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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Central Intelligence Agency
Double Standard: Petraeus Avoids Prison, But Whistleblowers Not So Lucky

Double Standard: Petraeus Avoids Prison, But Whistleblowers Not So Lucky

Newsy | – “Retired Gen. David Petraeus was sentenced Thursday for mishandling classified government documents, but why was his punishment relatively light?” Newsy: “Petraeus Avoids […]

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African-Americans
Tensions Boil Over After Baltimore Police Call Protesters "Lynch Mob"

Tensions Boil Over After Baltimore Police Call Protesters “Lynch Mob”

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) Demonstrators still seeking answers over the mysterious and troubling death of Freddie Gray, who died of a spinal […]

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FBI
A Letter of Apology to My Grandson:  A Pox on Twenty-First-Century America

A Letter of Apology to My Grandson: A Pox on Twenty-First-Century America

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) Dear Grandson, Consider my address book — and yes, the simple fact that I have one already tells you […]

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Rand Paul: GOP Hawks are Obama's "Lapdogs;"  McCain: Paul 'Worst Candidate'

Rand Paul: GOP Hawks are Obama’s “Lapdogs;” McCain: Paul ‘Worst Candidate’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The philosophical difference between the Libertarian-leaning Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the GOP hawks has burst into open name-calling. […]

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History
Mobilizing For Mosul, Iraq: Scholars Work To Save Town's Heritage from ISIL

Mobilizing For Mosul, Iraq: Scholars Work To Save Town’s Heritage from ISIL

By Coilin O’Connor | (RFE/RL) – While much of the world stands by as the militant Islamic State group takes a sledgehammer to the Middle […]

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Christianity
2015 Darwin Award:  Paris would-be Church bomber Shoots own Leg, Calls 911

2015 Darwin Award: Paris would-be Church bomber Shoots own Leg, Calls 911

France24 | — “This church in the Parisian suburb of Villejuif may have escaped being attacked last week-end. “Documentation was found that said without ambiguity […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Blood Money?  After Bombing Yemen, Saudis offer $274 mn. in Humanitarian Aid

Blood Money? After Bombing Yemen, Saudis offer $274 mn. in Humanitarian Aid

By Thalif Deen | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Saudi Arabia’s right hand does not know what its left foot is up to, belittles an […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Fossil Fuels have to Stay in the Ground: But Renewables are anyway Cheaper

Fossil Fuels have to Stay in the Ground: But Renewables are anyway Cheaper

By Will Steffen and Martin Rice | (The Conversation) Ninety per cent of Australia’s current coal reserves will need to be left in the ground […]

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Houthi
How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen

How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen

CNN | – “CNN’s Tom Foreman uses virtual reality to show how the U.S. intends to monitor Iranian ships off the coast of Yemen.” CNN: […]

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