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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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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Rejects UN Plea to Allow Blue Helmet Protection to Palestinians, Blames Palestinians

Israel Rejects UN Plea to Allow Blue Helmet Protection to Palestinians, Blames Palestinians

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Israel has rejected a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining options for strengthening the protection of Palestinians in […]

AFP

Turkey
Turkey’s Homemade Currency Crisis Could Roil Global Finance

Turkey’s Homemade Currency Crisis Could Roil Global Finance

By Clemens Hoffmann and Can Cemgil | – Stirling (The Conversation) – Turkey’s recently reelected president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is blaming the sudden and dramatic […]

The Conversation

China
China will Defy Trump, Trade with Iran, Rejecting "Unilateral Sanctions"

China will Defy Trump, Trade with Iran, Rejecting “Unilateral Sanctions”

China will continue its cooperation and relations with Iran, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, citing a statement from Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi. […]

Middle East Monitor

Syria
Trump Cancels $230 mn in Syrian Aid for former ISIL Areas, Urges Saudi Fund

Trump Cancels $230 mn in Syrian Aid for former ISIL Areas, Urges Saudi Fund

Washington (AFP) – The United States said Friday it is suspending $230 million budgeted for stabilization projects in Syria, citing the aid pledged by other […]

Paul Handley

Donald Trump
Trump Corruption: Mueller Probe looks at Broidy Pay-to-Play with China, Malaysia

Trump Corruption: Mueller Probe looks at Broidy Pay-to-Play with China, Malaysia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Mueller probe is looking into whether Elliott Broidy, former vice chair of the Trump Victory Committee and a one time […]

Juan Cole

Banking
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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