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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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After Trump bashed Brown Immigrants all Year, it's the British White Guy who tries to Kill Him

After Trump bashed Brown Immigrants all Year, it’s the British White Guy who tries to Kill Him

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump’s blatantly racist attacks on immigrants have all along had as their subtext the implication […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Terrorism
After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws

After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws

By Saif Shahin | ( Foreign Policy in Focus/ Lobelog) | – – An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day […]

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Espionage
The Palmer Raids:  When Trump's Grandfather and Wives could have been Profiled

The Palmer Raids: When Trump’s Grandfather and Wives could have been Profiled

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Marx said that every great event in history happens twice, the first time as tragedy and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel approves $18.6 mn in new funding for Squatter settlements in Palestinian West Bank

Israel approves $18.6 mn in new funding for Squatter settlements in Palestinian West Bank

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli government approved on Sunday the allocation of an additional 72 million shekels (about $18.6 […]

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Corruption
Why don't Technocrats think the cure for Iraqi Corruption more Democracy?  It is Everywhere Else!

Why don’t Technocrats think the cure for Iraqi Corruption more Democracy? It is Everywhere Else!

Usman W. Chohan | (The Conversation) | – – The tragedy of modern Iraq is often studied with a humanitarian, moral, religious, political or military […]

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African-Americans
Other Acts of Terror get Media Anniversaries, but not White Terrorists like Dylann Roof

Other Acts of Terror get Media Anniversaries, but not White Terrorists like Dylann Roof

By Bryan van Hulst Miranda | ( TeleSur) | – – A year after Roof was charged over the mass-killing of nine Black people in […]

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Pyrrhic Victory?  As Iraq rolls back Daesh, can it stay together as a Country?

Pyrrhic Victory? As Iraq rolls back Daesh, can it stay together as a Country?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – From all accounts, most people in Fallujah are very happy about being out from under the […]

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Islam-hatred
FBI Director Schools Trump On American Muslims

FBI Director Schools Trump On American Muslims

Ana Kasparian, Brett Erlich, Kenny Hamilton, & Meredith Planko | (Young Turks Video) | – – “FBI director, James Comey, says that Donald Trump has […]

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Iraq
How ISIL is losing al-Anbar Province: Corruption, Reckless Driving, Carelessness w/ Secrets

How ISIL is losing al-Anbar Province: Corruption, Reckless Driving, Carelessness w/ Secrets

Niqash.org | Baghdad | – – “Newsletters sent to Islamic State fighters in Anbar indicate the group’s problems with bad drivers and corruption. It also […]

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