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Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity
Arab World

Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

10/03/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

10/03/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Satellite Imaging Shows 4/5s of Lights across Syria have gone out

Satellite Imaging Shows 4/5s of Lights across Syria have gone out

By Josh Butler | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – A single image can be more powerful, more descriptive and more potent than an entire essay […]

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Apartheid
Israeli Army Incursion into Central Gaza to Bulldoze Farmland

Israeli Army Incursion into Central Gaza to Bulldoze Farmland

By Saed Bannoura | IMEMC & Agencies – Several armored Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers carried out, on Wednesday morning, a limited invasion into an […]

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Dear Sweden:  HR Dispute with Saudis makes this a good time to adopt Electric Cars

Dear Sweden: HR Dispute with Saudis makes this a good time to adopt Electric Cars

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) First, the new left wing government in Sweden cancelled an arms sale to Saudi Arabia, even though Prime Minister […]

Juan Cole

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Ghosts of Saladin, Saddam & Khomeini: Tikrit Campaign's Historical Meaning

Ghosts of Saladin, Saddam & Khomeini: Tikrit Campaign’s Historical Meaning

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi forces (one-third army, two-thirds Shiite militias) that are surrounding Tikrit 80 miles north of Baghdad are […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
Did GOP Leaders Betray Our Country By Writing Letter to Iran?

Did GOP Leaders Betray Our Country By Writing Letter to Iran?

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) – “”Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses the continuing developments between the United States and its […]

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Lebanon
On Int'l Women's Day, Lebanese Anchor stands up to Sexist Sheikh

On Int’l Women’s Day, Lebanese Anchor stands up to Sexist Sheikh

Elliott Hill and Mark Sovel | The Lip TV | – “Sexist Islamist scholar Hani Al-Seba’i told Lebanese television host Rima Karaki to shut up […]

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Foreign Policy
5 Things Official Washington won't Tell you about Netanyahu's Israel

5 Things Official Washington won’t Tell you about Netanyahu’s Israel

Bill Van Esveld | (Human Rights Watch) – Amid the controversy around Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress, the Obama administration’s […]

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Constitution
Dems on Hill line up with Obama on Iran Deal after GOP Letter Stunt

Dems on Hill line up with Obama on Iran Deal after GOP Letter Stunt

By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON — Democratic Party backers of a bipartisan bill requiring congressional review of a potential deal to limit Iran’s nuclear […]

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Constitution
The Letter:  Top 5 Similarities of GOP and Iran Hard Liners

The Letter: Top 5 Similarities of GOP and Iran Hard Liners

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – 47 GOP senators sent a letter to Iran on Monday warning that country that any agreement only signed […]

Juan Cole

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