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Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims
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Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A genetic history study of Spain by Gonzalo Oteo-Garcia et al. in Genome Biology eloquently confirms the story of the […]

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

05/25/2025 By Middle East Monitor

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

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Lighting the Darkest Corners of Government:  Review of Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide

Lighting the Darkest Corners of Government: Review of Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide

Book review and discussion questions for reading groups In No Place to Hide, Glenn Greenwald shows that a modern investigative reporter doesn’t just need the courage to take on the United States government and established media. He also needs a whole…

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US Military Fail:  Long Asian Land Wars a Route to Disaster since 1963

US Military Fail: Long Asian Land Wars a Route to Disaster since 1963

By Tom Engelhardt via Tomdispatch.com The United States has been at war — major boots-on-the-ground conflicts and minor interventions, firefights, air strikes, drone assassination campaigns, […]

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And the Walls Come Tumbling Down: Israeli PM Netanyahu on Notice from both Left and Right

And the Walls Come Tumbling Down: Israeli PM Netanyahu on Notice from both Left and Right

By Carlyn Meyer If there was any doubt about which side came out stronger from the failed Kerry peace initiative, it’s been put to rest […]

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The Fall of Mosul and the False Promises of Modern History

The Fall of Mosul and the False Promises of Modern History

By Juan Cole The fall of Mosul to the radical, extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a set of historical indictments. Mosul […]

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Pakistan's War on Terror?  Gov't bombs Taliban after Deadly Airport Attack

Pakistan’s War on Terror? Gov’t bombs Taliban after Deadly Airport Attack

Pakistan pounds ‘terrorist hideouts’ after Karachi attack (via AFP) Pakistan carried out early morning air strikes Tuesday on a militant-infested tribal district, killing at least […]

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Right Said Fred:  Syria's Assad a War Criminal (John Oliver Video)

Right Said Fred: Syria’s Assad a War Criminal (John Oliver Video)

Right Said Fred (really!) appears on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to tell Syrian president Bashar al-Assad what a dick he is. It’s going […]

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Vegas 'Revolution' Shooters inspired by Tea Party Law allowing Shooting of Police

Vegas ‘Revolution’ Shooters inspired by Tea Party Law allowing Shooting of Police

Vegas cop killers ‘had pro-gun militia links’ (via AFP) A gun-toting couple possibly linked to anti-government militias killed two US cops execution-style and left a […]

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Egypt: Sisi Celebrations marred by mob sexual assault in Tahrir Square

Egypt: Sisi Celebrations marred by mob sexual assault in Tahrir Square

CAIRO — Egypt’s police arrested half a dozen men for sexually assaulting women during celebrations for the inauguration of Egypt’s newly-elected president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, as public outrage mounted over an online video appearing to show a sexually…

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Top 3 White Terrorist Attacks in America this Week

Top 3 White Terrorist Attacks in America this Week

By Juan Cole Our capitalist class may be becoming an absolute danger to ordinary Americans. By promoting a doctrine of absolute right to gun ownership […]

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