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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – –             Harvey’s destructive force on Texas and Louisiana has generated many compelling pictures and disturbing stories. […]

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What are American Soldiers really still dying for in the Mideast?

What are American Soldiers really still dying for in the Mideast?

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – I used to command soldiers. Over the years, lots of them actually. In Iraq, Colorado, Afghanistan, […]

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Bannon & Trump lost Long ago: White Christians not a Majority in US

Bannon & Trump lost Long ago: White Christians not a Majority in US

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In 1976,when Jimmy Carter was elected, a big majority (81%) of Americans identified as both white […]

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Sint Maarten: Live footage of Hurricane Irma destroying the Maho Beach WebCam

Sint Maarten: Live footage of Hurricane Irma destroying the Maho Beach WebCam

PTZtv | Webcam video | – – “Live footage of Hurricane Irma destroying the MahoBeachCam.com camera located at AAA Rent-A-Car in St Maarten. We will […]

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Donald Trump
Trump "presidency" as Ponzi Scheme: Madoff in the White House?

Trump “presidency” as Ponzi Scheme: Madoff in the White House?

John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Here and abroad, Trump’s wealthy backers understand that his populist rhetoric is a masquerade. In […]

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Climate Change
On top of everything, Will the Middle East run out of Water?

On top of everything, Will the Middle East run out of Water?

By George Joffe | (The Conversation) | – – The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) already the most water stressed region in the world, […]

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Deporting Dreamers will cost US $400 bn. over 10 Years

Deporting Dreamers will cost US $400 bn. over 10 Years

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s consiglieri, Jeff Sessions, came out yesterday to smear the some 800,000 young people in the […]

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Weathering the Violence of Climate Change

Weathering the Violence of Climate Change

By Gulrez Shah Azhar | (Project Syndicate) | – – SANTA MONICA – With India experiencing its worst drought in 140 years, Indian farmers have […]

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The rise and rise of Iran: How Tehran has become pivotal to the future of the Middle East

The rise and rise of Iran: How Tehran has become pivotal to the future of the Middle East

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (The Conversation) | – – Iran and the US are once again on a dangerous collision course. President Trump’s search for […]

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