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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Mosul curses ISIL corpses: "Beguiled by promises of Virgins, you're Garbage now"

Mosul curses ISIL corpses: “Beguiled by promises of Virgins, you’re Garbage now”

Special Correspondent | (Mosul) | (Niqash.org) | – – NIQASH’s Mosul correspondent left the city shortly after the extremist Islamic State group took over. But […]

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Climate Change
Allies Furious as Trump w/draws from G7 Climate Commitment, May leave Paris Accord

Allies Furious as Trump w/draws from G7 Climate Commitment, May leave Paris Accord

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump bombed at the G7 summit in Italy. Despite an “intense” discussion with Germany, France and […]

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Trumpism:  White Terrorist Murders 2 after harassing Muslim-American

Trumpism: White Terrorist Murders 2 after harassing Muslim-American

TeleSur | – – According to one witness, the suspect was heard saying “get off the bus, and get out of the country because you […]

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Dissent
Iraq Parliament Mulls ending Freedom of Assembly

Iraq Parliament Mulls ending Freedom of Assembly

By Afef Abrougui | ( Globalvoices.org) | – – When armed men in civilian clothes kidnapped journalist Afrah Shawqi from her home on 26 December […]

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Copts
Who are Egypt's Coptic Christians, ISIL's latest Victims?

Who are Egypt’s Coptic Christians, ISIL’s latest Victims?

By Paul Rowe | (The Conversation) | – – Coptic Christians in Egypt have been attacked while traveling on pilgrimages and bombed while praying on […]

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Donald Trump
Top 5 Questions about Kushner's back channel to Moscow

Top 5 Questions about Kushner’s back channel to Moscow

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In a meeting with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the US, WaPo reveals that Jared […]

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Environment
Retraining Workers for Climate Action:  How the Light Gets In

Retraining Workers for Climate Action: How the Light Gets In

H. Patricia Hynes | (Informed Comment) | – – Every now and then I re-visit these lines of the Canadian poet and songwriter, Leonard Cohen: […]

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Far Right
Roger Ailes: The Man Who Destroyed the News

Roger Ailes: The Man Who Destroyed the News

By Neal Gabler | ( Billmoyers.com) | – – The founder of the right-wing network inflicted harm on the body politic that may be impossible […]

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Donald Trump
Comeygate: How Orwell can Explain why Trump keeps Changing his Story

Comeygate: How Orwell can Explain why Trump keeps Changing his Story

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com | – – The Trump administration seems intent on tossing recent history down the memory hole. Admittedly, Americans have […]

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