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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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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

Domestic Surveillance
The Other Face of Gov’t Surveillance: Informers, Saboteurs and Entrapment Artists (Gitlin)

The Other Face of Gov’t Surveillance: Informers, Saboteurs and Entrapment Artists (Gitlin)

Todd Gitlin writes at Tomdispatch.com Only Martians, by now, are unaware of the phone and online data scooped up by the National Security Agency (though […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Goree, Senegal's Notorious Slave Island (Video) (President Obama's Itinerary)

Goree, Senegal’s Notorious Slave Island (Video) (President Obama’s Itinerary)

Here is a UNESCO documentary on Gorée, the Slave Island off Senegal,: which President Obama and his family are visiting during their visit to that […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Germans Vigorously Protest Massive British/ NSA Spying on Email, Telephone Calls

Germans Vigorously Protest Massive British/ NSA Spying on Email, Telephone Calls

The German government has demanded answers from the British state with regard to revelations by Edward Snowden that the British spy agency GCHQ has a […]

Juan Cole

Tunisia
Under European Pressure, Tunisia suspends Sentence of 3 Protesters who Bared Breasts

Under European Pressure, Tunisia suspends Sentence of 3 Protesters who Bared Breasts

A Tunisian court has given suspended sentences to three European members of Femen (2 French, 1 German) who had bared their breasts in public to […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt: Morsi Fails to Appease Critics as Violence breaks out in Provinces

Egypt: Morsi Fails to Appease Critics as Violence breaks out in Provinces

Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi gave a major speech on Wednesday, commemorating his first year in office and attempting to mollify his political opposition, which is […]

Juan Cole

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