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Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity
Arab World

Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

10/03/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

10/03/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Increasingly Ludicrous WH denial that Austin bombings were "terrorism"

Increasingly Ludicrous WH denial that Austin bombings were “terrorism”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Update: The suspect in the central Texas bombings is dead, after he detonated a bomb in […]

Juan Cole

BDS Occupied Territories
Actor Cynthia Nixon, NY Governor Hopeful, attacked over Israel Boycott

Actor Cynthia Nixon, NY Governor Hopeful, attacked over Israel Boycott

Middle East Monitor | – – A leading pro-Israel activist is attempting to derail an American actor’s bid to become the governor of New York […]

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Authoritarianism
French Ex-President Sarkozy arrested over Libya Campaign money Charges

French Ex-President Sarkozy arrested over Libya Campaign money Charges

TeleSur | – – Sarkozy has categorically denied receiving any campaign funding from the North African country. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained by […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
On Seeing America’s Wars Whole: Six Questions for the New York Times

On Seeing America’s Wars Whole: Six Questions for the New York Times

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Dear Mr. Sulzberger: Congratulations on assuming the reins of this nation’s — and arguably, the […]

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racism
A "Serial Bomber" in Austin?  Civil Rights Activists Targeted and Trump is Silent

A “Serial Bomber” in Austin? Civil Rights Activists Targeted and Trump is Silent

TeleSur | – – Two of the people who were killed belonged to African-American families with deep roots to city’s Black, religious and civil-rights groups. […]

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Internet
The more Computers know about you, the less Free you Are: Is there a Fix?

The more Computers know about you, the less Free you Are: Is there a Fix?

By Dirk Helbing | (Project Syndicate) | – – Economic revolutions often bring profound social change, affecting everything from jobs to family size. With the […]

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Cambridge Analytica as the Matrix: Information Dominance and the Next Level of Fake News

Cambridge Analytica as the Matrix: Information Dominance and the Next Level of Fake News

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The 1999 film “The Matrix,” written by Lana Wachowski (formerly Laurence “Larry” Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Rights group says Past Year was the worst year in Gaza’s history

Rights group says Past Year was the worst year in Gaza’s history

Middle East Monitor | – – The Director of Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights said on Sunday that 2017 was the worst year in the […]

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Turkey takes Afrin, pulls down Statue Now-Ruz Revolutionary Kaveh

Turkey takes Afrin, pulls down Statue Now-Ruz Revolutionary Kaveh

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Tuesday, March 20, is the spring equinox this year. Iranians, Kurds, Central Asians and many in […]

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