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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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Afghanistan postpones parliamentary elections

Afghanistan postpones parliamentary elections

Afghanistan postpones parliamentary elections – latimes.com The LAT lays out the basic facts around the postponement of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan. The Afghan press stresses […]

Juan Cole

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The Irrelevance of Bin Ladin

The Irrelevance of Bin Ladin

An audio message allegedly from Usamah Bin Laden was released Sunday, claiming that the attempted Christmas day airline attack over Detroit was his work. I’m […]

Juan Cole

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Gates Strikes out In Pakistan; Obama’s AfPak Policies in Disarray

Gates Strikes out In Pakistan; Obama’s AfPak Policies in Disarray

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’s trip to Pakistan this weekend has in many ways been public relations disaster, and I think it is fair […]

Juan Cole

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Milne: Haiti’s poverty is treated as some ­baffling quirk of history…when in reality it is the direct ­consequence of " . . . colonial exploitation

Milne: Haiti’s poverty is treated as some ­baffling quirk of history…when in reality it is the direct ­consequence of " . . . colonial exploitation

Seumas Milne: “Haiti’s poverty is treated as some ­baffling quirk of history…when in reality it is the direct ­consequence of a uniquely brutal ­relationship with […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules

Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules

Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules | World news | guardian.co.uk Of course it was illegal. There are only two conditions under which war […]

Juan Cole

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Biden Attempts to Mediate Sunni-Shiite Struggle in lead-up to Elections

Biden Attempts to Mediate Sunni-Shiite Struggle in lead-up to Elections

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Friday in a bid to settle conflicts over the March 7 parliamentary elections. The exclusion of hundreds […]

Juan Cole

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Is the Supreme Court Decision so Important in a Web 2.0 World? Can Corporations Compete in ‘Pull’ Media World Anyway?

Is the Supreme Court Decision so Important in a Web 2.0 World? Can Corporations Compete in ‘Pull’ Media World Anyway?

Of course, I– like many social critics– am dismayed at the Supreme Court ruling striking down elements of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, and […]

Juan Cole

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World Health Agencies Condemn Israeli Blockade of Gaza (Again); Obama’s Biggest Mideast Failure

World Health Agencies Condemn Israeli Blockade of Gaza (Again); Obama’s Biggest Mideast Failure

When a relief plane for the Physicians without Borders isn’t allowed to land by US military authorities at the airport in Port-au-Prince, there is an […]

Juan Cole

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Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority

Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority

Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority – Hotline On Call Juan cannot understand why Scott Brown can be elected with just 52% of the […]

Juan Cole

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