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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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"Reject the Evidence of your Ears:" Trump, Orwell, & Cohen Bunny Tape

“Reject the Evidence of your Ears:” Trump, Orwell, & Cohen Bunny Tape

Trump’s success stems in large part from his hucksterism, from his disregard for facts and his ability to pull the wool over the eyes of […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Fearful of Prince Bin Salman, Wealthy Saudis seek to Invest Abroad

Fearful of Prince Bin Salman, Wealthy Saudis seek to Invest Abroad

Wealthy Saudis are uneasy about investing their millions in the Kingdom due to the policies of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The purge ordered by […]

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UAE
Top UN Court Rebukes United Arab Emirates over Treatment of Qataris

Top UN Court Rebukes United Arab Emirates over Treatment of Qataris

The Hague (AFP) – The UN’s top court Monday ordered the United Arab Emirates to protect the rights of Qatari citizens, wading into a bitter […]

AFP

Iraq
Qatar plans Expansion of US-Leased Al-Udeid Airbase to Battle Extremists

Qatar plans Expansion of US-Leased Al-Udeid Airbase to Battle Extremists

Doha (AFP) – The US and Qatar plan to expand Al-Udeid airbase, the biggest military facility used by Washington in the Gulf as it battles […]

AFP

Pakistan
Unease as Imran Khan invokes Blasphemy in Pakistan Election

Unease as Imran Khan invokes Blasphemy in Pakistan Election

Islamabad (AFP) – Pakistan’s politicians, including PM hopeful Imran Khan, are mainstreaming extremism by invoking hardline issues like blasphemy to get votes, analysts say, warning […]

Gohar Abbas

War
The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire

The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire

Review of “The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire” by Stephen Kinzer By the final decade of the 19th […]

H. Patricia Hynes

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"Hypocritical Clergymen"- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires

“Hypocritical Clergymen”- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rant against Iran on Sunday accused the leadership of that country of hoarding the country’s wealth, behaving like a mafia, […]

Juan Cole

Iran
“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

Washington (AFP) – Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump and Iran — the US president’s raw tweet threatening Tehran was met Monday with a similarly […]

Jerome Cartillier

Israel/ Palestine
The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians

The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded that Israel either give more than 400 detained Palestinian children their […]

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