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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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African-Americans
Our reply to Dylann Roof's Hate:  Donate to "Mother Emanuel" AME Church

Our reply to Dylann Roof’s Hate: Donate to “Mother Emanuel” AME Church

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There are many essential responses to the racist terrorism that attacked Emanuel AME Church, which the […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Since 2002, Right-wing White Terrorists have Killed More Americans Than Muslim Extremists

Since 2002, Right-wing White Terrorists have Killed More Americans Than Muslim Extremists

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “When we have certain kinds of attacks in this country, there is terrorism world-wide, it’s […]

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Iraq
End of Sykes-Picot:  Is Independence for Iraqi Kurdistan a Decade Away?

End of Sykes-Picot: Is Independence for Iraqi Kurdistan a Decade Away?

Niqash.org | Sulaymaniyah | – – As Iraqis and Syrians fight, Kurds are holding elections and drafting laws. After Kurds also won in Turkish elections, […]

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Economy
From Iran:  Sanctions help the Hardliners

From Iran: Sanctions help the Hardliners

William Beeman | (Informed Comment) | – – Bill Beeman writes from Iran: I am continuing my trip through Iran traveling from Yazd to Isfahan […]

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Barack Obama
Down the Iraqi Rabbit Hole (Again):  Washington in Wonderland

Down the Iraqi Rabbit Hole (Again): Washington in Wonderland

By Andrew J. Bacevich | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – There is a peculiar form of insanity in which a veneer of rationality distracts attention from […]

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African-Americans
Another White non-Terrorist Kills 9, Makes Bomb Threats

Another White non-Terrorist Kills 9, Makes Bomb Threats

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Update: Suspected shooter Dylann Roof has been apprehended. He had a gun with him at the […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Why Conservatives fear Pope's Climate Letter:  A Radical Attack on the Logic of the Market

Why Conservatives fear Pope’s Climate Letter: A Radical Attack on the Logic of the Market

Steffen Böhm | (The Conversation) | – – What makes Pope Francis and his 187-page encyclical so radical isn’t just his call to urgently tackle […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
French Telco CEO Receives Death Threats, is Cyberstalked over Withdrawal from Israel

French Telco CEO Receives Death Threats, is Cyberstalked over Withdrawal from Israel

By IMEMC | – – Orange boss Stephane Richard has taken legal action after receiving death threats against himself and family members amid a row […]

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Climate Change
Can Big Coal, Oil be Put on Trial for Global Warming Damage by Victims?

Can Big Coal, Oil be Put on Trial for Global Warming Damage by Victims?

By Thalif Deen | – – UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations, which is tasked with the protection of the global […]

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