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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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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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Are 2,000 Gulf fighters in Syria a terrorist threat to . . . the Gulf?

Are 2,000 Gulf fighters in Syria a terrorist threat to . . . the Gulf?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A Saudi preacher has given a press briefing on young men from the Gulf fighting against […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Is the Iraqi army a lost cause?

Is the Iraqi army a lost cause?

By Jon Moran | (The Conversation) | – – Building an army in a short space of time is a very difficult task. To be […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Climate Change to throw 100 mn. People into Poverty

Climate Change to throw 100 mn. People into Poverty

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The UN’s heavily-hyped Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were approved by […]

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European Union
EU approves labeling of Israeli Squatter products

EU approves labeling of Israeli Squatter products

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The European Union on Wednesday adopted measures to label products from Israeli settlements, considered illegal under […]

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Jabhat al-Nusra
Syria: The Other Front, not ISIL or Assad:  al-Qaeda al-Nusra

Syria: The Other Front, not ISIL or Assad: al-Qaeda al-Nusra

Medyan Dairieh | VICE News | (Video Report) – – “VICE News filmmaker Medyan Dairieh gains exclusive access to the Syrian branch of al Qaeda, […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
Why EU Labeling of Israeli Squatter Goods could Affect Israeli Economy

Why EU Labeling of Israeli Squatter Goods could Affect Israeli Economy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The European Union will probably issue a ruling today that goods produced in the Occupied Palestinian […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
Jeb Bush Wants A Time Machine To murder a Baby  -- Hitler

Jeb Bush Wants A Time Machine To murder a Baby — Hitler

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) | – – “Jeb Bush has been trying to prove he’s a tough guy. He said he eats nails […]

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