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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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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
US Commander: Death of Jordan Pilot Turning Point in ISIL Fight

US Commander: Death of Jordan Pilot Turning Point in ISIL Fight

ABC News | – United Arab Emirates joins Jordan in fight against ISIS after the horrific death of the pilot. ABC News: “Gen. John Allen […]

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Energy
EPA: Keystone XL would have a ‘significant’ impact on climate

EPA: Keystone XL would have a ‘significant’ impact on climate

The Tree | — Intro The arguments for rejecting the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline just got stronger: this time its about […]

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journalism
The reporter as action hero: what could possibly go wrong?

The reporter as action hero: what could possibly go wrong?

By Russell Frank | (The Conversation) Longtime New Yorker magazine staff writer Lillian Ross once admonished aspiring reporters not to write about themselves. “As a […]

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Belgium
Belgium’s Parliament latest to call for Recognition of Palestine

Belgium’s Parliament latest to call for Recognition of Palestine

By IMEMC News & Agencies | – Late on Thursday, the Belgian parliament approved a resolution calling for official recognition of Palestine as a state. […]

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censorship
Amal Clooney Seeks talks with Egypt's Sisi over Client jailed for Committing Journalism

Amal Clooney Seeks talks with Egypt’s Sisi over Client jailed for Committing Journalism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Update: Egypt has announced that Mohamed Fahmy will be retried in Cairo. Human Rights attorney Amal Clooney, wife […]

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Energy
Can Plants teach us how to make Better Solar Panels?

Can Plants teach us how to make Better Solar Panels?

CCTV America | — “Even with the robust sales, solar panels aren’t terribly efficient, converting only about 10-15 percent of the sun’s rays into useable […]

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Government surveillance
British Tribunal Finds Gov't Spy deal with NSA was Illegal

British Tribunal Finds Gov’t Spy deal with NSA was Illegal

RT | — “GCHQ spying on British citizens against human rights – UK court” RT: “Human rights systematically abused by UK secret service”

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Government surveillance
Battling Terrorism Shouldn’t Justify Torture, Spying: U.N. Rights Chief

Battling Terrorism Shouldn’t Justify Torture, Spying: U.N. Rights Chief

By Thalif Deen | (IPS) UNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations, which is the legal guardian of scores of human rights […]

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Environment
Palestine Environmental authority warns against Israeli toxic waste dumping

Palestine Environmental authority warns against Israeli toxic waste dumping

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Environment Quality Authority on Saturday said that any individual found responsible for exporting hazardous waste from Israel to Palestinian lands […]

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