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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“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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Against Trump: 9/11 Muslim Candlelight vigils Sympathizing with US

Against Trump: 9/11 Muslim Candlelight vigils Sympathizing with US

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The meme that Muslims celebrated the attacks of 9/11 has always been mostly a piece of […]

Juan Cole

Guns
8,855 Murders by Firearm in US in 2012 vs.  30  (Equiv. 164) in UK

8,855 Murders by Firearm in US in 2012 vs. 30 (Equiv. 164) in UK

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reprint edn. The United States continues to be peculiar in handing out powerful magazine-fed firearms to […]

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'Very Soon' US forces will Arrive in Syria; Russia bombs near Turkey

‘Very Soon’ US forces will Arrive in Syria; Russia bombs near Turkey

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey’s government is very unhappy today about developments in Syria. President Obama’s special envoy, Brett McGurk, […]

Juan Cole

Islam-hatred
Muslims Respond To Trump Muslim ID Card Idea With #MuslimID

Muslims Respond To Trump Muslim ID Card Idea With #MuslimID

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump suggested Muslim ID cards, resulting in backlash which has yet to deter the 2016 Republican Presidential […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli protesters demand separate roads for Palestinians, Israelis

Israeli protesters demand separate roads for Palestinians, Israelis

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Dozens of Israelis protested in front of an Israeli government building in Jerusalem on Sunday, demanding […]

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China
Dragon v. Eagle:  China & the US compete for Eurasia

Dragon v. Eagle: China & the US compete for Eurasia

By Pepe Escobar | ( Tomdispatch.com ) – – The U.S. is transfixed by its multibillion-dollar electoral circus. The European Union is paralyzed by austerity, […]

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Far Right
“A Profile in Cowardice” (Political Cartoon)

“A Profile in Cowardice” (Political Cartoon)

Paul Jamiol | Jamiol’s World | – – Via Jamiol’s World

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Immigration
“Give us Your Huddled Masses.” But Syrians “Need Not Apply.”

“Give us Your Huddled Masses.” But Syrians “Need Not Apply.”

By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Perhaps no words more beautifully define who we are as a people than those etched […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Trump's call for Spying on US Muslims recalls FBI bugging of MLK, Black Churches

Trump’s call for Spying on US Muslims recalls FBI bugging of MLK, Black Churches

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As Donald Trump supporters beat a ‘Black Lives Matter’ protester at his rally in Birmingham, Ala., […]

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