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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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McCain on Offshore Drilling, 2008

McCain on Offshore Drilling, 2008

The Republican plan for expanded offshore drilling: Drill Here, Drill Now”: August 4, 2008:

Juan Cole

Environment
“This Scares Everybody” says BP: <br/> Top Kill Fails, Imperils Gulf; <br/> “There are no Solar Spills”

“This Scares Everybody” says BP:
Top Kill Fails, Imperils Gulf;
“There are no Solar Spills”

British Petroleum’s attempt to plug the petroleum gusher a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico through a “top kill,” pumping mud into the oil pipeline […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Kirchner:  Bush angrily said War would Grow US Economy

Kirchner: Bush angrily said War would Grow US Economy

Néstor Kirchner, former president of Argentina, revealed in an interview with Oliver Stone for the director’s documentary “South of the Border” that former US president […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Why Pakistan needs the Separation of Religion and State; <br/> Atrocities by Taliban against Ahmadis

Why Pakistan needs the Separation of Religion and State;
Atrocities by Taliban against Ahmadis

The attack by ten armed and trained militants on two Ahmadi places of worship resembled in its techniques the assault on Mumbai (Bombay) in fall […]

Juan Cole

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80 Dead in Twin Ahmadi Mosque Bombings

80 Dead in Twin Ahmadi Mosque Bombings

Taliban in Pakistan launched horrific suicide bombings at two mosques in Lahore on Friday, killing at least 80 persons and wounding dozens. The mosques belonged […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Taliban Commander Maulvi Fazlullah Said Killed in Nuristan

Taliban Commander Maulvi Fazlullah Said Killed in Nuristan

Conflicting reports are emerging from the province of Nuristan in Afghanistan, some alleging that Maulvi Fazlullah, a.k.a. ‘Mulla Radio,’ has been killed in fierce fighting […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad Blasts Medvedev over UNSC Sanctions; <br> Brazil still Reaching out to Obama on Nuclear Deal

Ahmadinejad Blasts Medvedev over UNSC Sanctions;
Brazil still Reaching out to Obama on Nuclear Deal

The Iranian newspaper Tabnak reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a speech on Wednesday, took a hard line with Russia and also pressured the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Mercy Flotilla for Gaza About to Set Off <br> Israelis Threaten to Block it with War Ships

Mercy Flotilla for Gaza About to Set Off
Israelis Threaten to Block it with War Ships

An 8-ship aid flotilla will likely set sail from Turkish ports on Wednesday in an attempt to reach the Occupied Gaza Strip Turkish Foreign Minister […]

Juan Cole

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Petraeus Memo Widens scope of US Military Covert Operations in ME

Petraeus Memo Widens scope of US Military Covert Operations in ME

The 7-page memo seen by the NYT and signed by CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus authorizes US troops to engage in clandestine intelligence-gathering in the […]

Juan Cole

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