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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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The United States of Monopoly Rule

The United States of Monopoly Rule

(Afterwords) – Five banks control half of all U.S. financial assets, and six conglomerates control 90 percent of our media. Monopolies aren’t merely un-American — […]

Jim Hightower

Israel/ Palestine
War Crime: Israeli Army Again Shoots unarmed Palestinian Protesters, Killing 2, Injuring 270

War Crime: Israeli Army Again Shoots unarmed Palestinian Protesters, Killing 2, Injuring 270

(TeleSur) – Some 20,000 people participated in Friday’s protests, which took place a few hundred meters from the Gaza border. Israeli forces opened fire on […]

TeleSur

Donald Trump
No Parade for You: Trump Cancels Military White Elephant, Goes to Paris Instead

No Parade for You: Trump Cancels Military White Elephant, Goes to Paris Instead

by Thomas Watkins | – Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Friday he had cancelled a military parade planned for November due to […]

AFP

Corruption
Israeli Police again Interrogate PM Netanyahu over his Alleged Corruption

Israeli Police again Interrogate PM Netanyahu over his Alleged Corruption

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went through a new round of questioning on Friday, police said, amid graft allegations that have threatened […]

AFP

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If you Put an old W. Bush crony in Charge of Iran Policy, doesn't it Signal a War-Like Intention?

If you Put an old W. Bush crony in Charge of Iran Policy, doesn’t it Signal a War-Like Intention?

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appointed Brian H. Hook, the State Department director of policy planning, to head a coordinated “Iran Action Group.” Hook […]

Juan Cole

CIA
Former CIA Head Brennan: Trump Trying to Obstruct Russia Probe w/ Denial of Security Clearance

Former CIA Head Brennan: Trump Trying to Obstruct Russia Probe w/ Denial of Security Clearance

Washington (AFP) – America’s former top spy has alleged he was stripped of his security clearance in a bid by President Donald Trump to scare […]

AFP

Denmark
Danish Politician Pwns terminally Ignorant Trish Regan of Fox on "Socialism" (Video)

Danish Politician Pwns terminally Ignorant Trish Regan of Fox on “Socialism” (Video)

Now This News (Video Clip) Fox News tried coming after Denmark’s social safety net. This Danish politician’s clap back was legendary. Now This: ” Fox […]

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African-Americans
Aretha Franklin's Reminder to Trump Era: Women, Minorities, Humans owed R E S P E C T (Video)

Aretha Franklin’s Reminder to Trump Era: Women, Minorities, Humans owed R E S P E C T (Video)

The Guardian: “Aretha Franklin, who has died at the age of 76, reflects on her 1967 cover hit Respect in a collection of archive clips. […]

contributors

Israel/ Palestine
Author Reza Aslan threatened by Israeli Border Authorities with Family Separation

Author Reza Aslan threatened by Israeli Border Authorities with Family Separation

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, detained Iranian-American writer, Reza Aslan, as he was entering Israel through Jordan, with his family. Reza […]

Maan News Agency

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