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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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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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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Aerospace Campaign in Syria:  Did Putin kill ISIL's so-called 'caliph'?

Aerospace Campaign in Syria: Did Putin kill ISIL’s so-called ‘caliph’?

TeleSur | – – The statement came a day after Russia said it killed several senior leaders, 30 field commanders and up to 300 of […]

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In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar

In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I’ve been a booster of renewable energy for years and years. I can remember when readers […]

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Constitution
Don’t Slow Down on Impeachment

Don’t Slow Down on Impeachment

Robert Reich. | Yes! Magazine | – – The three previous presidential impeachment inquiries rested on less evidence of obstruction of justice than is already […]

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Iraq
Iraq Deployed Shiite Volunteers to defeat ISIL, but now has a Militia Problem

Iraq Deployed Shiite Volunteers to defeat ISIL, but now has a Militia Problem

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) |. – The Iraqi government’s next big problem is coming into view: The group of powerful Shiite Muslim militias […]

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Afghanistan
Trump to Send 4,000 More US Troops to Afghanistan as Mattis admits 'Not Winning'

Trump to Send 4,000 More US Troops to Afghanistan as Mattis admits ‘Not Winning’

TeleSur | – – The Trump adminstration plans to deploy 4,000 more troops, extending the nearly The official says troops will train Afghan soldiers, and […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Putin offers Comey Asylum, likens him to Snowden

Putin offers Comey Asylum, likens him to Snowden

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – BBC Monitoring translates the remarks of Russian President Vladimir Putin broadcast on Rosiyya 1 TV on […]

Juan Cole

Children
From Syria to Somalia: Where have all the Children Gone?

From Syria to Somalia: Where have all the Children Gone?

By Karen J. Greenberg | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “This is a war against normal life.” So said CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward, describing the […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
How Long can Qatar defy its powerful neighbors? It depends on Trump

How Long can Qatar defy its powerful neighbors? It depends on Trump

By Nader Habibi | (Conversation) | – – The recent decision by half the nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a few other […]

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Climate Change
Don't get mad over Trump's Climate Policies, Get Even

Don’t get mad over Trump’s Climate Policies, Get Even

By Michael Brune | ( Otherwords.org ) | – – The White House may have accidentally sparked a revolution in efforts to address climate change. […]

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