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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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Supreme Court Requires Warrants for Cell Searches, But won't Protect Internet Streaming

Supreme Court Requires Warrants for Cell Searches, But won’t Protect Internet Streaming

Via Electronic Frontier Foundation Justices Rule Changing Technology Demands Limits for Police but Requires Permission from TV Broadcasters San Francisco – The U.S. Supreme Court […]

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Iraq's PM al-Maliki Rejects Gov't of Nat'l Unity as Sunnis Demand he step Down

Iraq’s PM al-Maliki Rejects Gov’t of Nat’l Unity as Sunnis Demand he step Down

By Juan Cole Secretary of State John Kerry is an experienced and knowledgeable diplomat, but the difficulty of the situation in the Middle East right […]

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Elizabeth Warren Crushes Chris Matthews, And A Word On Cement

Elizabeth Warren Crushes Chris Matthews, And A Word On Cement

By Sandy Dechert Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball, met more than his match last Thursday when he took on lively freshman Senator Elizabeth Warren […]

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Iraq Crisis: It's the Oil, Stupid!

Iraq Crisis: It’s the Oil, Stupid!

By Michael Schwartz via Tomdispatch Events in Iraq are headline news everywhere, and once again, there is no mention of the issue that underlies much […]

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Republican Party
Cheney’s Blame Game on Iraq:  Mess O’Potamia – 300 (Jon Stewart)

Cheney’s Blame Game on Iraq: Mess O’Potamia – 300 (Jon Stewart)

Jon Stewart of the Daily Show: “The militant group ISIS quickly gains control of much of Iraq, giving Dick Cheney an opportunity to place blame […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Iraq in last Throes as Kurdistan Seeks Independence, Syria & Iran intervene

Iraq in last Throes as Kurdistan Seeks Independence, Syria & Iran intervene

By Juan Cole Former Vice President and unindicted felon Richard Bruce Cheney (they always give the criminals’ names that way, in full) once said that […]

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Barack Obama
Obama's Drone Memo Revealed: US Gov't can over-rule 4th Amendment

Obama’s Drone Memo Revealed: US Gov’t can over-rule 4th Amendment

By Sarah Lazare The U.S. government on Monday partially released the formerly-classified Department of Justice "drone memo," dated 2010, in which Obama administration lawyers argue […]

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"Ready, Fire, Aim!"  Are We Stumbling into another War?

“Ready, Fire, Aim!” Are We Stumbling into another War?

By William R. Polk Analysis of foreign affairs problems often ends in a mental block. As we have seen in each of our recent crises […]

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How WW I, British Greed, and Oil Distorted Modern Iran

How WW I, British Greed, and Oil Distorted Modern Iran

By Farhad Malekafzali With one hundredth anniversary of the start of WWI fast approaching, the consequences of the war for Iran deserves attention. When it […]

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