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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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Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?

Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?

By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – For those watching closely, the signal for Russia’s first airstrikes came in a statement early on […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty

Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — Around 70 percent of workers in Gaza live in poverty, the director of the Gaza General […]

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Trump Supports Putin's Russia Policy in Syria

Trump Supports Putin’s Russia Policy in Syria

Erin Burnett | (CNN news video) | – – “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with CNN’s Erin Burnett on foreign policy issues including Iran, […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive

Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive

By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/ RL) | – – An expected Afghan government counteroffensive to retake Kunduz from the Taliban appears to have largely […]

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It is Israel that abrogated Oslo Peace Accords, as Netanyahu Boasted

It is Israel that abrogated Oslo Peace Accords, as Netanyahu Boasted

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine, renounced the Oslo Peace accords Wednesday, on the grounds that Israel […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
The Colonial roots of Hating on Muslims, & of Muslim Nationalism

The Colonial roots of Hating on Muslims, & of Muslim Nationalism

Sami Zubaida | (Open Democracy) | – – The presence of growing Muslim populations in Europe at the same time as the rise of political […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Most Russians Oppose Sending Troops To Syria: Poll

Most Russians Oppose Sending Troops To Syria: Poll

By Tom Balmforth | ( RFE/RL MOSCOW — More than two-thirds of Russians oppose sending troops to Syria to prop up President Bashar al-Assad’s government, […]

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Afghanistan
The Final Collapse of Bush's Nation-Building: Kunduz falls to Taliban

The Final Collapse of Bush’s Nation-Building: Kunduz falls to Taliban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Monday, the Taliban swept into the provincial capital of Kunduz, taking it in half a […]

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Carly Fiorina Says Waterboarding Keeps America Safe

Carly Fiorina Says Waterboarding Keeps America Safe

Elliot Hill and Mark Sovel | (TheLipTv) | – – “Carly Fiorina has defended the use of CIA waterboarding by the Bush administration in the […]

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