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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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Trump Attorney Giuliani Dogged by "Truth isn't Truth" Remark

Trump Attorney Giuliani Dogged by “Truth isn’t Truth” Remark

Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Monday backpedaled after saying that “truth isn’t truth” in explaining why the president should not […]

AFP

Iraq
Are Iraqis Dumping Sunni-Shiite Politics as they Demand Services, End of Corruption?

Are Iraqis Dumping Sunni-Shiite Politics as they Demand Services, End of Corruption?

London (OpenDemocracy.net) – In the absence of civil war, the people of Iraq have found an opportunity to demand that the political elite deliver on […]

Seyed Ali Alavi

Turkey
Turkey's Economy has been Gliding for 16 Years but is it about to Crash?

Turkey’s Economy has been Gliding for 16 Years but is it about to Crash?

By Can Erbil and Umit Ozlale | – If you happen to be a tourist in Turkey right now, consider yourself lucky. Otherwise, things look […]

The Conversation

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Yemen:  Why is the US Helping Saudis Kill Children, Allying with al-Qaeda?

Yemen: Why is the US Helping Saudis Kill Children, Allying with al-Qaeda?

The Saudi and United Arab Emirates war on little Yemen, which was launched by Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman in March of 2015, has flown […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
NatSec Adviser Bolton slights Russian Election Hacking, Points to Iran and China

NatSec Adviser Bolton slights Russian Election Hacking, Points to Iran and China

Washington (AFP) – US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Sunday singled out China, North Korea and Iran as countries who could possibly meddle in […]

AFP

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From State Censorship to Western Stereotypes.  Interview with Iranian Artist Maryam Palizgir

From State Censorship to Western Stereotypes. Interview with Iranian Artist Maryam Palizgir

This is part of a series done by Omid Memarian for Global Voices called How globalization, identity and culture intersect in art. ( GlobalVoices.org) – […]

Omid Memarian

Israel/ Palestine
'I Want Palestine to be Free:' Ahed Tamimi to teleSUR

‘I Want Palestine to be Free:’ Ahed Tamimi to teleSUR

Interview with Ahed Tamimi, Teenaged Palestinian Activist Jailed for Slapping Soldier “Obviously I do not feel sorry. My reaction was just logic, reasonable then, and […]

TeleSur

Iran
Iran: Europe Hasn’t yet Shown It Will Defy Trump to Preserve Nuclear Deal

Iran: Europe Hasn’t yet Shown It Will Defy Trump to Preserve Nuclear Deal

Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday that Europe had not yet shown it was willing to “pay the price” of […]

AFP

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India plans 58 GW of new Solar Energy by 2022, as Trump unleashes Dirty Coal

India plans 58 GW of new Solar Energy by 2022, as Trump unleashes Dirty Coal

India has achieved 70 gigawatts of installed renewable capacity, and has another 40 gigs under construction or already bid on. That would take it to […]

Juan Cole

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