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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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Emolument? Saudi Stay in Failing Trump NYC Hotel Boosted Profits 1st Quarter

Emolument? Saudi Stay in Failing Trump NYC Hotel Boosted Profits 1st Quarter

David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell at WaPo have revealed that the declining revenues at Trump’s hotel in New York City were turned around in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Deported Swedish Gaza Activist: “The ships will continue to sail until Gaza is free.”

Deported Swedish Gaza Activist: “The ships will continue to sail until Gaza is free.”

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Swedish solidarity activist Divina Levrini, one of many international activists who were attacked and detained by Israeli forces aboard the Freedom Flotilla […]

Maan News Agency

Donald Trump
Are Conservatives United Enough to get up an Iran War?

Are Conservatives United Enough to get up an Iran War?

Washington, DC (Foreign Policy in Focus) – Division in the ranks of the conservative movement is a critical sign that a war with Iran isn’t […]

John Feffer

Iran
Iran Protesters attack Religious School as Tensions Mount

Iran Protesters attack Religious School as Tensions Mount

Tehran (AFP) – Iranian protesters have attacked a religious school in Karaj province near Tehran, the conservative Fars news agency reported Saturday, as sporadic protests […]

AFP

Climate Change
“It’s Quite Scary”- Climate Scientists Alarmed as Europe Melts in Record Heat

“It’s Quite Scary”- Climate Scientists Alarmed as Europe Melts in Record Heat

In Lazio, the region where Rome is located, heatwaves have caused around 7,700 deaths since 2000

AFP

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Jared Kushner Tries to Strip Refugee Status, Aid from Millions of Displaced Palestinians

Jared Kushner Tries to Strip Refugee Status, Aid from Millions of Displaced Palestinians

According to Jared Kushner and other hard line Zionists, the Palestinian people don’t exist. Ever since they ethnically cleansed the majority of Palestinians, the Israelis […]

Juan Cole

Kuwait
Kuwait Joins Tunisia in Granting Women Full Political Rights

Kuwait Joins Tunisia in Granting Women Full Political Rights

Kuwait City (Middle East Monitor) – Kuwait has become one of the first countries in the Middle East to give full political rights to women. […]

Middle East Monitor

Iran
Iran: As US Sanctions Loom, Run on Gold, Banks, and Protests Spread

Iran: As US Sanctions Loom, Run on Gold, Banks, and Protests Spread

Tehran (AFP) – Iranians are hunkering down for the return of US sanctions on Monday with a run on gold and hard currency as they […]

Eric Randolph

Yemen
Yemen Slaughter: Saudi Airstrikes on Hospital, Fish Market Kill 55 Civilians – Red Cross

Yemen Slaughter: Saudi Airstrikes on Hospital, Fish Market Kill 55 Civilians – Red Cross

Sanaa (AFP) – A series of explosions Thursday on Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida killed 55 civilians and wounded dozens of others, the Red […]

AFP

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