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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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One Million Afro-Iraqis say "Yes We Can" in Next Election

One Million Afro-Iraqis say “Yes We Can” in Next Election

(By Mustafa Sadoun for Niqash, in Basra) There are an estimated 1.5 million African Iraqis in Iraq today and with these coming elections, the group […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
Peeping Toms of the Intel World: Recording Bulk Private Yahoo Webcam Chats

Peeping Toms of the Intel World: Recording Bulk Private Yahoo Webcam Chats

(By Juan Cole) In the same way that pedophiles are attracted to professions where they come into frequent contact with children, peeping Toms surely are […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
This Apartheid Week, Read the Report Israel Doesn't Want you To See

This Apartheid Week, Read the Report Israel Doesn’t Want you To See

(By Ben White) This week has seen the promotion of yet more anti-democratic legislation in Israel. A new law that received final approval by the […]

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Environment
GOP v. Nature:  House Voted Against Environment 95 Percent Of The Time In 2013

GOP v. Nature: House Voted Against Environment 95 Percent Of The Time In 2013

House Republicans voted in line with environmental interests on key environmental legislation an average of just 5 percent of the time in 2013, according to a new scorecard. The scorecard, released each year from the League of Conservation Voters, tallied…

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al-Qaeda
Obama and the Golden Calf of National Security:  Broken Commandments

Obama and the Golden Calf of National Security: Broken Commandments

(Karen J. Greenberg) In January 2009, Barack Obama entered the Oval Office projecting idealism and proud to be the constitutional law professor devoted to turning […]

Juan Cole

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Who Favors Discrimination against Gay Newlyweds?  Most Republicans, old People, Southerners, Evangelicals

Who Favors Discrimination against Gay Newlyweds? Most Republicans, old People, Southerners, Evangelicals

A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute sheds light on the divisions in the US over gay marriage. Over all, acceptance of gay […]

Juan Cole

Turkey’s election board bans TV program for ‘one-sided’ opinions

Turkey’s election board bans TV program for ‘one-sided’ opinions

The High Elections Board (YSK) has banned a news program from broadcasting on the private Bugün TV news station for “including only one-sided opinions,” according […]

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Islam
Israel Parliament debates incursion into Holy Muslim site in Jerusalem

Israel Parliament debates incursion into Holy Muslim site in Jerusalem

(Via AFP) Israel police, protesters clash at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque (via AFP) Israeli police clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians Tuesday in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound of […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Threatened Syrian Christians taking up Arms, Tackling Extremists

Threatened Syrian Christians taking up Arms, Tackling Extremists

(By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi) When it comes to news reports on Christians in Syria, the general focus is on the concerns Christian civilians have about […]

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