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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals
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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

05/15/2025 By The Conversation

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China
Will China's New Silk Road jump-start the World Economy?

Will China’s New Silk Road jump-start the World Economy?

One Belt, One Road could help a lot of less developed countries in the Global South

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Donald Trump
"Adults" in Trump Admin turn out to be his Clones & Enablers

“Adults” in Trump Admin turn out to be his Clones & Enablers

Kelly et al. should be drummed out of public service for misrepresentations

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Constitution
Did George W. Bush commit War Crimes & should he get Awards?

Did George W. Bush commit War Crimes & should he get Awards?

By Erik Edstrom | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In George W. Bush’s home state of Texas, if you are an ordinary citizen found guilty […]

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Crime
No, Trump, British Crime isn’t going up because of Muslims

No, Trump, British Crime isn’t going up because of Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Hate crimes are up 30% in the UK over the previous year, rising from 62,518 reported […]

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Afghanistan
Extremists, So-Called Muslims, bomb Mosques in Afghanistan, Killing Dozens

Extremists, So-Called Muslims, bomb Mosques in Afghanistan, Killing Dozens

TeleSur | – – Over the past week, the Taliban has led a number of attacks in the country. Suicide bombers have attacked two mosques in […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
Can we ever Clean Torrents of Plastic Dumped in the Oceans?

Can we ever Clean Torrents of Plastic Dumped in the Oceans?

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME (IPS) – With 30 countries from Kenya to Indonesia and from Canada to Brazil […]

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censorship
Will Egypt’s Jailed Youth Activists Ever See Justice?

Will Egypt’s Jailed Youth Activists Ever See Justice?

Netizen Report | (Global Voices Online) | – – On 19 October, Egypt’s highest court of appeal postponed the trial of prominent activist and blogger […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
Forget Terrorism: Industrial Pollution causes 1 in every 6 deaths worldwide

Forget Terrorism: Industrial Pollution causes 1 in every 6 deaths worldwide

By Sam Morgan | EURACTIV.com| – – A new study is the first to take into account all types of pollution. The results make difficult […]

Juan Cole

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Last counties in Kirkuk fall to Iraqi Gov't as Sistani calls for protection of Kurdish Citizens

Last counties in Kirkuk fall to Iraqi Gov’t as Sistani calls for protection of Kurdish Citizens

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iraqi military and its Shiite militia auxiliaries have completed their reassertion in Kirkuk. The last […]

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