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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Was this 16-year-old Drone Victim Really a Terrorist? (Chatterjee)

Pratap Chatterjee writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism He walked quietly between his two friends as he entered the conference hall in one of […]

Juan Cole

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Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

The American deployment of its thousands of drones or unmanned aircraft is one dimension of the breakdown of the rule of law. The US sends […]

Juan Cole

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Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

The first observance of Earth Day was March 21, 1970. I was 17, and along with other students at Broad Run High School, went out […]

Juan Cole

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Yes, MEMRI, there is a Fatwa from Khamenei forbidding Nukes

Yes, MEMRI, there is a Fatwa from Khamenei forbidding Nukes

I’m told that MEMRI, which has its origins in Israeli military intelligence, has put out a statement doubting that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ever […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (104)

Omar Khayyam (104)

Every place you see  a rose or red tulip, they are tinted by the blood  of a fallen king. Every violet petal  that falls to […]

Juan Cole

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Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Demand end to Military Rule

Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Demand end to Military Rule

Friday was the Day of Reviving the Revolution in Egypt, writes al-Hayat in Arabic, with tens of thousands of protesters filling Tahrir Square in downtown […]

Juan Cole

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War is God’s way… (Rodriguez)

War is God’s way… (Rodriguez)

Courtesy Paul Rodriguez Page. This quote appears to come from his stand up routine of 1987 in Los Angeles. It is often misattributed to Ambrose […]

Juan Cole

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Bahrain: little change since ‘brutal crackdown’ as Formula 1 begins (Serle)

Bahrain: little change since ‘brutal crackdown’ as Formula 1 begins (Serle)

Jack Serle writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Bird shot, tear gas and truncheon-wielding riot police are not the normal accompaniments to a Grand […]

Juan Cole

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Bahrain Protests ahead of Formula One Race

Bahrain Protests ahead of Formula One Race

Protesters in Bahrain on Thursday came out against the holding of the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, and met repression by police, who used […]

Juan Cole

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