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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:18

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:18

10/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

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Is Wind Energy taking over the Planet and Saving it?

Is Wind Energy taking over the Planet and Saving it?

By Nicole Jewell | (Fix.com) | – – Renewable energy has come a long way in a relatively short time. But there are still many […]

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al-Qaeda
Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?

Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?

By Hakim Khatib | ( Your Middle East ) – – War in Syria The Syrian upheaval has, increasingly, been fixed in a religious framework […]

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New Poll: only 1 in 4 in US want more American involvement abroad; Cuba & Iran lower on List

New Poll: only 1 in 4 in US want more American involvement abroad; Cuba & Iran lower on List

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – A new NORC/ AP poll, done before the Iran deal was announced by President Obama, shows how […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Israeli troops Suppress Demo for Hunger-Striker Allan, in Coma

Israeli troops Suppress Demo for Hunger-Striker Allan, in Coma

By Saed Bannoura – (IMEMC News) Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, Saturday, after Israeli soldiers assaulted hundreds of residents marching […]

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Counter-Terrorism
ISIL: What nonviolent steps could the US take to defeat it?

ISIL: What nonviolent steps could the US take to defeat it?

By Adil E. Shamoo | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – There may be a responsible way to fight the Islamic State, but the […]

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Bill of Rights
New Proof: AT&T and NSA’s Long Surveillance Partnership shredded 4th Amendment

New Proof: AT&T and NSA’s Long Surveillance Partnership shredded 4th Amendment

By Mark Rumold | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – Reports today in the New York Times and ProPublica confirm what EFF’s Jewel v. […]

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Afghanistan
Is al-Zawahiri's oath to Taliban a sign al-Qaeda is finished? Will ISIL step In?

Is al-Zawahiri’s oath to Taliban a sign al-Qaeda is finished? Will ISIL step In?

By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/ RL ) – – After almost a year of silence, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has released an audio message […]

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Censors
How the Israel Lobbies hurt U of Illinois-UC & 1st Amendment (Salaita Case)

How the Israel Lobbies hurt U of Illinois-UC & 1st Amendment (Salaita Case)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There is no honor among thieves or ideologues, and it is sad to see a great […]

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
Brothers in Arms: Jeb Bush Won't Say 'No' To Future Torture

Brothers in Arms: Jeb Bush Won’t Say ‘No’ To Future Torture

By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org | – – ‘This is what happens when you don’t prosecute officials for illegally torturing people.’ While […]

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