in Gaza Every Single Day: Euro-Med

Israeli Army kills a Palestinian in Gaza Every Single Day: Euro-Med

Israeli forces caused injuries to one in every 100 Palestinians

Maan News Agency

Islam
Islam: The Essence of the Qur’an is Compassionate Love: Qur’an 90

Islam: The Essence of the Qur’an is Compassionate Love: Qur’an 90

An early chapter of the Qur’an is 90, “The City.” It contrasts the wealthy elite of Mecca in western Arabia in the 610s of the […]

Juan Cole

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