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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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Palestine RIP

Palestine RIP

By Hossam Shaker | (Middle East Monitor) | – – They do not want to recognise the truth. The project of an independent Palestinian state […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Trump Happy, Bolton Sad? Syrian Regime claims 90% of E. Ghouta as 105k civilians Flee

Trump Happy, Bolton Sad? Syrian Regime claims 90% of E. Ghouta as 105k civilians Flee

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the last major rebel enclaves in Syria, East Ghouta, is near to falling back […]

Juan Cole

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The March for Our Lives in Pictures: Massive Crowds Mourn Victims, Condemn Complicit Politicians

The March for Our Lives in Pictures: Massive Crowds Mourn Victims, Condemn Complicit Politicians

By Julia Conley, staff writer | (Commondreams.org ) | – – “Who here is going to vote in the 2018 election? If you listen real […]

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Omar Khayyam
For World Poetry Day, Verses Straight From Persia’s Heart

For World Poetry Day, Verses Straight From Persia’s Heart

By Salam Aleik | ( GlobalVoices.org) | – – How might someone in Tajikistan, the only Persian-speaking republic in the former Soviet Union, describe a […]

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Donald Trump
Can Isolationist Trump and Neocon NSC Pick Bolton really Get Along?

Can Isolationist Trump and Neocon NSC Pick Bolton really Get Along?

By Carl Schreck | ( RFE/RL) | – – While U.S. President Donald Trump has previously denounced “regime change” and “nation-building,” John Bolton, his choice […]

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censorship
Before phony polls, Egypt arrests, expels Times reporter Bel Trew

Before phony polls, Egypt arrests, expels Times reporter Bel Trew

Middle East Monitor | – – Egypt has deported a British journalist working for The Times, the newspaper said on Saturday, describing an “increasingly oppressive […]

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Climate Change
Budget Bill: Even GOP Congress defies Trump on Green Energy Funding

Budget Bill: Even GOP Congress defies Trump on Green Energy Funding

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Emma Foehringer Merchant at Greentech Media reports that the GOP Congress defied Trump’s priorities on green […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Where did ISIL go?  Is it regrouping for an Iraq Comeback?

Where did ISIL go? Is it regrouping for an Iraq Comeback?

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – The honeymoon is over: After celebrating victory over the extremist [so-called] Islamic State group, Iraqi security […]

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Iraq War
The Ongoing Crushing Costs for Americans of the Iraq War

The Ongoing Crushing Costs for Americans of the Iraq War

By Stephanie Savell | (Otherwords.org) | – – Americans spend $32 million per hour on wars started during the Bush administration. This March marked the […]

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