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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

09/25/2025 By The Conversation

Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America

Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America

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How ISIL's attacks on Saudi Arabia aimed at Undermining the Monarchy's Legitimacy

How ISIL’s attacks on Saudi Arabia aimed at Undermining the Monarchy’s Legitimacy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi Arabia was rocked yesterday by three terrorist attacks, presumably the work of Daesh (ISIL, ISIS). […]

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Iraq
Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State's attacks on Baghdad

Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State’s attacks on Baghdad

By Balsam Mustafa | (The Conversation) | – – “I’m happy that I graduated. I’m so grateful to my parents and I dedicate my success […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Tzipi Livni Refuses Police War Crimes Interview; UK Government Provides Last-minute Immunity

Tzipi Livni Refuses Police War Crimes Interview; UK Government Provides Last-minute Immunity

By IMEMC | – – Scotland Yard’s War Crimes Unit transmitted a letter to the Israeli Embassy in London last week inviting Ms. Tzipi Livni […]

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Iraq War
Int'l Criminal Court Won’t Investigate Blair but Might Prosecute Soldiers

Int’l Criminal Court Won’t Investigate Blair but Might Prosecute Soldiers

TeleSur | – – The Hague says it is not in its mandate to prosecue Blair, but may use the long-awaited Chilcot report to prosecute […]

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Bill of Rights
On the Fourth of July:  None of us has Inalienable Rights if American Muslims don’t

On the Fourth of July: None of us has Inalienable Rights if American Muslims don’t

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On this day when the United States was first conceived in rebellion against people being deprived […]

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What the carnage at Istanbul's Airport tells us about Europe

What the carnage at Istanbul’s Airport tells us about Europe

By Karabekir Akkoyunlu | ( OpenDemocracy) Once the external anchor of Turkey’s democracy, the EU‘s normative influence has sunk as low as its reputation among […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
4th of July US Consulate attack in Saudi Arabia: Suicide Bomber injures Guards

4th of July US Consulate attack in Saudi Arabia: Suicide Bomber injures Guards

TeleSur | – – A suicide bomber was killed and two other people wounded in a blast outside the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia’s second […]

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Top 5 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

Top 5 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Solar power is poised to grow 6-fold by 2030 and could constitute between 9% and 13% […]

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Turkey's six foreign policy sins and the Istanbul Bombing

Turkey’s six foreign policy sins and the Istanbul Bombing

By Sibel Oktay | (Informed Comment) | – – You don’t have to be an avid follower of international news to have heard about the […]

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