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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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4 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan' Insurgency called too Far Gone for US Surge to Work

4 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan’ Insurgency called too Far Gone for US Surge to Work

A Taliban roadside bomb attack killed 4 US soldiers in the south of the country, it was announced Friday. Gareth Porter reports on an alternative […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan Election Run-Off, Italian Scandal, Lahore Attacks on Eve of Obama Decision

Afghanistan Election Run-Off, Italian Scandal, Lahore Attacks on Eve of Obama Decision

Four pieces of news from what Washington now calls AfPak raised questions about the stability of Central and South Asia on Thursday and Friday morning. […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings in Karbala, Mortars in Baghdad; Al-Maliki closes Mustansiriya U. and Bans on-Campus Politics

Bombings in Karbala, Mortars in Baghdad; Al-Maliki closes Mustansiriya U. and Bans on-Campus Politics

Mortars were fired in Baghdad, killing 7, and three bombs went off in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing 4 and wounding 48. The […]

Juan Cole

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Russia Rebuffs Clinton on Iran Sanctions; Putin Takes Moscow Closer to Beijing

Russia Rebuffs Clinton on Iran Sanctions; Putin Takes Moscow Closer to Beijing

McClatchy reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met a rebuff in Moscow on Tuesday from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the issue of further […]

Juan Cole

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"Modern-day levels of carbon dioxide were last reached about 15 million years ago"

"Modern-day levels of carbon dioxide were last reached about 15 million years ago"

Scientific American summarizes two new studies giving evidence that the earth’s climate is highly sensitive to the amount of carbon dioxide in it. One is […]

Juan Cole

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41 Killed, 61 wounded in Pakistan Bombing; US Aid Package Controversial in both Washington and Islamabad

41 Killed, 61 wounded in Pakistan Bombing; US Aid Package Controversial in both Washington and Islamabad

A suicide bomber targeted a Pakistani military convoy in the town of Alpuri in Shangala district northeast of Peshawar on Monday, killing 41 persons and […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Condemn Obama Nobel Peace Prize

Taliban Condemn Obama Nobel Peace Prize

The USG Open Source Center Translates the Taliban reaction to President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. Afghan Taleban ‘strongly’ condemn Obama peace prize – agencyAfghan […]

Juan Cole

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23 Dead, 100 wounded in Ramadi Blast; Election Law still in Doubt

23 Dead, 100 wounded in Ramadi Blast; Election Law still in Doubt

Liz Sly reports from Baghdad on the three bombings that shook Ramadi, capital of al-Anbar Province, to its core on Sunday and left at least […]

Juan Cole

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What did Rawalpindi Militants Want?

What did Rawalpindi Militants Want?

A hostage standoff at Pakistani military HQ in Rawalpindi ended violently on Sunday morning when Pakistani troops stormed the compound where the militants had holed […]

Juan Cole

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