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The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line
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The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line

Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Braga, Portugal and and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In the final days of Israel’s eleven-day war with Iran, the targeted […]

Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

06/28/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

06/28/2025 By The Conversation

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Gaza breakdancers perform to express themselves against war

Gaza breakdancers perform to express themselves against war

Lizzie Phelan | (RT Video Report) | – – “It’s a year and a day since Israel unleashed a devastating 7-week bombing campaign in Gaza […]

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Iran Deal can only Succeed with the Support of Civil Society

Iran Deal can only Succeed with the Support of Civil Society

By John Robert Kelley | ( Euractiv) | – – . . . [T]he key to success in the Iran nuclear deal lies in its […]

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Why did the US fail in Iraq?  Roots of American Overstretch

Why did the US fail in Iraq? Roots of American Overstretch

By William Polk | (Informed Comment) | – – In The Financial Times of April 23, 2015, Philip Stephens begins a perceptive article with the […]

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The Unbearable Heaviness of the Drone Cowboy

The Unbearable Heaviness of the Drone Cowboy

By Pratap Chatterjee | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The myth of the lone drone warrior is now well established and threatens to become as enduring […]

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Egypt
Egypt: ISIL claims Massive Blast at Italian Consulate that Kills 1, wounds 4

Egypt: ISIL claims Massive Blast at Italian Consulate that Kills 1, wounds 4

Times of India | (Video Report) | – – “At least one person was killed and four others injured today in a powerful explosion outside […]

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GOP attacks USA Clean Power Plan, again seceding from reality-based community

GOP attacks USA Clean Power Plan, again seceding from reality-based community

The Tree | – – Republicans in the US Senate and Governor’s offices continue to lampoon the Obama administration’s plans addressing climate change despite facts […]

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For Gaza Children, Returning to School reminder of Dead, Wounded Classmates

For Gaza Children, Returning to School reminder of Dead, Wounded Classmates

Fred Abrahams | (Human Rights Watch) | — The fighting began one year ago and lasted for 51 days. In Gaza, Israeli attacks from land, […]

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How the Washington Post got Taken in by Syria’s Taliban

How the Washington Post got Taken in by Syria’s Taliban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Making alliances of convenience is a perennial temptation in Washington, where policy-makers often have more ambition than ethics or […]

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Omar Sharif didn't have to Play a Terrorist

Omar Sharif didn’t have to Play a Terrorist

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Omar Sharif is dead at 83. Born Michel Chalhoub in Alexandria to Lebanese Christian parents in […]

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