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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Guns
Marco Rubio dismisses High-School Shooting Survivors as out of Mainstream

Marco Rubio dismisses High-School Shooting Survivors as out of Mainstream

TeleSur | – – The event, hosted by CNN, offered a rare opportunity for people directly affected by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
Generational Wars and Short Memories: The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right?

Generational Wars and Short Memories: The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right?

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) | – I was teaching the day the airplanes hit the World Trade Center. It was the second meeting of “The Communist […]

Rebecca Gordon

Corruption
Top Ten Signs the US is the most Corrupt nation in the World (2018 Edn.)

Top Ten Signs the US is the most Corrupt nation in the World (2018 Edn.)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Revised Those ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly “corrupt” always imply […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Thousands of US Citizens Jailed Over Debts as Small as US$28

Thousands of US Citizens Jailed Over Debts as Small as US$28

TeleSur | – – One in three Americans has been reported to a private collection agency with the majority of cases affecting Latin American and […]

Juan Cole

Iran
In Irony, Ahmedinezhad calls for Free Elections in Iran

In Irony, Ahmedinezhad calls for Free Elections in Iran

Middle East Monitor |- – Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 re-election prompted mass unrest over alleged vote rigging, has called for “free” presidential […]

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Climate Change
Seas Rising ever Faster as Humans burn more Fossil Fuels (NASA Image)

Seas Rising ever Faster as Humans burn more Fossil Fuels (NASA Image)

Image via NASA NASA’s Earth Observatory writes: “Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, according to a new study based on 25 […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
The Age of Total War in Syria

The Age of Total War in Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the most distressing take-aways of the Syria War since 2011 is that the United […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Saudi dreams of an anti-Iran Axis with Israel Evaporating: Khashoggi

Saudi dreams of an anti-Iran Axis with Israel Evaporating: Khashoggi

Middle East Monitor | – – The well-known Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has started a relationship with Israel and […]

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Corruption
Israel: Netanyahu's Top Allies Arrested in Ongoing Corruption Probe

Israel: Netanyahu’s Top Allies Arrested in Ongoing Corruption Probe

TeleSur | – – A former Netanyahu spokesman and the former director of the communications ministry are among the persons arrested. Two close associates of […]

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