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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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Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection

Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection

By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com | – – Muslims have come a long way towards integration into Western Europe, particularly in terms of language, education […]

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Donald Trump
Trump Exploits Harvey Victims in Stealth Pardon of Arpaio

Trump Exploits Harvey Victims in Stealth Pardon of Arpaio

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Eminent climate scientist Michael Mann of Penn State noticed not one but two horrible things about […]

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Evolution
Mission Accomplished: Iraq drops chapter on evolution from school textbooks

Mission Accomplished: Iraq drops chapter on evolution from school textbooks

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | – – Iraq’s education ministry has quietly dropped a chapter about evolution from its biology textbooks. The […]

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Qatar
Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights

Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Qatar’s adoption of a new law on domestic workers provides labor rights for domestic workers for the […]

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Hizbullah
Hezbollah and Syrian Army Liberate Large ISIL Enclave: Nasrallah

Hezbollah and Syrian Army Liberate Large ISIL Enclave: Nasrallah

By TeleSur | – – Following the joint offensive, the Islamic State group only controls 40 square kilometers on the Syrian side, and 20 on […]

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Donald Trump
It’s Time to Take the Nazi-Trump Comparisons Seriously

It’s Time to Take the Nazi-Trump Comparisons Seriously

By Adil E. Shamoo and Bonnie Bricker | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | – – The slide towards bleak historical periods can be […]

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Environmentalism
Take that, Trump!  5% of California New Car Sales now Electric

Take that, Trump! 5% of California New Car Sales now Electric

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite Trump having pulled the US out of the Paris Climate accord, there is reason to […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan is now officially James Mattis’ war

Afghanistan is now officially James Mattis’ war

By Simon Reich | (The Conversation) | – – Donald Trump’s speech on his administration’s strategy in Afghanistan – in which he announced the introduction […]

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Bill of Rights
Shadowy US Covert Ops & Surveillance Abroad always Come Home

Shadowy US Covert Ops & Surveillance Abroad always Come Home

By Alfred W. McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece has been adapted and expanded from the introduction to Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, […]

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