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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 […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

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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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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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Authoritarianism
The rise and fall of Turkey's progressive opposition

The rise and fall of Turkey’s progressive opposition

By Nick Ashdown | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, the HDP roared into parliament on the back of a rainbow coalition […]

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The end of the Beginning:  The Fall of ISIL in Fallujah

The end of the Beginning: The Fall of ISIL in Fallujah

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – After Montgomery and his troops defeated the Germans and Italians at El Alamain in northern Egypt […]

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Campaign Finance
Kochs' Victory: House of Reps. Votes to Protect Anonymous 'Dark Money'  Donors

Kochs’ Victory: House of Reps. Votes to Protect Anonymous ‘Dark Money’ Donors

TeleSur | – – The House of Representatives approved a bill that campaign finance refomers say will open the door to illegal influence on political […]

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Sufism
Who Was the mystic Jalaluddin Rumi, and Whose Rumi Is He?

Who Was the mystic Jalaluddin Rumi, and Whose Rumi Is He?

By Bismellah Alizada | (GlobalVoices.org) | – – As all the countries that call the work of Jalaluddin Rumi their own rise up against the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
PM: Israeli cut-off of West Bank water supplies in Ramadan 'inhumane and outrageous'

PM: Israeli cut-off of West Bank water supplies in Ramadan ‘inhumane and outrageous’

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Prime Minister’s office on Thursday slammed Israel’s decision to cut off water supplies for […]

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FBI
Did the FBI Tell Orlando Shooter's ex-Wife Not to reveal He Was Gay to Media?

Did the FBI Tell Orlando Shooter’s ex-Wife Not to reveal He Was Gay to Media?

TeleSur | – – In an interview with Brazilian TV, the ex-wife of Omar Mateen claimed the U.S. agency told her to keep quiet about […]

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British Trumpism?  Anti-Immigrant "Britain First" White Terrorist kills Member of Parliament

British Trumpism? Anti-Immigrant “Britain First” White Terrorist kills Member of Parliament

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The assassin shouted “Britain First!” as he repeatedly stabbed Jo Cox in the stomach with a […]

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