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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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Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)

Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)

NDTV | — “Six years after we signed a bilateral agreement we are moving towards commercial viability,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcing an agreement […]

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The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International

The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International

By Jasmin Ramsey | (WASHINGTON (IPS) – While it’s anyone’s guess whether a final deal will be reached over Iran’s nuclear programme this year, a […]

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Climate Change
Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed:  Low-Cost Oil and Pollution

Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed: Low-Cost Oil and Pollution

Tom Giesen| (Informed Comment) — Here is a brief primer on the real implications of the decline of oil prices and environmental degradation on the […]

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Yemen Civil War? Masses Rally in Capital & South Secedes

Yemen Civil War? Masses Rally in Capital & South Secedes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — From 1967 to 1990, and again briefly in 1994, South Yemen was an independent country. In the first […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate-Denial Buffoon Inhofe takes Big $$ from Big Oil, Says Scientists Corrupt

Climate-Denial Buffoon Inhofe takes Big $$ from Big Oil, Says Scientists Corrupt

ThinkProgress Video | — ThinkProgress: “Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Tells The Senate Why He Thinks Global Warming Is A Hoax” [Added by Juan Cole]: The Center […]

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Israel
Extremist Lieberman: Unified Palestinian-Israeli Party a threat to Israel as 'Jewish State'

Extremist Lieberman: Unified Palestinian-Israeli Party a threat to Israel as ‘Jewish State’

By IMEMC & Agencies Arab parties in Israel announced they would be running in the upcoming Israeli Knesset election, scheduled for March 17, in a […]

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Banking
Greece move left would Give Europe Chance to Rediscover Social Responsibility

Greece move left would Give Europe Chance to Rediscover Social Responsibility

By Marianna Fotaki (IPS) – The European Union should not be afraid of the leftist opposition party Syriza winning the Greek election, but see it […]

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Dissent
Saudi's Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger

Saudi’s Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger

BBC News | — “Blogger Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticising Saudi Arabian clerics on his […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Yemen:  Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov't Collapses

Yemen: Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov’t Collapses

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Thousands demonstrated in Sanaa on Saturday morning against the Houthi take-over of the Yemeni government. Down south in Aden, […]

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