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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed
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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed

Juan Cole

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shi’a al-Sudani on Wednesday called up Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and condemned Trump’s “unjust war”

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

03/15/2026 By The Conversation

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

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Saudis torture jailed Liberal Blogger w/ 1000 lashes for... Blogging

Saudis torture jailed Liberal Blogger w/ 1000 lashes for… Blogging

Human Rights Watch | (Beirut) — More Lashes Pending for Creating Liberal Website, Insulting Religious Authorities King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia should overturn the lashing […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
From Yemen to Paris:  The al-Qaeda Franchise from the 15th to the 60th Parallel N.

From Yemen to Paris: The al-Qaeda Franchise from the 15th to the 60th Parallel N.

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Analysts have been understandably cautious about the nature of the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo staff and a […]

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French Far Right Poised to Exploit Paris Attacks for Political Gain

French Far Right Poised to Exploit Paris Attacks for Political Gain

By Thomas Scotto | (The Conversation) On the streets of France there is a strong public response to the murders of 12 people at the […]

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How France's Jewish Community is affected by Paris Antisemitic Terrorist Attacks

How France’s Jewish Community is affected by Paris Antisemitic Terrorist Attacks

CCTV | (Ron Kampeas Interview) — “CCTV America’s Elaine Reyes interviewed Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ron Kampeas.” CCTV: “Ron Kampeas discusses […]

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Apartheid
Winter Floods strike a Gaza reduced to Rubble by Israeli Shelling

Winter Floods strike a Gaza reduced to Rubble by Israeli Shelling

GAZA CITY (Ma’an News Agency) — Hundreds of Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday were forced to evacuate their homes due to rising […]

Juan Cole

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How is the Press in the Muslim World covering the Paris Attacks?

How is the Press in the Muslim World covering the Paris Attacks?

By Joanna Paraszczuk | (RFE/RL) — Media in the Muslim world have published a wide variety of reactions to the deadly attack on the offices […]

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Yes, they're Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims' War on Terror

Yes, they’re Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims’ War on Terror

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — When American commentators like Carl Bernstein complain that Muslim authorities have not sufficiently denounced the terrorist attack on […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine

Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine

By Nasser Lahham | Ma’an News Agency | — The shooting at a satirical magazine in Paris on Wednesday, which left 12 people dead, came […]

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Charlie Hebdo:  A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

Charlie Hebdo: A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

By Aurelien Mondon | The Conversation | — The attack on Charlie Hebdo was an abominable tragedy. It struck the heart of one of our […]

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