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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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White Nat'list Trump Adviser Miller Bounced from CNN after Sit-in

White Nat’list Trump Adviser Miller Bounced from CNN after Sit-in

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Senior policy advisor for the Trump White House and notorious white supremacist Stephen Miller appeared on […]

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Trump Engineered Saudi Soft Coup, attack on Qatar, to Save Self

Trump Engineered Saudi Soft Coup, attack on Qatar, to Save Self

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Michael Wolff in his new book Fire and Fury makes a number of allegations about Trump’s […]

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Iran
The Five Pillars of Iran: Poetry of Protest

The Five Pillars of Iran: Poetry of Protest

By Nassrine Azimi | (Informed Comment) | – – Hiroshima—Throughout the massive public demonstrations in 2009, Iranians protesting against the notorious government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad […]

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Protests in Iran – A Different View

Protests in Iran – A Different View

Dr. Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – The week-long protests in Iran, starting on December 29, have gradually died down. The Iranian government […]

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Egypt
Egypt Promotes Jerusalem as Israeli Capital in Secret Calls

Egypt Promotes Jerusalem as Israeli Capital in Secret Calls

TeleSur | – – The private conversations stand in stark contrast with the government’s public position, in which it has consistently condemned the declaration made […]

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Afghanistan
US Cuts Aid to Pakistan As Trump Ramps Up Blackmail Tactic

US Cuts Aid to Pakistan As Trump Ramps Up Blackmail Tactic

TeleSur | – – On Wednesday U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said the U.S. would withhold US$255 million in assistance to Pakistan. U.S. […]

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Coal
Civilized UK, rebuking Trump on Coal, now 30% Wind Powered

Civilized UK, rebuking Trump on Coal, now 30% Wind Powered

Even Wyoming is bailing on Coal, putting in huge Wind Farms

Juan Cole

Iran
Why Turmoil in Iran: Beyond the Fake News and Social Media Hype

Why Turmoil in Iran: Beyond the Fake News and Social Media Hype

By Ali R. Abootalebi |(Informed Comment) | – – A reporter from Argentina has contacted me via an email, asking my opinion about the recent […]

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Donald Trump
The Map: Costs of 76 ongoing American Wars

The Map: Costs of 76 ongoing American Wars

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – He left Air Force Two behind and, unannounced, “shrouded in secrecy,” flew on an unmarked C-17 transport […]

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