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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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Islam-hatred
Terrorist mocks Islam, talks ISIL, then shoots Muslim-American Taxi Driver on Thankgiving

Terrorist mocks Islam, talks ISIL, then shoots Muslim-American Taxi Driver on Thankgiving

TomoNews | (Video Report) | – – 1. TomoNews | – Update: The shooter is allegedly one Anthony Mohamed, the first name indicating a Christian. […]

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Iraq
Former US Military Chief: US invasion of Iraq spawned ISIL: ("Huge Error")

Former US Military Chief: US invasion of Iraq spawned ISIL: (“Huge Error”)

By Nadia Prupis, staff writer| (Commondreams.org) | – – The U.S. is poised to repeat all the same mistakes in Syria that it made in […]

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Banking
After 2008 Wall Street Crash, did US White Working Class Drink itself to Death?

After 2008 Wall Street Crash, did US White Working Class Drink itself to Death?

Barbara Ehrenreich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The white working class, which usually inspires liberal concern only for its paradoxical, Republican-leaning voting habits, has […]

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Green Energy
Don't wait for Gov'ts in Paris to fix Climate Change: We can do it Ourselves

Don’t wait for Gov’ts in Paris to fix Climate Change: We can do it Ourselves

James Dyke | (The Conversation) | – – It’s now almost certain that 2015 will be the warmest year ever recorded. However, rather than reduce […]

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censorship
The End of Press Freedom in Turkey?

The End of Press Freedom in Turkey?

By Joris Leverink | (Inter Press Service) | – – ANKARA, Turkey (IPS) – Days after the 1 November general elections in Turkey, Beyza Kural, […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Putin: Turkey was protecting ISIL oil Smuggling;  Russia urges Assad-Kurdish Alliance

Putin: Turkey was protecting ISIL oil Smuggling; Russia urges Assad-Kurdish Alliance

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday in Paris that his government had intelligence that the reason […]

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Bill of Rights
Snowden restores 4th Amendment: NSA halts mass Warrantless spying on your Telephone Records

Snowden restores 4th Amendment: NSA halts mass Warrantless spying on your Telephone Records

By David Greene and Nadia Kayyali | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – The NSA’s collection en masse of the call detail records of […]

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France
ISIL/ Daesh exults at our loss of Liberties:  "8 Men caused a nationwide state of emergency"

ISIL/ Daesh exults at our loss of Liberties: “8 Men caused a nationwide state of emergency”

by Charles Kurzman | ISLAMiCommentary Two years ago, al-Qaeda’s Iraqi franchise took Raqqa, Syria, from al-Qaeda’s Syrian franchise, and was promptly kicked out of al-Qaeda. […]

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Dissent
Shooting of pro-Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Deepens Turkey's Political Crisis

Shooting of pro-Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Deepens Turkey’s Political Crisis

GlobalVoices.org | – – On November 28, Tahir Elçi, one of Turkey's most prominent pro-Kurdish lawyers, was holding a press conference close to the very […]

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