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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Obama: "Who will rid me of this Troublesome 'caliph'?  Someone? Anyone?

Obama: “Who will rid me of this Troublesome ‘caliph’? Someone? Anyone?

By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – In the many strategies proposed to defeat the Islamic State (IS) by presidential candidates, policymakers, and […]

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Israel
Trump Cancels trip to Israel after Parliamentarians slam him as Neo-Nazi

Trump Cancels trip to Israel after Parliamentarians slam him as Neo-Nazi

By IMEMC | – – After criticism from both the left and the right, Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that he will delay his visit to […]

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American Jews
Mark Zuckerberg Stands With Muslims & Fox goes after Him

Mark Zuckerberg Stands With Muslims & Fox goes after Him

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks video report) | & Media Matters | – – 1. Media Matters Tweet: Fox co-hosts attack Mark Zuckerberg over […]

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Iraq
Iraqis wrangle over who should free Mosul: Kurds, Russia, US or Shiite Militias?

Iraqis wrangle over who should free Mosul: Kurds, Russia, US or Shiite Militias?

Iman Asaad | Sulaymaniyah | (Niqash.org) | – – Who would be the best to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State group? A survey of […]

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Republican Party
Robert Gordon U in Scotland Strips Trump of Honorary Degree

Robert Gordon U in Scotland Strips Trump of Honorary Degree

Contessa Brewer | (CBSN video news report) | – – “In the wake of his controversial plan to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., Robert […]

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If Defeating ISIL/ Daesh is so imp't, why isn't Ramadi Campaign all we're talking about?

If Defeating ISIL/ Daesh is so imp’t, why isn’t Ramadi Campaign all we’re talking about?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Given the large number of vehement pronouncements by US presidential candidates about the dire threat from […]

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Islam-hatred
The Conservative Rhetoric of Hate:  How to Lose Friends and legitimate Extremist Worldviews

The Conservative Rhetoric of Hate: How to Lose Friends and legitimate Extremist Worldviews

BY TAREQ A. RAMADAN | (Informed Comment) | – – Highly essentialist and virulent anti-Islamic, anti-Arab ‘conservative’ platitudes on Islam and Muslims being disseminated by […]

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Israel Lobbies
The real Threat to Peace?  Marco Rubio Is Winning the Neocon Primary

The real Threat to Peace? Marco Rubio Is Winning the Neocon Primary

By Sina Toossi | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – With pundits and columnists dissecting and critiquing every word uttered by GOP front-runners Ben […]

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Syria
10 facts the government doesn’t want you to know about Syria

10 facts the government doesn’t want you to know about Syria

By Ian Sinclair | (Open Democracy) | – – Following the Paris terrorist attacks on 13 November 2015, the British government has got its wish […]

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