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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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Why would Trump Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.

Why would Trump Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.

By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his […]

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Iranian Woman Visiting US arrested, taken to distant Jail Despite Valid Visa

Iranian Woman Visiting US arrested, taken to distant Jail Despite Valid Visa

TeleSur | – – Alia Ghandi was denied U.S. entry to visit her family in Portland. Although courts rejected the so-called “Muslim ban,” an Iranian […]

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Mosul:  "Some" US Responsibility for Civilian deaths; but Iraqi PM lashes out at Critics

Mosul: “Some” US Responsibility for Civilian deaths; but Iraqi PM lashes out at Critics

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As US commanders begin confessing that it is likely that the US military bears responsibility for […]

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Arab Spring
The Arab Spring and the Western Winter

The Arab Spring and the Western Winter

Ishac Diwan | (Project Syndicate) | – – BEIRUT – There are many striking parallels between the “Arab Spring” that began in 2010 and the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Poll: Majority of Jewish Israelis oppose ending 50-year military occupation

Poll: Majority of Jewish Israelis oppose ending 50-year military occupation

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A new poll was released by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Tuesday, revealing that […]

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Trump's New Decree to 'Wreak Havoc' on Climate, Reward Big Oil

Trump’s New Decree to ‘Wreak Havoc’ on Climate, Reward Big Oil

TeleSur | – – The latest executive order is seen by critics as a reckless attempt to boost energy industry profits at the cost of […]

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Corporate Surveillance
Congress kills Privacy, Lets Corporations Sell your Browser History

Congress kills Privacy, Lets Corporations Sell your Browser History

By Ernesto Falcon | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – Putting the interests of Internet providers over Internet users, Congress today voted to erase landmark […]

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The simple Number that will Defeat Trump's attempt to Roll back Obama Energy Policies

The simple Number that will Defeat Trump’s attempt to Roll back Obama Energy Policies

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s Executive Order deregulating dangerous gas emissions is being signed today at the Environmental Protection Agency. […]

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As 100,000 Rally in Yemen, Houthis Defy Trump, Saudis

As 100,000 Rally in Yemen, Houthis Defy Trump, Saudis

TeleSur | – – According to Yemen’s Legal Center of Rights and Development, the conflict has thus far killed over 12,040 Yemenis and left more […]

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