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Trump’s Last Stand: Demands for Hormuz Task Force fall on Deaf Ears
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Trump’s Last Stand: Demands for Hormuz Task Force fall on Deaf Ears

Neil Thompson

Nations outside the US signal their scepticism about White House plans for an international naval operation to re-open the Strait of Hormuz

“Was never deep in anything but Wine:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:41

“Was never deep in anything but Wine:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:41

03/19/2026 By Juan Cole

The Democratic Nat’l Committee’s Kneejerk Backing of Israel Is Political and Moral Failure

The Democratic Nat’l Committee’s Kneejerk Backing of Israel Is Political and Moral Failure

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Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinians are suffering from unfair distribution of water resources as Israel is consuming the vast majority of Palestinian water, Palestinian officials said […]

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Crime
US "War on Drugs" ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

US “War on Drugs” ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) – They behead people by the hundreds. They heap headless, handless bodies along roadsides as warnings to those who would […]

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Obama with Drama:  Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

Obama with Drama: Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Now that Leonard Nimoy is most unfortunately no longer with us, Barack Obama is the primary exemplar in […]

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Arab Spring
Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a 'War on Terror'

Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a ‘War on Terror’

By John Hursh | (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday afternoon, gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum in Tunis, killing at least 20 people. Many more people […]

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Israel
Jerusalem a Tinderbox that could Explode: EU Report

Jerusalem a Tinderbox that could Explode: EU Report

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – A leaked EU report cautioned that Jerusalem has reached its highest point of “polarization and violence” since the Second Intifada in 2005, […]

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Climate Change
Iran's Lakes becoming Deserts as Climate Change, Dams provoke Aridity

Iran’s Lakes becoming Deserts as Climate Change, Dams provoke Aridity

AFP | – “Nazar Sarani’s village in southeast Iran was once an island. It is now a desert, a casualty of the country’s worsening water […]

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Palestine
Palestinian Women:  The Oppressed of the Oppressed

Palestinian Women: The Oppressed of the Oppressed

By Mel Frykberg | – GAZA CITY (IPS) – Israel’s siege of Gaza, aided and abetted by the Egyptians in the south, has aggravated the […]

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Yemen Bombing:  It's not ISIL and it's not Sunni-Shiite Conflict

Yemen Bombing: It’s not ISIL and it’s not Sunni-Shiite Conflict

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The massive twin bombings at mosques in the capital that shook Yemen on Friday, killing over 100 and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Even if they can Defeat ISIL/ Daesh, Can Iraqi Politicians Get together?  The Surprising Answer

Even if they can Defeat ISIL/ Daesh, Can Iraqi Politicians Get together? The Surprising Answer

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) – Former political enemies are forming new, non-sectarian alliances to prepare for an extremist-free future. Shiites are partnering […]

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