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Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture
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Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture

H. Scott Prosterman

Tomer-Yerushalmi freely admits to leaking the video to expose the serious nature of the crimes she was investigating,

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The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session

The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session

11/06/2025 By Human Rights Watch

How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response

How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response

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Afghanistan
Rabbani's Assassination Sharpens Afghanistan Contradictions

Rabbani’s Assassination Sharpens Afghanistan Contradictions

Burhan al-Din Rabbani’s assassination late Tuesday was a further signal that things are going very badly in Afghanistan. Rabbani is a former president of Afghanistan […]

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Libya
Libyan Transitional Troops enter Sabha

Libyan Transitional Troops enter Sabha

Reuters reports that Libyan troops of the new government have taken the airport of the southern desert city of Sabha, a key site on the […]

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Obama’s Tax Critics:  Political Doggerel of the Day

Obama’s Tax Critics: Political Doggerel of the Day

The Tea Party tore into Obama for staging a taxation drama. They would rather he cut doctor visits somewhat and save millionaires from such trauma.

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Egypt
Top  Arab Spring Stories Today

Top Arab Spring Stories Today

Yemeni security forces killed 24 protesters on Sunday as the conflict between partisans of wounded president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his detractors escalated. Anti-Saleh protesters […]

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Afghanistan
Cole on the 9/11 Aftermath at AskM

Cole on the 9/11 Aftermath at AskM

I cover questions about Iraq, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda and the Arab Spring in this recent interview at AskM (a program of the University of Michigan News […]

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Egypt
Cole on the Middle East at O Globo’s “Milenio”

Cole on the Middle East at O Globo’s “Milenio”

My interview on Middle Eastern affairs with the O Globo television network’s “Milenio” program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is now on line here. (After […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians seek UN Moxie

Palestinians seek UN Moxie

Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gave a major speech Friday making it clear to the Palestinians that the PA will seek membership in the United […]

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Libya
Libyan TNC Fighters Said to have Entered Sirte

Libyan TNC Fighters Said to have Entered Sirte

Transitional National Council forces announced Thursday night that they had taken most of Sirte, the birthplace of Muammar Qaddafi where elements of his dreaded 32nd […]

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Muslim Brotherhood Rebukes Erdogan for Advocacy of Secularism

Muslim Brotherhood Rebukes Erdogan for Advocacy of Secularism

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s speech at at the Arab League on Monday and at the Cairo Opera House on Tuesday made waves in the […]

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