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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*
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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Medford, a city of 60,000 people in Massachusetts, voted to pass an historic ordinance to divest from […]

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

08/27/2025 By Juan Cole

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

08/27/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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ISIL Reels from major loss to Kurdish Forces at Sinjar

ISIL Reels from major loss to Kurdish Forces at Sinjar

Wall Street Journal | (Video News Report) | – – “Kurdish forces on Friday retook control of the strategic Iraqi city of Sinjar from Islamic […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
The life of 'Jihadi John': how one man became the symbol of ISIL

The life of ‘Jihadi John’: how one man became the symbol of ISIL

By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – Dubbed “Jihadi John” by the British media after video footage of his murderous exploits was seen […]

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Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism

Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reprint edn. (Slightly rearranged & revised): 1. Terrorism or hirabah is forbidden in Islamic law, which […]

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Islam-hatred
What’s Wrong with Asking Muslims to Condemn Terrorism?

What’s Wrong with Asking Muslims to Condemn Terrorism?

Written by Bridge Initiative Team | (Bridge) | – – Last [September], Vox journalist Max Fisher recounted a interesting story about an exchange between Larry […]

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Immigration
Trump's “Deportation Force” Too Nuts For Even Bill O’Reilly

Trump’s “Deportation Force” Too Nuts For Even Bill O’Reilly

Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump has elaborated on his immigration policy. He plans on […]

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Kurdish Fighters cut Road between ISIL centers of Raqqa and Mosul

Kurdish Fighters cut Road between ISIL centers of Raqqa and Mosul

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Al-Arabiya reports that the Security Council in Iraqi Kurdistan has announced that their paramilitary, the Peshmerga […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem Tensions:  It's how the Israelis are Ruling Palestinians There

Jerusalem Tensions: It’s how the Israelis are Ruling Palestinians There

Brian K. Barber | (Informed Comment) | – – Once again violence has spiked between Palestinians and Israelis; a surge that might well be hard […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: America's Military Money Pit

Afghanistan: America’s Military Money Pit

By Tom Engelhardt | (Informed Comment) | – – Let’s begin with the $12 billion in shrink-wrapped $100 bills, Iraqi oil money held in the […]

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Hizbullah
Beirut: ISIL claims twin Suicide Bombs in Shiite Area that kill over 41, injure 200

Beirut: ISIL claims twin Suicide Bombs in Shiite Area that kill over 41, injure 200

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — At least 41 people were killed and nearly 200 injured in two suicide bombs targeting a […]

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