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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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China
The new Chinese Century?  Can a Green China with no Mideast Entanglements Surpass US?

The new Chinese Century? Can a Green China with no Mideast Entanglements Surpass US?

London (Informed Comment) – In the last fifteen years the United States has spent a total of between $4 trillion and $6 trillion on its […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Is the Syrian Crisis Nearing the point where Diplomacy Can make a Difference?

Is the Syrian Crisis Nearing the point where Diplomacy Can make a Difference?

Jo Comerford and Mattea Kramer | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Introduction by Tom Engelhardt : Whatever happened to the “imperial presidency”? In mid-September, in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
200 Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village with firebombs

200 Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village with firebombs

Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — More than 200 Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Wad al-Haseen and Wad al-Nasara near […]

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Syrian Army advances under Russian air Support, al-Qaeda no. 2 Killed

Syrian Army advances under Russian air Support, al-Qaeda no. 2 Killed

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Arabic press is reporting that under cover of Russian air support, the Syrian Arab Army […]

Juan Cole

Eastern Europe
'Putin of Arabia' hugely popular among Iraqi Shiites

‘Putin of Arabia’ hugely popular among Iraqi Shiites

By Jean-Marc Mojon with Raji Nasser in Najaf | ( Your Middle East ) | – – The new Iraq Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bullish […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestine:  Death of a Stone-Thrower: Intifada 3.0

Palestine: Death of a Stone-Thrower: Intifada 3.0

VICE News | (Video Report) | – – “Tension builds in Israel and the West Bank with three new stabbing attacks on Israelis reported on […]

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Books
Big Win For Fair Use In Google Books Lawsuit

Big Win For Fair Use In Google Books Lawsuit

By Corynne McSherry | (Electronic Freedom Foundation) | – – In a long-anticipated ruling, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed Google a clear victory […]

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Climate Change
Study: Miami, New Orleans Can’t Be Saved From Rising Sea Levels

Study: Miami, New Orleans Can’t Be Saved From Rising Sea Levels

GeoBeats News | – – “According to a recently published study, Miami, New Orleans, and a number of other US cities are already beyond the […]

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Balkans
Ottomans saved Hungarian PM Orban's Ancestors; now he says Islam never part of Europe

Ottomans saved Hungarian PM Orban’s Ancestors; now he says Islam never part of Europe

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban not only continued to defend his anti-immigrant bigotry but went on […]

Juan Cole

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