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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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GE's 'Brilliant' Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage

GE’s ‘Brilliant’ Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage

GE’s Brilliant wind turbines generate electricity more cheaply than coal or gas according to Clean Technica , and have battery storage for when the wind […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly

US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly

Der Spiegel has two explosive stories on NSA spying from Edward Snowden’s leaked documents. The first is that the US has bugged the telephones and […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage

Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage

President Obama’s address at Soweto University, via Channel 4 News:

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Egypt
Duelling Demonstrations Divide Egypt over Morsi and Fundamentalism

Duelling Demonstrations Divide Egypt over Morsi and Fundamentalism

Tens of thousands of leftist, liberal and centrist protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday for “The Last Warning” aimed at President Muhammad Morsi of […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Glenn Greenwald: Good journalism is measured by how angry you make the people you're covering (Video)

Glenn Greenwald: Good journalism is measured by how angry you make the people you’re covering (Video)

Greenwald’s video appearance at the Socialism conference in Chicago (via We are Many:

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Everything you wanted to Know About NSA Surveillance  *but were afraid to ask (Stray)

Everything you wanted to Know About NSA Surveillance *but were afraid to ask (Stray)

Jonathan Stray writes at ProPublica: There have been a lot of news stories about NSA surveillance programs following the leaks of secret documents by Edward […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Clashes in Egypt during Morsi protests

Clashes in Egypt during Morsi protests

Egypt is beset today with dueling large protests for and against President Muhammad Morsi. In some places, as in Alexandria, they turned violent, and in […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Seven things you can learn from Mandela's Life (CNN Video)

Seven things you can learn from Mandela’s Life (CNN Video)

CNN/Buzzfeed review the 7 things we can learn from the life of Nelson Mandela.

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Top Ten Ways the Beltway Press will treat Gen. Cartwright differently from Snowden

Top Ten Ways the Beltway Press will treat Gen. Cartwright differently from Snowden

NBC reports that Gen. James “Hoss” Cartwright is under investigation as the source for David Sanger’s 2012 New York Times article revealing that the United […]

Juan Cole

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