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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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Why were Wall Street & Banking not Reformed after 2008?   Congress!

Why were Wall Street & Banking not Reformed after 2008? Congress!

Why haven’t any big bankers been prosecuted for their role in the housing crisis that led to the Great Recession? These finance executives took part in “scandals that violate the most basic ethical norms,” as the head of the IMF Christine Lagarde…

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Barack Obama
Don't Trust the Bombers on Iraq:  "Shock and Awe" Never Works

Don’t Trust the Bombers on Iraq: “Shock and Awe” Never Works

By Juan Cole In March of 2003, we were treated to an intensive bombardment of Iraq, which the Bush White House propagandists termed “Shock and […]

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Americans' Freedom of Speech has gone downhill since 9/11

Americans’ Freedom of Speech has gone downhill since 9/11

By Peter Van Buren What We’ve Lost Since 9/11 Taking Down the First Amendment in Post-Constitutional America By Peter Van Buren America has entered its […]

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Iraq
Why some Iraqis would rather try their luck under Sunni Extremists

Why some Iraqis would rather try their luck under Sunni Extremists

ERBIL, Iraq — Five days after fleeing Mosul in northern Iraq, Ahmed says he’s now more nervous than ever. But it’s not the Al Qaeda-inspired extremists who took over his hometown that have him worried. No, he’s scared of what his own military might…

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Bush
Wikileaks' Manning says US public was lied to about Iraq from the start

Wikileaks’ Manning says US public was lied to about Iraq from the start

Manning says US public lied to about Iraq from the start (via AFP) The detained US soldier convicted of leaking a trove of secret documents […]

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7 Myths about the Radical Sunni Advance in Iraq

7 Myths about the Radical Sunni Advance in Iraq

By Juan Cole Already in the past week and a half, many assertions are becoming commonplace in the inside-the-Beltway echo chamber about Iraq’s current crisis […]

Juan Cole

Blair cannot duck blame for troubles in Iraq

Blair cannot duck blame for troubles in Iraq

The former prime minister tries to twist the facts of Iraq to suit his political decisions

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The seven people who need to STFU about Iraq right now

The seven people who need to STFU about Iraq right now

We at Raw Story’s Oh God Here We Go Again desk know that we can’t be the only ones whose stomachs are turning at the thought of a renewed military engagement in Iraq. We marvel at the Big Brass Ones on some people who feel the need to offer their…

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Climate Change
We need new Maps!  That's how much Arctic Sea Ice has melted

We need new Maps! That’s how much Arctic Sea Ice has melted

By Lauren McCauley A map of the Arctic from the National Geographic Atlas of the World. (Screenshot via National Geographic)Cartographers working on the latest edition […]

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