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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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Truck Bomber Kills 5 US Troops in Mosul;

Truck Bomber Kills 5 US Troops in Mosul;

McClatchy reports that a suicide truck bomber hit a police barricade in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, detonating 200 pounds of explosives just […]

Juan Cole

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Tens of Thousands Rally against US on Anniversary of Saddam’s Fall

Tens of Thousands Rally against US on Anniversary of Saddam’s Fall

April 9 was the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Saddam Hussein government in Iraq. The date passed without much remark in the United […]

Juan Cole

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Cole at "Confronting Napoleon": San Francisco’s Humanities West

Cole at "Confronting Napoleon": San Francisco’s Humanities West

Humanities West, a San Francisco cultural institution, is having a program April 17-18 on Napoleon at which I will speak on Napoleon’s Egypt. Media Contact: […]

Juan Cole

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US to Join UNSC Talks with Iran on Nuclear Program

US to Join UNSC Talks with Iran on Nuclear Program

The US will join Germany and United Nations Security Council partners in face to face negotiations with Iran on its nuclear enrichment program. The Bush […]

Juan Cole

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Obama in Iraq Again Pledges Troop Withdrawal

Obama in Iraq Again Pledges Troop Withdrawal

President Barack Obama made an unscheduled stop in Baghdad on Tuesday, meeting with US troops and also with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Obama told US […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Candidate For Governor of Ninawa Says Political Tactics Can Resolve Violence

OSC: Candidate For Governor of Ninawa Says Political Tactics Can Resolve Violence

The USG Open Source Center translates an interview in a Qatari newspaper with the incoming Sunni Arab governor of the northern Ninevah (Ninawa, Mosul) Province, […]

Juan Cole

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Obama: The US is not, and Never will be, at War with Islam

Obama: The US is not, and Never will be, at War with Islam

President Barack Obama conducted a state visit of the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday, visiting the mausoleum of the Republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Attaturk […]

Juan Cole

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6 Coordinated Bombings Rip through Shiite Baghdad; 34 Dead, over 100 Wounded

6 Coordinated Bombings Rip through Shiite Baghdad; 34 Dead, over 100 Wounded

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that guerrillas set off six coordinated bombs in Shiite areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing 34 and wounding over 100, and […]

Juan Cole

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Obama the Visionary: End Nukes, admit Turkey to EU

Obama the Visionary: End Nukes, admit Turkey to EU

Barack Obama continues to shake up the world with his new ideas, demonstrating himself again among the more creative and bold leaders the world has […]

Juan Cole

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