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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

How Trump is Demolishing U. S. Global Power and its World Order

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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 […]

Juan Cole

FATA
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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Bashar al-Assad
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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Crime
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
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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Crime
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 […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
That time when White Terrorists Ambushed Nevada Police after Fox Supported Bundy Gunmen Threatening Law Enforcement

That time when White Terrorists Ambushed Nevada Police after Fox Supported Bundy Gunmen Threatening Law Enforcement

They shouted, “This is a revolution!” ABC News: “Deadly Shooting Spree in Las Vegas” Related posts: Fox News asks Rand Paul if Reid is right […]

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Christianity
Pope Francis hosts Israeli, Palestinian Leaders as "Brothers"

Pope Francis hosts Israeli, Palestinian Leaders as “Brothers”

Deborah Lutterbeck reports: “Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend a peace prayer meeting in “neutral” Vatican gardens.” Reuters: “Pope […]

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Iraq
Iraq: 450,000 have fled al-Anbar as Gov't Deploys Militias against al-Qaeda

Iraq: 450,000 have fled al-Anbar as Gov’t Deploys Militias against al-Qaeda

Euronews reports: “Security slips further in Iraq as car bombs hit Baghdad” Ahmad Hadi gives the background at Niqash.org Members of an extremist Shiite Muslim […]

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