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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“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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Obama Ridicules Science Denialists on Climate Change

Obama Ridicules Science Denialists on Climate Change

Obama renews climate change push (via AFP) President Barack Obama renewed his campaign to curb carbon emissions Saturday, saying the debate over climate change is […]

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Blair-Bush & Iraq: It's not just the quagmire but the Lawbreaking & Deception

Blair-Bush & Iraq: It’s not just the quagmire but the Lawbreaking & Deception

By Juan Cole Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is complaining that he is unfairly blamed for causing the current mess in Iraq and that […]

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Can Egypt face up to its sexual assault problem?

Can Egypt face up to its sexual assault problem?

At first, the blurry video of a celebration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, captured by an onlooker’s cellphone, is difficult to make out. Fireworks explode nearby as the shaky camera captures a crowd of men, jostling and shouting. Then, flashes of a…

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Iraq:  Radical Shiite Militia fights Sunni Extremists as US Carrier reaches Gulf

Iraq: Radical Shiite Militia fights Sunni Extremists as US Carrier reaches Gulf

By Juan Cole Saturday was a day of militia pushback against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS]. In a sign of growing polarization […]

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Foreign nationals struggle to send money home

Foreign nationals struggle to send money home

By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 14 June 2014: Money transfer companies are reportedly operating reduced hours, leaving many foreign nationals working in Libya struggling to […]

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When will they ever Learn? America on Brink of another Military Engagement

When will they ever Learn? America on Brink of another Military Engagement

By William R. Polk America appears once again to be on the brink of a war. This time the war is likely to be in […]

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Climate Change
The Biggest effect of Carbon Emissions:  Rapid Ocean Warming

The Biggest effect of Carbon Emissions: Rapid Ocean Warming

Posted on 12 June 2014 by John Abraham One benefit of working in the climate science arena is that I have the privilege to interact with some of the world’s most talented individuals. I have learned their stories while we have shared hypotheses about…

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"If you take down the central gov't...you could... see... pieces of Iraq fly off"- Dick Cheney 1994

“If you take down the central gov’t…you could… see… pieces of Iraq fly off”- Dick Cheney 1994

Dick Cheney on why the US shouldn’t invade Iraq (1994): “Because if we had gone to Baghdad we would have been all alone. There wouldn’t […]

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Enter the Ayatollah:  Sistani calls on Iraqis to enlist in Fight against "Terrorists"

Enter the Ayatollah: Sistani calls on Iraqis to enlist in Fight against “Terrorists”

Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, spiritual leader of most Iraqi Shiites, intervened forcefully in Iraqi politics on Thursday and Friday, giving his support to the national […]

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