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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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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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Bernie Sanders
New Polls:  Is Bernie Sanders *more* electable than Sec. Clinton?

New Polls: Is Bernie Sanders *more* electable than Sec. Clinton?

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Here comes Bernie! New polls show Hillary Clinton’s Iowa lead is all but gone… […]

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Thwarted Territorially in Ramadi, Daesh reverts to Terrorism in Baghdad

Thwarted Territorially in Ramadi, Daesh reverts to Terrorism in Baghdad

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the problems Iraq and Syria will face as Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) is gradually rolled […]

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Russia
Putin:  Syria's Al-Assad welcome to Refuge in Russia

Putin: Syria’s Al-Assad welcome to Refuge in Russia

Vladimir Putin | (Der Bild) | – – Excerpt from part II of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview in the German publication, Der Bild, on […]

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Constitution
The Best Way to Close Guantanamo? Give It Back to Cuba

The Best Way to Close Guantanamo? Give It Back to Cuba

By Alli McCracken | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – In one fell swoop, President Obama could erase the stain of Guantanamo and make […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Politics, not just Bombs, will defeat ISIL/ Daesh

Politics, not just Bombs, will defeat ISIL/ Daesh

By Frank-Walter Steinmeier | (Project Syndicate) | – – BERLIN – The November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris – which struck at the heart of […]

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Israel
Why Arson was suspected in Fire at Offices of Israeli Human Rights & Peace Group B'Tselem

Why Arson was suspected in Fire at Offices of Israeli Human Rights & Peace Group B’Tselem

Nir Hasson | Haaretz | (Video News Report) | – – Update: N.B. an investigation by the Jerusalem fire brigade appears to have concluded that […]

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African-Americans
Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?

Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?

Jessica Sherry | AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “The Ammon Bundy–led armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon isn’t […]

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