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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Our American Crimes against the Future

Our American Crimes against the Future

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – I recently dug my mother’s childhood photo album out of the depths of my bedroom closet. […]

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Corruption
Disgraced Wasserman Schultz Resigns as DNC Chair, Gets Hired by Clinton

Disgraced Wasserman Schultz Resigns as DNC Chair, Gets Hired by Clinton

By TeleSur | – – Her resignation came hours after Bernie Sanders called on her to step down after emails showed how biased she was […]

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Islamophobia Kills:  German Munich shooter admired Breivik, Killed Turks

Islamophobia Kills: German Munich shooter admired Breivik, Killed Turks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The shooter at a Munich mall last week who killed 9 and left 27 wounded was […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Maybe Oil was a bad Idea: Temps in Mideast Beat Heat Records for E. Hemisphere

Maybe Oil was a bad Idea: Temps in Mideast Beat Heat Records for E. Hemisphere

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | Commondreams.org ) – – “I’ve never seen Celsius temps like these on a weather map before,” climate scientist Michael […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli squatters fire on, threaten Palestinians on their private land

Israeli squatters fire on, threaten Palestinians on their private land

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers verbally attacked Palestinian residents of the town of al-Khader in the southern occupied West […]

Juan Cole

journalism
How Roger Ailes at Fox killed Journalism and gave us George W. Bush

How Roger Ailes at Fox killed Journalism and gave us George W. Bush

By Russell Frank | (The Conversation) | – – Roger Ailes’ 20-year reign as the chairman of Fox News ended this week, the result of […]

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Is Russia deepening Cooperation with US in Syria, or hitting US Bases?

Is Russia deepening Cooperation with US in Syria, or hitting US Bases?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – About a week ago, Russian warplanes bombed a Syrian base used by the US and the […]

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GOP Convention Roundup:  Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert's Late Show

GOP Convention Roundup: Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert’s Late Show

Jon Stewart/ Stephen Colbert | (The Late Show video Clip) | – – “Some stories, like the ouster of Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, are […]

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Iraq
Will Iraq's next Government be . . . Iran-backed Shiite Militias?

Will Iraq’s next Government be . . . Iran-backed Shiite Militias?

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – The [so-called] Islamic State [IS] group has caused a realignment of Iraq’s political map. Next […]

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