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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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40% of California Grid Power from Solar, Sometimes Costs less than Nothing

40% of California Grid Power from Solar, Sometimes Costs less than Nothing

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – For the first time, on the day of March 23, 40% of Californian grid power between […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
What is Trump trying to Hide by disappearing WH Visitor Logs?

What is Trump trying to Hide by disappearing WH Visitor Logs?

By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – ‘The only reasonable conclusion is to believe the Trump administration has many things […]

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Donald Trump
No, MSM: Man-Baby Trump didn't become President with Missile Strikes

No, MSM: Man-Baby Trump didn’t become President with Missile Strikes

By Bill Moyers | BillMoyers.com | – – It’s been a week now since Donald Trump once again became our president. Here’s how it happened. […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syria:  to Assad & Kurds go the Spoils; Sunni extremists have Lost

Syria: to Assad & Kurds go the Spoils; Sunni extremists have Lost

By Mehmet Ozalp | (The Conversation) | – – The devastating gas attack in Syria, attributed to the Assad regime, and the swift US missile […]

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In 3 months, Trump has Charged into 4 Mideast Wars, to no Avail

In 3 months, Trump has Charged into 4 Mideast Wars, to no Avail

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his less than three months in office, Donald Trump has escalated four wars, and all of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
'Suicide belts Everywhere': As Iraqi Forces Close in, ISIL prepares to Drink the Coolaid

‘Suicide belts Everywhere’: As Iraqi Forces Close in, ISIL prepares to Drink the Coolaid

Special Correspondent | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – As pro-Iraq forces close in on the Islamic State fighters in Mosul, civilians trapped in the […]

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Environment
Global Warming in Atlantic driving Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Retreat

Global Warming in Atlantic driving Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Retreat

Tom Rippeth | (The Conversation) The seasonal sea-ice retreat across the Arctic Ocean is perhaps one of the most conspicuous indicators of climate change. In […]

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Donald Trump
Who Profits from Trump's dramatic but useless Bombings?

Who Profits from Trump’s dramatic but useless Bombings?

By William Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – What does an “America-first” foreign policy look like under President Donald Trump? As a start, forget the […]

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Donald Trump
Can we survive simultaneous Trump, Ahmadinejad Presidencies?

Can we survive simultaneous Trump, Ahmadinejad Presidencies?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – BBC Monitoring, which translates foreign-language news reports, has a rundown on reactions in Persian to the […]

Juan Cole

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