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Air Campaigns don’t Win Wars on their Own: Why Israel will largely Fail in Iran
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Air Campaigns don’t Win Wars on their Own: Why Israel will largely Fail in Iran

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel’s militarily useless, entirely unprovoked and wholly illegal air war on Iran differs significantly from its previous wars in the […]

America’s Vacillating Mideast Policy: Is anyone in Charge?

America’s Vacillating Mideast Policy: Is anyone in Charge?

06/18/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

Israel-Iran War: History shows you cannot assassinate your way to Peace

Israel-Iran War: History shows you cannot assassinate your way to Peace

06/18/2025 By The Conversation

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Black Lives Matter:  Massive Crowds Protest Racialized Police Brutality in Cities across US

Black Lives Matter: Massive Crowds Protest Racialized Police Brutality in Cities across US

By Lauren McCauley | (Commondreams.org) Thousands marching in New York and Washington D.C. against police brutality, racial profiling and American’s broken criminal justice system Adding […]

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Muslim Fundamentalist Militants on Israel's Doorstep: The War Next Door

Muslim Fundamentalist Militants on Israel’s Doorstep: The War Next Door

Vice News | — “In August, al Nusra Front jihadists took control of Syria’s side of the border crossing with Israel and kidnapped over 40 […]

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Israeli sqatters in Palestinian Hebron stab, injure Palestinian 12-year-old

Israeli sqatters in Palestinian Hebron stab, injure Palestinian 12-year-old

HEBRON (Ma’an) — A mob of Israeli settlers stabbed a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the Old City of Hebron Monday night, medical sources told Ma’an. […]

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6 Reasons Lower Oil Prices won't Stop Solar, Wind and Electric Cars

6 Reasons Lower Oil Prices won’t Stop Solar, Wind and Electric Cars

By Juan Cole | — Some observers have alleged that lower oil prices will slow down the green energy revolution. This allegation is unlikely to […]

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The Koch Tax:  Why are Floridians being denied Free, Clean Energy from the Sun?

The Koch Tax: Why are Floridians being denied Free, Clean Energy from the Sun?

WPBT2 | — “According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Florida ranks third for solar potential nationally, but ranked 18th when it comes to development […]

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How Uncle Sam’s Reputation became Icky (Political Cartoon)

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India
Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive

Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive

Channel 4 News | — “Channel 4 News identifies the man who became one of the most-followed disseminators of pro-jihadi material on Twitter.” Channel 4: […]

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What Ferguson, Eric Garner, and CIA Torture Have in Common

What Ferguson, Eric Garner, and CIA Torture Have in Common

By Shahid Buttar | (Daily Kos) | From black sites to #BlackLivesMatter, it’s time to end impunity for criminals with badges. There’s no better way […]

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Top 5 Planks of 2016 GOP Platform?   Torture, War, Bank Corruption, Paid-For Elections

Top 5 Planks of 2016 GOP Platform? Torture, War, Bank Corruption, Paid-For Elections

By Juan Cole | — This week, the release by the Senate of a report on torture as practiced in the zeroes by the CIA, […]

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