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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Russia says Syrian rebels to be brought out of Douma

Russia says Syrian rebels to be brought out of Douma

Middle East Monitor | – – Russia’s military said an operation would begin on Sunday to bring fighters of the Jaish al-Islam rebel group out […]

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Petroleum
Why Electric Cars are Better:  Massive Keystone Pipeline Oil Leak Twice as bad as Thought

Why Electric Cars are Better: Massive Keystone Pipeline Oil Leak Twice as bad as Thought

TeleSur | – – The spill gave further ammunition to environmental groups and other U.S. opponents of another pipeline the company has proposed, the long-delayed […]

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Syrian Regime kills dozens in Chem attack on Douma Holdout Enclave: Why?

Syrian Regime kills dozens in Chem attack on Douma Holdout Enclave: Why?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Saudi-backed fundamentalist militia “Army of Islam” in the Douma district of East Ghouta near Damascus […]

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Qatar
Geographical Warfare?: Saudi plans to make Qatar an Island

Geographical Warfare?: Saudi plans to make Qatar an Island

By Daniel Martin Varisco | (MENA Tidningen) | – – On June 5, 2016 Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain began a boycott of its […]

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Syria
Kurds of Afrin looted by Turkey-backed Arab Militias, as Syria blocks Kurdish Exodus

Kurds of Afrin looted by Turkey-backed Arab Militias, as Syria blocks Kurdish Exodus

Human Rights Watch | – – Turkish-Allied Groups Loot, Destroy People’s Property (Beirut) – Syrian government forces are blocking some civilians fleeing the Turkish-led military […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers assassinate one Palestinian Journalist, Wound 3 others

Israeli Snipers assassinate one Palestinian Journalist, Wound 3 others

TeleSur | – – The Great March of Return began on March 30th and will continue until May 15. A Palestinian journalist covering the Great […]

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Donald Trump
Psychopathocracy Matures: Trump asks why CIA did not Massacre family of Militant with Drone

Psychopathocracy Matures: Trump asks why CIA did not Massacre family of Militant with Drone

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Greg Jaffe at the Washington Post reports that Trump has reversed an Obama-era push to get […]

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Green Energy
Solar is taking over the World and China is taking over Solar

Solar is taking over the World and China is taking over Solar

By Frédéric Simon | EURACTIV.com | – – Solar power dominated a global ranking of new renewable energy investments “like never before” last year, with […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Peaceful Protest: More Palestinians Killed, Injured on Day of the Burning Tires

Peaceful Protest: More Palestinians Killed, Injured on Day of the Burning Tires

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A second Palestinian protester was shot and killed by Israeli forces along the Gaza border, […]

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