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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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War as a Health Hazard; Over a Third of Iraq Vets have PTSD

War as a Health Hazard; Over a Third of Iraq Vets have PTSD

Some 35% of Iraq War veterans returning to the US can be expected to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, according to a new study, which […]

Juan Cole

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Bin Laden Message – US Gov. translation

Bin Laden Message – US Gov. translation

The USG Open Source Center translates the recently released audio address attributed to Usamah Bin Ladin Bin Ladin Says US Should Stop Supporting Israel or […]

Juan Cole

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Abdullah Accuses Karzai of Fraud, Treason; US Dependence on Northern Supply Routes destabilizing North, Threatening Central Asia

Abdullah Accuses Karzai of Fraud, Treason; US Dependence on Northern Supply Routes destabilizing North, Threatening Central Asia

Gen. Stanley McChrystal has admitted that there is no significant al-Qaeda presence in Afghanistan. He implies that al-Qaeda does maintain some links to the guerrillas […]

Juan Cole

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5 US Troops, 100 Afghans Killed; Tensions rise over Murky Election Results

5 US Troops, 100 Afghans Killed; Tensions rise over Murky Election Results

A wave of violence and bombings throughout Afghanistan left some 50 Afghan civilians and security forces and 5 US troops dead on Saturday, along with […]

Juan Cole

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US, W. Europe will Talk to Iran; Russia Warns against Attack, Sanctions

US, W. Europe will Talk to Iran; Russia Warns against Attack, Sanctions

The US and its European allies have agreed to hold talks with Iran. This step is a major change, since although the UK, France and […]

Juan Cole

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Swat Taliban Leader Arrested

Swat Taliban Leader Arrested

Pakistan has announced the arrest of a major leader of the Swat Taliban, Muslim Khan, and four other local leaders. The arrest is important for […]

Juan Cole

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A Tale of Two Joe Wilsons, a Tale of Two Americas

A Tale of Two Joe Wilsons, a Tale of Two Americas

This is the story of two Joe Wilsons, and two Americas. Both challenged a president, the most powerful man in the free world. One is […]

Juan Cole

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19 Kurds Killed in Ninevah Bombing; US Troops Still Dying in Iraq; Russia Seeks Oil Deals

19 Kurds Killed in Ninevah Bombing; US Troops Still Dying in Iraq; Russia Seeks Oil Deals

A suicide truck bomber detonated his payload in a Kurdish village near Mosul early Thursday morning, killing 19 and wounding 25. The attack followed a […]

Juan Cole

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US Last in Forestalling Preventable Deaths among 19 Industrialized countries

US Last in Forestalling Preventable Deaths among 19 Industrialized countries

Here is the ranking by health researchers of 19 industrialized nations by how well their health systems intervene to stop preventable deaths. The US is […]

Juan Cole

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