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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 […]

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

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

10/06/2025 By Alfred W. McCoy

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In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

Satire By Reese Erlich | (Informed Comment) | – – WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump announced new plans today to combat mass shootings: arming […]

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The New, Hollow Attacks on the Iran Deal

The New, Hollow Attacks on the Iran Deal

No, Obama couldn’t have settled the Syrian civil war and prevented Iranian breakout

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As workers notice no Raise, the Tax Scam Is Starting to Sink In

As workers notice no Raise, the Tax Scam Is Starting to Sink In

By Josh Hoxie | (Otherwords.org) | – – While billionaires fund a PR push for the tax law, most ordinary workers report seeing no increase […]

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Why is Intel Community Targeting Kushner?

Why is Intel Community Targeting Kushner?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – US intelligence agencies are gunning for Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and have leaked charges to the […]

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Britain may join US strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven

Britain may join US strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven

Middle East Monitor | – – UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told BBC radio “If we know that it has happened, and we can demonstrate […]

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Pentagon bloats the Federal Budget and Small-Gov’t Marks don’t Care

Pentagon bloats the Federal Budget and Small-Gov’t Marks don’t Care

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Imagine for a moment a scheme in which American taxpayers were taken to the cleaners […]

Juan Cole

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Israel takes steps to Criminalize Criticisms of Israeli Military

Israel takes steps to Criminalize Criticisms of Israeli Military

Telesur | – – “The only way to stop us is to end the occupation,” said the group being targeted, Breaking the Silence. The Israeli […]

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Saudi High Command fired by King over Yemen Quagmire

Saudi High Command fired by King over Yemen Quagmire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Saudi cabinet, chaired by King Salman, on Monday evening fired army chief of staff and […]

Juan Cole

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A School Shooting's (Ir)rational Victims

A School Shooting’s (Ir)rational Victims

By Michael Slager | (Informed Comment) | – – The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where a former student gunned down 15 […]

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