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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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CIA ‘revives attacks on rescuers’ in Pakistan (Woods)

CIA ‘revives attacks on rescuers’ in Pakistan (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: CIA drones are reportedly reviving the use of highly-controversial tactics that target rescuers and funeral-goers. On […]

Juan Cole

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"Surgeon of Damascus" Promises more Blood, Blames West for Syria Violence

“Surgeon of Damascus” Promises more Blood, Blames West for Syria Violence

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that the 14-month-old attempted revolution in his country is being instigated by outside forces. He defended the bloody crackdown […]

Juan Cole

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Heartland Climate Scam Sinking, but so is Planet (McKibben)

Heartland Climate Scam Sinking, but so is Planet (McKibben)

Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com: A hard-hitting campaign from a new group called Forecast the Facts persuaded many of the corporations backing Heartland to withdraw […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Protests, Politicking around Mubarak Verdict Continue in Egypt

Protests, Politicking around Mubarak Verdict Continue in Egypt

Scattered protests took place around Egypt for a second day on Sunday, in reaction to a court judgment against deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak. On Saturday, […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Thousands Demonstrate in Alexandria Against Shafiq as Egypt Faces Election Turmoil

Thousands Demonstrate in Alexandria Against Shafiq as Egypt Faces Election Turmoil

Some 7,000 Egyptians demonstrated on Friday, demanding that Gen. Ahmad Shafiq be disqualified as a candidate for president of Egypt in the run-off elections scheduled […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Top Ten Reasons Romney Shouldn’t Arm Syrian Rebels

Top Ten Reasons Romney Shouldn’t Arm Syrian Rebels

GOP presidential hopeful Willard “Mitt” Romney has called on President Barack Obama to arm the Syrian opposition, accusing the president of lacking leadership for declining […]

Juan Cole

Drones
Hot Drone on Drone Action (Turse)

Hot Drone on Drone Action (Turse)

Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch.com: Introduction by Tom Engelhardt [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Today, you are witnessing the birth of a TomDispatch experiment.  Nick Turse […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Satellite Images Show Syrian Army Siege of Houla (BBC)

Satellite Images Show Syrian Army Siege of Houla (BBC)

The UN is debating whether to withdraw its observers from Syria, given that there is no point in deploying observers if they are just going […]

Juan Cole

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The Great Landgrab (Oldroyd)

The Great Landgrab (Oldroyd)

Rachel Oldroyd writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism The latest book by science and environment author Fred Pearce is a breezy waltz through a […]

Juan Cole

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