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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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Syria
US-Backed Kurds Propose rejoining Syria if it will Decentralize

US-Backed Kurds Propose rejoining Syria if it will Decentralize

Qamishli, Syria (AFP) – A US-backed Kurdish-led alliance said on Saturday that it is seeking a roadmap for a decentralised Syria in talks with the […]

AFP

Government surveillance
How Exactly the Russian GRU and Troll Disinformation Campaign Worked: By an Ethical Hacker

How Exactly the Russian GRU and Troll Disinformation Campaign Worked: By an Ethical Hacker

By Timothy Summers | – College Park, Md (The Conversation) – The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli-Palestinian Lawmaker quits Parliament over Racist Nationality Law

Israeli-Palestinian Lawmaker quits Parliament over Racist Nationality Law

Jerusalem (AFP) – An Israeli Arab lawmaker resigned on Saturday and branded the parliament “racist” after it passed a controversial new law which declares Israel […]

AFP

Climate Change
Global Heat Wave made Twice as Likely by Humans Burning Coal, Oil & Gas

Global Heat Wave made Twice as Likely by Humans Burning Coal, Oil & Gas

You’ve seen the headlines. Dozens of people dead in Japan of heat stroke. Massive forest fires raging in Sweden. Dozens dead in Athens from wildfires. […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
Saudis & Allies Renew Bombing of Yemen Port City, Sparking Famine Fears

Saudis & Allies Renew Bombing of Yemen Port City, Sparking Famine Fears

The Saudi-led coalition launched heavy air strikes on Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah on Friday, in an apparent resumption of military operations on the […]

Middle East Monitor

Syria
US-Backed Leftist Kurds Holds talks with Damascus on Future of Northeast

US-Backed Leftist Kurds Holds talks with Damascus on Future of Northeast

Damascus (AFP) – A US-backed Kurdish-led alliance is holding talks in Damascus for the first time on the future of the swathe of northern Syria […]

AFP

Immigration
Trump Admin. Misses Deadline to Reunite all 3,000 Kids

Trump Admin. Misses Deadline to Reunite all 3,000 Kids

Some 1,600 kids have not been reunited with their parents after being separated at the US-Mexico border. Advocates say some kids lost in bureaucratic ‘black […]

TeleSur

Iraq
Fearing Repression, Iraq’s Sunnis won’t Join Wave of Protests

Fearing Repression, Iraq’s Sunnis won’t Join Wave of Protests

Baghdad (Niqash.org) – A few days ago, a resident in the northern city of Mosul posted a comment about ongoing protests in southern Iraq on […]

Mustafa Habib

Donald Trump
Iran's Soleimani warns Trump that Invading Iran Would spark Ruinous Guerrilla War

Iran’s Soleimani warns Trump that Invading Iran Would spark Ruinous Guerrilla War

Qasem Soleimani, the head of the special operations Jerusalem (Qods) Brigade of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, spent Thursday morning taunting US president Donald Trump, […]

Juan Cole

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