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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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What Really Caused the Paris Killings?  (Gilbert Achcar Interview)

What Really Caused the Paris Killings? (Gilbert Achcar Interview)

Gilbert Achcar/ Ahmed Shawki | (Socialist Worker) Interview: Gilbert Achcar, SOAS In the aftermath of the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris and […]

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Militarization
How the Anti-War Movement was Demobilized; Remembering I.F. Stone

How the Anti-War Movement was Demobilized; Remembering I.F. Stone

By Tom Engelardt | (Tomdispatch.com) Well, it’s one, two, three, look at that amputee,At least it’s below the knee,Could have been worse, you see.Well, it’s […]

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GOP's Scott Walker: Pitches possible Syria War to make us Like Him

GOP’s Scott Walker: Pitches possible Syria War to make us Like Him

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Likely Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, says he might favor sending US ground troops to mount […]

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Iraq
The Other Sinjar Massacre: As Iraq's ISIL driven Back, Reprisals against Sunni Collaborators

The Other Sinjar Massacre: As Iraq’s ISIL driven Back, Reprisals against Sunni Collaborators

Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) – As extremists from the Islamic State group are slowly driven out of northern Iraq, members of one of […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
After Charlie Hebdo:  How Will Europe Deal with Islam and Muslims?

After Charlie Hebdo: How Will Europe Deal with Islam and Muslims?

By Neslihan Çevik | (Daily Sabah) – After the tragic Charlie Hebdo massacre, it seems that Europe has several options regarding its policies on Islam […]

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Climate Change
Yes, Virginia, Global Warming can mean Heavier Snowstorms (for a while)

Yes, Virginia, Global Warming can mean Heavier Snowstorms (for a while)

By Kevin Trenberth | National Center for Atmospheric Research | (The Conversation) As first glance, asking whether global warming results in more snow may seem […]

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Israel
Israel destroys water lines feeding Palestinian areas in Jordan Valley

Israel destroys water lines feeding Palestinian areas in Jordan Valley

TUBAS (Ma’an) – Israeli forces on Thursday destroyed a water network which feeds Palestinian villages and Bedouin dwellings in the northern Jordan Valley, the head […]

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Hizbullah
Israel and Lebanon:  Is a 3rd War in the Offing?

Israel and Lebanon: Is a 3rd War in the Offing?

By Rola El-Husseini | (Special to Informed Comment) – On January 18, 2015 an Israeli military operation lead to the death of Jihad Mughniyah in […]

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censorship
Journalist Greste Freed by Egyptian Junta, but Press Freedom still Hostage

Journalist Greste Freed by Egyptian Junta, but Press Freedom still Hostage

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Peter Greste, an Australian journalist working for Aljazeera English, has been released from an Egyptian prison after a […]

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