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Cowardly Israeli Murder of 5 Journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, Smearing them as Hamas
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Cowardly Israeli Murder of 5 Journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, Smearing them as Hamas

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli state by now has a long and sanguinary history of murdering writers and journalists in cold blood. In […]

As Summer Temperatures Soar, Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens

As Summer Temperatures Soar, Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens

08/11/2025 By Global Voices

Why the Gaza War won’t End: Israel’s Strategic Goal has been Ethnic Cleansing

Why the Gaza War won’t End: Israel’s Strategic Goal has been Ethnic Cleansing

08/11/2025 By Foreign Policy in Focus

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Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

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Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Gaza Aid Flotilla Planned

Jewish Gaza Aid Flotilla Planned

Now a German Jewish organization, Jewish Voice for Peace in the Middle East, is planning an aid flotilla to Gaza! Please send them money. There […]

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Israel/ Palestine
“Peace is Terror, Protest is Terror” <br> – The Israeli Ministry of Truth

“Peace is Terror, Protest is Terror”
– The Israeli Ministry of Truth

Eric Blair, a.k.a. George Orwell, is often wrongly thought to have been writing science fiction in his seminal novel, 1984. In fact, he was simply […]

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Afghanistan
Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai <br/> Taliban Reject Peace Talks<br/> Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai
Taliban Reject Peace Talks
Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

The security situation in Afghanistan continued to be bad on Sunday. In Jalalabad in the eastern Pashtun region, a roadside bomb targeting a US convoy […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade; <br> Wave of Protests, Gov't Condemnation

Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade;
Wave of Protests, Gov’t Condemnation

Waves of protests and governmental denunciations against Israel’s attack on the Mavi Marmara relief vessel last Monday washed over the world, even as Israel raided […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on <i>Rachel Corrie,</i><br/> “Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on Rachel Corrie,
“Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

In what N. Irish Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness described as a “raid,” the Israeli Navy again commandeered an unarmed, peaceful ship in international waters, […]

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The Big Mistake in the New BP Ad

The Big Mistake in the New BP Ad

Uh, BP, fire that Public Relations firm you hired to make a new commercial. They gave you some good advice and some rotten advice. We […]

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Israel/ Palestine
<i>Rachel Corrie</i> Intercepted; <br/> The 9 activists killed last Monday were shot 30 Times

Rachel Corrie Intercepted;
The 9 activists killed last Monday were shot 30 Times

Wire services reported early Saturday morning that the Rachel Corrie had been intercepted by Israeli war ships and that its communications had been jammed by […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Rachel Corrie Steaming toward Gaza <br/> Likud Vows it will Not Arrive

Rachel Corrie Steaming toward Gaza
Likud Vows it will Not Arrive

Oh, oh. Part Deux. The Rachel Corrie Gaza aid ship is now steaming toward the Gaza coast, and its communications may have been already jammed. […]

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