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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Iraq: ISIL was Chased from Tikrit, other Towns: But Gov't still AWOL

Iraq: ISIL was Chased from Tikrit, other Towns: But Gov’t still AWOL

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – A wave of victories against extremists should have seen civilian life slowly return to Iraq’s liberated cities. […]

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Christians
Iran Deal:   Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day

Iran Deal: Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day

Mark Sovel and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV) | – “Michele Bachmann spoke about the coming End of Times and the return of Jesus Christ to […]

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UN Denounces Israel for imprisoning Palestinians without Charge, Trial Policy

UN Denounces Israel for imprisoning Palestinians without Charge, Trial Policy

By IMEMC | – Israeli practices of detaining Palestinians without charge or trial is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which defines humanitarian protection […]

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Displaced and Refugees
With 311 Civilians dead in Yemen Strikes, Saudis & US must Investigate War Crimes

With 311 Civilians dead in Yemen Strikes, Saudis & US must Investigate War Crimes

Human Rights Watch | – (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia, other coalition members, and the United States should ensure that coalition forces take necessary steps […]

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Water Delivery, Hospitals endangered as Yemen is plunged into Darkness

Water Delivery, Hospitals endangered as Yemen is plunged into Darkness

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Yemen generates 800 megawatts of electricity under ordinary circumstances, which powers its hospitals, including emergency care units, and […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Triassic Graveyard: 200 Mn Years ago, CO2 emissions like ours led to Mass Extinction

Triassic Graveyard: 200 Mn Years ago, CO2 emissions like ours led to Mass Extinction

By Jessica H. Whiteside | (The Conversation) – Just over 200 million years ago, the end-Triassic mass extinction killed off more than half of the […]

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Human Rights
Marriage Mosul-Style: Love In The Time of The Caliphate

Marriage Mosul-Style: Love In The Time of The Caliphate

By Khales Joumah | (Niqash.org) | — (Mosul) – Despite restrictions of life under extremist rule and an uncertain future, locals in Mosul are still […]

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Apartheid
Child Labor On Israeli Farms Exposed

Child Labor On Israeli Farms Exposed

AJ+ | – Human Rights Watch has exposed Palestinian child labor on farms in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Children – many […]

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President Hillary Clinton's Middle East Policy: Interventions, Wars, More of Same

President Hillary Clinton’s Middle East Policy: Interventions, Wars, More of Same

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Hillary Clinton announced her bid for the presidency Sunday, prompting another of these attempts at IC to do […]

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