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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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Israeli Blockade of 40,000 Gaza Fishermen Briefly Broken by Youth Protesters

Israeli Blockade of 40,000 Gaza Fishermen Briefly Broken by Youth Protesters

About 200 Palestinian youth ctivists briefly broke the Israeli blockade on fishing off Gaza past an arbitrary 6-mile limit on Monday. World Bulletin writes: “”We […]

Juan Cole

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Can even Colbert make us laugh at America’s tragic growing Wealth Divide?

Can even Colbert make us laugh at America’s tragic growing Wealth Divide?

  Stephen Colbert on America’s astonishing wealth divide, which has even the Wall Street Journal worried: Boing Boing gives us the statistics : “#1 The […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Americans are 5% of World Population, consume 1/4 of its Energy (infographic)

Americans are 5% of World Population, consume 1/4 of its Energy (infographic)

Source: InternationalBusinessGuide.org

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
G. Willow Wilson on her Ms. Marvel Character as Muslim-American Superhero (BBC)

G. Willow Wilson on her Ms. Marvel Character as Muslim-American Superhero (BBC)

The BBC interviews G. Willow Wilson, creator of the reboot of the Ms Marvel comic book as a young Muslim-American. Here is the BBC interview: […]

Juan Cole

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Libya Needs UN Forces, National Reconciliation to Resolve its Crisis (Al Ghwell)

Libya Needs UN Forces, National Reconciliation to Resolve its Crisis (Al Ghwell)

by Hafed Al Ghwell Libya needs to formulate a vision and a plan for what it wants to be in 10 or 20 years. It […]

Juan Cole

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Dr. Strangelove in Afghanistan: an Advice Column for the Praetorian Surveillance State

Dr. Strangelove in Afghanistan: an Advice Column for the Praetorian Surveillance State

By Tom Engelhardt Col. Manners Answers Your Questions on the Etiquette of War, Nuclear Threats, and Surveillance By Colonel Manners (with a helping hand from […]

Juan Cole

al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Feinstein & Rogers justify NSA Spying with Syrian Rebels (Voted to Arm Syrian Rebels)

Feinstein & Rogers justify NSA Spying with Syrian Rebels (Voted to Arm Syrian Rebels)

Senator Diane Feinstein and Rep. Mike Rogers took to the airwaves on Sunday to warn that Americans are less safe than two years ago and […]

Juan Cole

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Photo of the Day: Palestinian Bedouin outside Jerusalem, 1930

Photo of the Day: Palestinian Bedouin outside Jerusalem, 1930

from Elia Photo Service via Mashriq Note that when this picture was taken the British counted roughly a million Palestinians in British Mandate Palestine, scheduled […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Constitution:  Army Strengthened, Religious Parties Banned, Freedom of Belief, Speech Enshrined

Egyptian Constitution: Army Strengthened, Religious Parties Banned, Freedom of Belief, Speech Enshrined

Over half the articles of the proposed constitution for Egypt were approved by the “Committee of 50” on Saturday. The rest will be taken up […]

Juan Cole

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