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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals
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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

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Once Auctioned, What to Do with Syrian Refugees?

Once Auctioned, What to Do with Syrian Refugees?

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – MADRID, Jan 12 2016 (IPS) – Few months ago, an unprecedented “humanitarian auction” was opened […]

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US–Saudi relations and the search for leverage

US–Saudi relations and the search for leverage

By Russell E. Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – Russell E. Lucas, Michigan State University The alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States […]

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Barack Obama
Obama:  Islamophobia harms US Interests;  Daesh/ISIL a dangerous Fringe

Obama: Islamophobia harms US Interests; Daesh/ISIL a dangerous Fringe

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Obama’s last State of the Union address this year was largely lacking in specifics and […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Istanbul explosion: overview of this year's surge in terror attacks in Turkey

Istanbul explosion: overview of this year’s surge in terror attacks in Turkey

France 24 | (Video News Report) | – – “Istanbul explosion: overview of this year’s surge in violence and terror attacks in Turkey. As no […]

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Foreign Policy
None of the GOP Candidates knows anything about Syria & Why that's Scary

None of the GOP Candidates knows anything about Syria & Why that’s Scary

By John Kiriakou | (Otherwords.org) | – – “Ending this imbroglio requires robust diplomacy.” One ongoing theme [of the GOP campaign has] bothered me — […]

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Israel/ Palestine
UNRWA: Only 20% of Gaza Reconstruction Funds Received

UNRWA: Only 20% of Gaza Reconstruction Funds Received

By IMEMC | – – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that it received only […]

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Climate Change
8,000 Suddenly Dead Birds in Alaska; What does it Mean?

8,000 Suddenly Dead Birds in Alaska; What does it Mean?

AJ+ | – – “The death of about 8,000 Alaskan birds might be due to unusually warm waters. “Seabirds are indicators of the health of […]

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Petroleum
The Oil Pricequake:  From Russia to Saudi Arabia & Iran, a suddenly Perilous World

The Oil Pricequake: From Russia to Saudi Arabia & Iran, a suddenly Perilous World

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – As 2015 drew to a close, many in the global energy industry were praying that […]

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Saudi Arabia
Prince of Araby:  The reckless power behind the Saudi throne

Prince of Araby: The reckless power behind the Saudi throne

By Susan de Muth | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – King Salman’s son Mohammad seems to be piloting Saudi Arabia into a series of ever […]

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