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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Trump's Hunger Games are Deadly Serious

Trump’s Hunger Games are Deadly Serious

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is […]

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UK: Labour's Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected

UK: Labour’s Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected

TeleSur | – – Corbyn also said he would have to consider whether he would authorize a drone strike against the leader of Islamic State […]

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Trump's Warmongering on Steroids: But who Supplied the Steroids

Trump’s Warmongering on Steroids: But who Supplied the Steroids

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – MOAB sounds more like an incestuous, war-torn biblical kingdom than the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, […]

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As Scientists March, Will Trump give away US Science Lead to China?

As Scientists March, Will Trump give away US Science Lead to China?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The marches for science in the United States and around the world are an expression of […]

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How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

By Steven Harper | ( BillMoyers.com | – – “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything […]

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Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

TeleSur | – – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visited the base on Saturday, and in a statement condemned the attack as “cowardly” and the work […]

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France
Is there such a thing as a 'Muslim vote' in France?

Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?

By Fatima Khemilat | (The Conversation) | – – On April 8, the well-known French television show Salut les terriens turned sour when guests discussed […]

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France
What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

Beatrice Mabilon-Bonfils | (The Conversation) | – – Update: The 2017 presidential campaign in France has been full of surprises, from François Hollande’s decision not […]

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Trump Puts WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the Crosshairs

Trump Puts WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the Crosshairs

TeleSur | – – The U.S. has not formally laid charges against Assange, but many within the new administration are signaling a hostile approach. United […]

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