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Protesting Gaza War, Massive Crowds Shut down Tel Aviv, Storm TV Station, Call for General Strike
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Protesting Gaza War, Massive Crowds Shut down Tel Aviv, Storm TV Station, Call for General Strike

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rubaie Sawaid, writing for the Israeli newspaper Arab 48, reports that on Saturday enormous crows demonstrated in Israel against the […]

Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

08/10/2025 By ProPublica

How Israel’s Self-Image changed from Self-Reliance to Aggressive Militarism

How Israel’s Self-Image changed from Self-Reliance to Aggressive Militarism

08/10/2025 By The Conversation

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Pentagon
Why do so Many US-trained Foreign Officers Make Coups at Home?

Why do so Many US-trained Foreign Officers Make Coups at Home?

Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Winning! It’s the White House watchword when it comes to the U.S. armed forces. “We will […]

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Arms Sales
Should Western Countries be Selling Masses of Arms to Saudi Arabia?

Should Western Countries be Selling Masses of Arms to Saudi Arabia?

By Riccardo Labianco | (The Conversation) | – – Since the catastrophic Yemeni civil war began in 2015, the British public has woken up to […]

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Donald Trump
Kissinger pushes Iranophobia, fear of 'radical empire' as ISIL declines

Kissinger pushes Iranophobia, fear of ‘radical empire’ as ISIL declines

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Henry Kissinger at 94 is still misinforming Washington about Iran. Now he is warning of an […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
People Power is only way to Oppose Scott Pruitt's Anti-EPA

People Power is only way to Oppose Scott Pruitt’s Anti-EPA

By Adam Lynch | ( Yes! Magazine) | – – A Former EPA Adviser on How to Push for Environmental Justice Under Trump “In our […]

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Afghanistan
Trump's Mulligan in Afghanistan:  Mercenaries

Trump’s Mulligan in Afghanistan: Mercenaries

By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Donald Trump loves to play golf. So far, he has teed off twice […]

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Climate Change
The Message on Climate must be 'Yes We Can,' not Apocalypse Now'

The Message on Climate must be ‘Yes We Can,’ not Apocalypse Now’

By Jon Christensen | (The Conversation) | – – There’s been no shortage of pessimistic news on climate change lately. A group of climate scientists […]

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Donald Trump
"Fire & Fury" or "Shock and Awe":  it is always the start of a Quagmire

“Fire & Fury” or “Shock and Awe”: it is always the start of a Quagmire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – If we weren’t talking about two nuclear-armed states with unhinged leaders, the war of words between […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
America's Passionate Intensity: What Rough Beast Slouches toward Mar-a-Lago?

America’s Passionate Intensity: What Rough Beast Slouches toward Mar-a-Lago?

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Like it or not, the president of the United States embodies America itself. The […]

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Latin America
Did Saudi 'Cheap Oil' Policy throw Venezuela into Crisis?

Did Saudi ‘Cheap Oil’ Policy throw Venezuela into Crisis?

Bulent Gökay | (The Conversation) | – – Venezuela is sinking ever deeper into a political and economic calamity. Inflation is above 700% and GDP […]

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