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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)
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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Juan Cole

Juan Cole Interviewed by Francesca Fiorentini: “The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini): How To Lose a Country In 100 Days with Josh Gondelman & Juan […]

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

05/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

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Iran's Khamenei: Trump Unbalanced, Playing Crazy Games, but Iran policy will Fail

Iran’s Khamenei: Trump Unbalanced, Playing Crazy Games, but Iran policy will Fail

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iran’s clerical leader, Ali Khamenei, gave a speech in Qom on Tuesday, in which he warned […]

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Neo-Nazi Game of Thrones: Bannon forced out at Breitbart

Neo-Nazi Game of Thrones: Bannon forced out at Breitbart

TeleSur | – – Steve Bannon resigned as chief executive of Breitbart News, the right-leaning website said on Tuesday The resignation occurred after the former […]

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Corruption
Why Israel doesn’t run on Solar:  Netanyahu’s son boasts of father’s gas deal at strip club

Why Israel doesn’t run on Solar: Netanyahu’s son boasts of father’s gas deal at strip club

Middle East Monitor | – – A recording emerged yesterday of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair boasting that his father had set up […]

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From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops Achieves Less with More

From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops Achieves Less with More

By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – At around 11 o’clock that night, four Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talons, turboprop Special Operations aircraft, were […]

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“Do Kids die, Mom?” Facing the Future With Trepidation in the Age of Trump

“Do Kids die, Mom?” Facing the Future With Trepidation in the Age of Trump

Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – As a mother and an activist, here’s what I’ve concluded as 2018 begins: it’s getting harder and […]

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Iran's Khamenei blames Early English Learning for Unrest, Bans Classes

Iran’s Khamenei blames Early English Learning for Unrest, Bans Classes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iran’s government has apparently discovered the real reason for the protests that swept its small towns […]

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Kushner’s financial ties to Israel raise further doubts over peace broker role

Kushner’s financial ties to Israel raise further doubts over peace broker role

Middle East Monitor | – – Doubts have been raised as to the suitability of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israelis 'Blacklist' 20 pro-BDS groups, Including Quakers, Jewish Voice for Peace

Israelis ‘Blacklist’ 20 pro-BDS groups, Including Quakers, Jewish Voice for Peace

TeleSur | – – U.S., European, South African and Chilean branches of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) also featured on the blacklist. Israeli […]

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GOP Heroes led charge Against Nixon; Where are Counterparts Today?

GOP Heroes led charge Against Nixon; Where are Counterparts Today?

By Gail Ukockis| (Informed Comment) | – – As Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation deepens and Trump’s behavior becomes even more erratic, comparisons to the […]

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