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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
Donald Trump

Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

09/19/2025 By Juan Cole

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

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Trump Hired Mattis After General Proposed 'War of Annihilation' in Syria, New Book Reveals

Trump Hired Mattis After General Proposed ‘War of Annihilation’ in Syria, New Book Reveals

(TeleSur) – Investigative journalist Bob Woodward’s new book claims that Trump hired Mattis as Defense Secretary for proposing a “war of annihilation” against the Islamic […]

TeleSur

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Top 7 Signs Willie Nelson Might not be a Republican (That's 'TeaPot Party,' not Tea Party)

Top 7 Signs Willie Nelson Might not be a Republican (That’s ‘TeaPot Party,’ not Tea Party)

“Christians everywhere should be up in arms,” Nelson said about Trump border family separation policy

Juan Cole

Iraq
Defying Trump, Iraq Parliament Elects pro-Iran Candidates on Advice of Tehran Super-Spy

Defying Trump, Iraq Parliament Elects pro-Iran Candidates on Advice of Tehran Super-Spy

Baghdad (AFP) – The Iraqi parliament elected pro-Iran candidates as speaker and first deputy speaker on Saturday, boosting the country’s chances of forming a new […]

Ammar Karim

Israel/ Palestine
Israelis on Cusp of Demolishing Palestinian Village of Khan al-Ahmar

Israelis on Cusp of Demolishing Palestinian Village of Khan al-Ahmar

Israeli High Court Green Lights Razing of Khan al-Ahmar

Human Rights Watch

Qatar
Qatar to Sue Saudi Arabia and UAE for Hacking its News Agency, Spoofing Emir

Qatar to Sue Saudi Arabia and UAE for Hacking its News Agency, Spoofing Emir

London (Middle East Monitor) – Qatar’s Attorney General has confirmed that independent investigations have proven that Saudi Arabia and the UAE were involved in hacking […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
US ends Final Sources of Aid to Palestinian civilians

US ends Final Sources of Aid to Palestinian civilians

The United States decided to block millions of dollars to programs that build relations between Palestinians and Israelis

Maan News Agency

Donald Trump
Manafort's Plea Deal is a Constitutional Crisis, we Just don't Know it Yet

Manafort’s Plea Deal is a Constitutional Crisis, we Just don’t Know it Yet

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s campaign manager April-August of 2016, Paul Manafort has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring against the United States. In […]

Juan Cole

Supreme Court
Accusation of 1980s Sexual Assault Dogs Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

Accusation of 1980s Sexual Assault Dogs Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s conservative pick for the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh denied Friday involvement in an alleged sexual assault on a woman […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Fierce Optimism of Oslo Accords has Vanished 25 Years On

Fierce Optimism of Oslo Accords has Vanished 25 Years On

Dublin (Irish Times) – Twenty-five years ago on Thursday, a portly Palestinian boy scout raised the Palestinian red, white, black and green flag from the […]

Michael Jansen

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