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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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Iran
Trump Iran Sanctions Knee-Cap Baghdad's Recovery from ISIL Catastrophe

Trump Iran Sanctions Knee-Cap Baghdad’s Recovery from ISIL Catastrophe

(Middle East Monitor) – The Iraqi government is worried about US sanctions imposed on Iran, which seem to have a negative impact on the Iraqi […]

Middle East Monitor

China
As Trump dismantles American Power, China bids to Become Sole Superpower

As Trump dismantles American Power, China bids to Become Sole Superpower

(Tomdispatch.com) – As the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency and sixth of Xi Jinping’s draws to a close, the world seems to be witnessing […]

Alfred W. McCoy

Donald Trump
Unindicted Co-Conspirator again in White House: A Turning Point in American History

Unindicted Co-Conspirator again in White House: A Turning Point in American History

Historians will mark August 21, 2018, as a turning point in American history. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer pleaded guilty to 8 counts of criminal […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Guilty: Trump Campaign Head Manafort Hid Russian Millions in Foreign Bank Accounts

Guilty: Trump Campaign Head Manafort Hid Russian Millions in Foreign Bank Accounts

by W.G. Dunlop | – Alexandria (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort was found guilty of tax and bank fraud […]

AFP

Climate Change
Trump unleashes Coal, boosting Greenhouse Gases and deadly Global Heating

Trump unleashes Coal, boosting Greenhouse Gases and deadly Global Heating

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s administration announced a plan Tuesday to weaken regulations on US coal plants, giving a boost to an industry that […]

Ivan Couronne

Saudi Arabia
For 1st Time, Saudis Seek Death Penalty for Woman Shiite Activist

For 1st Time, Saudis Seek Death Penalty for Woman Shiite Activist

First Woman Facing Execution in Trials of Shia Protesters

Human Rights Watch

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Early Arabic Inscriptions and the Life of the Prophet: A new Source for History

Early Arabic Inscriptions and the Life of the Prophet: A new Source for History

Among the anecdotes told in the early biographies of the Prophet Muhammad is one about him being harassed by his immediate neighbors in Mecca, in […]

Juan Cole

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Trump's Remark that Israeli PM will be 'Mohammed' ignores how Apartheid Works

Trump’s Remark that Israeli PM will be ‘Mohammed’ ignores how Apartheid Works

In a conversation earlier this summer with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, the king told Trump about the possibility of a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban Advances Cast Doubt on Trump’s Double-Down Policy

Afghanistan: Taliban Advances Cast Doubt on Trump’s Double-Down Policy

By Thomas WATKINS | – Washington (AFP) – A year since President Donald Trump unveiled his strategy for Afghanistan, a fresh wave of violence and […]

AFP

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