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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Al-Sadr in Jidda:  Are Saudis looking for channel to Iran, or anti-Iran Client?

Al-Sadr in Jidda: Are Saudis looking for channel to Iran, or anti-Iran Client?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday paid a visit to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza?  Israel's Obligations

Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza? Israel’s Obligations

By Julie Webb-Pullman. | (TeleSur) | – – The bowing of Israeli occupation authorities to the request of the Palestinian Authority to further reduce energy […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?

Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?

By Dashty Ali | Sulaymaniyah | (Niqash.org) | – – Having been driven out of Mosul, the extremist Islamic State group is doing what Al […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Of all things Trump did to us, Vast new toxic CO2 Emissions are the Worst

Of all things Trump did to us, Vast new toxic CO2 Emissions are the Worst

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Who says President Trump doesn’t have a coherent foreign policy?  Pundits and critics across […]

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Environmentalism
On one day in May, Italy got 87% of its Electricity from Renewables

On one day in May, Italy got 87% of its Electricity from Renewables

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – * On one day in May, Italy met 87% of its electricity production needs from renewables. […]

Juan Cole

Central Intelligence Agency
Intel Community: 'How can we work for a President who Undermines our work?'

Intel Community: ‘How can we work for a President who Undermines our work?’

By Mattathias Schwartz, special to ProPublica | – – Last week, Dan Coats, the former senator from Indiana and current head of the U.S. intelligence […]

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censorship
Turkey's Vast Censorship now Enlists all Citizens in Twitter Police Reports

Turkey’s Vast Censorship now Enlists all Citizens in Twitter Police Reports

Dağhan Irak | (The Conversation) | – – On July 4, Eren Aksoyoğlu, a member of the Turkish Joint June Movement opposition bloc, was taken […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel to penalize Amnesty Int'l financially over support for Boycott

Israel to penalize Amnesty Int’l financially over support for Boycott

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon has reportedly taken steps to strip Amnesty International of its tax […]

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Donald Trump
Top 5 Trump Secrets of Sadism, from Trans People to Priebus to Police

Top 5 Trump Secrets of Sadism, from Trans People to Priebus to Police

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump is a “Tyrannical Sadist”. It may not be a personality disorder in the latest diagnostic […]

Juan Cole

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