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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“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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The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace

The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace

By Stephen Zunes | (Foreign Policy in Focus) — The United States blocked the latest UN resolution to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine for […]

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Bill of Rights
Now the DEA is Collecting our Phone Records:  RIP 4th Amendment

Now the DEA is Collecting our Phone Records: RIP 4th Amendment

By Hanni Fakhoury | (EFF) Think mass surveillance is just the wheelhouse of agencies like the NSA? Think again. One of the biggest concerns to […]

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Obama, blindsided by Boehner, Snubs Netanyahu

Obama, blindsided by Boehner, Snubs Netanyahu

By Alexandra Halaby | (IMEMC & Agencies) — White House: Netanyahu Visit ‘Departure From Protocol’ Hours after the State of the Union address by U.S. […]

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Poll: Americans support Obama on Negotiating with Iran

Poll: Americans support Obama on Negotiating with Iran

By Nancy Gallagher | (The Conversation) In his State of the Union address, the President’s core message was that the US has emerged strong from […]

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How Stable is Saudi Arabia?

How Stable is Saudi Arabia?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) This article appeared at The Nation earlier this month. I’m reprinting an excerpt on the occasion of King Abdallah’s […]

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Government surveillance
America's Walking Dead:  The Perpetual War Machine

America’s Walking Dead: The Perpetual War Machine

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) When it comes to the national security state, our capital has become a thought-free zone. The airlessness of the place, […]

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Iraq
Ragtag Kurdish Forces Face ISIL assaults at ‘The Kobani of Iraq’

Ragtag Kurdish Forces Face ISIL assaults at ‘The Kobani of Iraq’

By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | (Niqash.org) — NIQASH visits the northern Iraqi town of Kharabaroot, near Kirkuk, which has become the frontline for fighting […]

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Climate Change
Floods and fires across Southern Africa raise alarm bells on climate change

Floods and fires across Southern Africa raise alarm bells on climate change

SABC News | — “Floods and fires across the southern african region are raising alarm bells on climate change once again. These effects are being […]

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Netanyahu Imported by GOP to ensure Iran War

Netanyahu Imported by GOP to ensure Iran War

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Republican House Majority leader John Boehner secretly invited Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to Washington to address Congress […]

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