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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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Negotiations, "Elections," and al-Qaeda's assault on Syrian Ceasefire

Negotiations, “Elections,” and al-Qaeda’s assault on Syrian Ceasefire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There were five major stories in the US and European press about Syria today: 1. The […]

Juan Cole

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Turkey's Pres. Erdogan demands Germany prosecute comedian over satirical poem

Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan demands Germany prosecute comedian over satirical poem

RT | (Video News Report) | – – “Turkey has made a formal request to the German government to prosecute a TV comedian over a […]

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Islam-hatred
American Muslims Challenge #AboutUsWithoutUs by Running for Office

American Muslims Challenge #AboutUsWithoutUs by Running for Office

Written by Bridge Initiative Team | – – An important hashtag has been circulating on Twitter for the past few weeks. #AboutUsWithoutUs. #AboutUsWithoutUs seeks to […]

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Bernie Sanders
Sanders joins Striking Verizon Workers: says to CEOs, "I welcome their Contempt"

Sanders joins Striking Verizon Workers: says to CEOs, “I welcome their Contempt”

TeleSur The senator from Vermont thanked the striking workers for “standing up for justice against corporate greed.” Nearly 40,000 Verizon Communications workers walked off the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Erekat: Escalation of Israeli squatter settlement construction a 'war crime'

Erekat: Escalation of Israeli squatter settlement construction a ‘war crime’

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat denounced on Wednesday recent Israeli plans to expand illegal settlement construction in […]

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Arab Spring
5 Years After Revolution, Egyptians See #PanamaPapers as Further Vindication of Mubarak's Ouster

5 Years After Revolution, Egyptians See #PanamaPapers as Further Vindication of Mubarak’s Ouster

By Salma Essam | (Global Voices) | – – Among the names contained in the Panama Papers, the enormous trove of confidential documents revealing how […]

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Arab Spring
Arab Youth view ISIL as major Mideast Obstacle, want less Religion

Arab Youth view ISIL as major Mideast Obstacle, want less Religion

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The annual Arab Youth survey conducted by pollsters Burson-Marsteller is out, reporting on 3500 interviews with […]

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Is Hillary Clinton vulnerable to Trump over her 2002 vote for the Iraq War?

Is Hillary Clinton vulnerable to Trump over her 2002 vote for the Iraq War?

Tom F.A Watts | (The Conversation) | – – To the horror of almost everyone in mainstream US politics, it seems increasingly likely that by […]

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Bernie Sanders
Forget the Trump/Cruz Circus:  Why Liberals are the Future of America

Forget the Trump/Cruz Circus: Why Liberals are the Future of America

By James A. Haught | (Informed Comment) | – – In the chaotic presidential campaign, the remarkable popularity of Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders spotlights a […]

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