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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestine Recognized as Sovereign State by Outgoing Colombia Government

Palestine Recognized as Sovereign State by Outgoing Colombia Government

Bogota (AFP) – Colombia recognized Palestine as a sovereign state in the days before new President Ivan Duque took office, according to a letter from […]

AFP

Iran
Why Iranians shrug off Trump Sanctions:  ‘No one in the World Trusts US’

Why Iranians shrug off Trump Sanctions: ‘No one in the World Trusts US’

Tehran (AFP) – If the US was hoping renewed sanctions on Iran would cause immediate economic turmoil and mass anti-government protests, it may be disappointed, […]

Eric Randolph

Donald Trump
Yes, Lou Dobbs, Mueller is Engaged in a Jihad–and that’s a Good Thing

Yes, Lou Dobbs, Mueller is Engaged in a Jihad–and that’s a Good Thing

Jihad in the Qur’an is the moral struggle to do good, and the Prophet is said to have defined it as speaking the word of truth to a tyrant

Asma Afsaruddin

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Europe, Russia, China defy Trump on Iran Sanctions

Europe, Russia, China defy Trump on Iran Sanctions

A further round of new Trump sanctions against Iran went into effect yesterday, but the president is failing to get buy-in from allies and rivals, […]

Juan Cole

Trade
How Trump’s Trade War Hurts Working-Class Americans

How Trump’s Trade War Hurts Working-Class Americans

By Jeffrey Kucik | – President Donald Trump justifies tariffs on imports by arguing that “unfair trade policies” have harmed American workers. This has led […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Arabs Launch High Court Challenge to Apartheid Law As Shaked Warns Justices

Israeli Arabs Launch High Court Challenge to Apartheid Law As Shaked Warns Justices

Israeli Justice Minister known for anti-Palestinian hate speech warns of ‘earthquake’ if court finds Palestinian-Israelis equal citizens

Maan News Agency

Saudi Arabia
Saudis Seek to Silence Foreign Critics as Canada Feud Erupts

Saudis Seek to Silence Foreign Critics as Canada Feud Erupts

Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic rupture with Canada underscores the kingdom’s newly combative foreign policy to tame international criticism after a crackdown on domestic […]

Anuj Chopra

Corruption
Manafort’s alleged Corruption is How America Works, not Deviance

Manafort’s alleged Corruption is How America Works, not Deviance

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, is being tried for money laundering, keeping some 15 illegal foreign accounts, and cheating the government out of the […]

Juan Cole

Russia
Let's Keep Russia's Hack in Perspective: It isn't an Excuse for Nuclear Sabre-Rattling

Let’s Keep Russia’s Hack in Perspective: It isn’t an Excuse for Nuclear Sabre-Rattling

(Informed Comment) – Rhetorical overkill is the order of the day. Russian agents or freelancers were one of many who hacked this and past elections […]

John Buell

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