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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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Climate change victims need official refugee status: Oxfam

Climate change victims need official refugee status: Oxfam

By Marion Candau | EURACTIV.fr | translated by Paola Tamma | – – With the COP23 climate conference ongoing in Bonn, Oxfam published a troubling […]

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Nasrullah: Saudi has declared war on Lebanon

Nasrullah: Saudi has declared war on Lebanon

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Al Jazeera Arabic reports that Hassan Nasrullah, the secretary-general of Hizbullah accused Saudi Arabia of declaring […]

Juan Cole

Brazil
Brazil: Huge Solar Plant to help get to 45% Renewables by 2030

Brazil: Huge Solar Plant to help get to 45% Renewables by 2030

AFP News Agency | (Video News Clip) | – – “Brazil has lagged far behind in the shift to solar power, but the biggest facility […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Breitbart Goes to Bat for Roy Moore Amid Sex Scandal w/ Teenage Girl

Breitbart Goes to Bat for Roy Moore Amid Sex Scandal w/ Teenage Girl

Far Right cares more about power than morality

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National Security State
Can we turn military spending into a budget for the people?

Can we turn military spending into a budget for the people?

The People’s Budget would add 2.4 million jobs and increase GDP by 2 percent

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Far Right
Top 5 reasons Roy Moore could still Win, despite Sex Scandals

Top 5 reasons Roy Moore could still Win, despite Sex Scandals

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for senate in Alabama, was rocked by scandal this week, as […]

Juan Cole

Hizbullah
Saudi Arabia pulls Citizens from Lebanon as Beirut charges Hariri Jailed

Saudi Arabia pulls Citizens from Lebanon as Beirut charges Hariri Jailed

Middle East Monitor | – – 1. Saudi bans Citizens from traveling to Lebanon: Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens against traveling to Lebanon and […]

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China
Will Asia emerge as world Leader, propelled by Green Energy Policies?

Will Asia emerge as world Leader, propelled by Green Energy Policies?

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – China and South Korea could be game changers on climate — and create a […]

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Children
Iraq & End of Women's Rights: Girls Marriage age of 9?

Iraq & End of Women’s Rights: Girls Marriage age of 9?

Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – Proposed changes to Iraq’s personal status law caused protests because they drop the legal age of […]

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