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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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Pakistan Raids Lashkar Offices; Zakiur Rahman Detained

Pakistan Raids Lashkar Offices; Zakiur Rahman Detained

Pakistani security forces made a sweep in Pakistani Kashmir, arresting two dozen members of front groups for Lashkar-e Tayiba. The offices of the Jama’at al-Da’wa […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Spread in Afghanistan; Officials Call for More NATO/ US troops

Taliban Spread in Afghanistan; Officials Call for More NATO/ US troops

The International Council on Security and Development has issued a new report alleging that the Taliban are now active in three quarters of Afghanistan, up […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Hit NATO Warehouses, Destroy 150 Trucks

Taliban Hit NATO Warehouses, Destroy 150 Trucks

Unidentified militants attacked a NATO forward storage center at the ring road (beltway) of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday morning. They destroyed […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Hit NATO Warehouses, Destroy 150 Trucks

Taliban Hit NATO Warehouses, Destroy 150 Trucks

Unidentified militants attacked a NATO forward storage center at the ring road (beltway) of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday morning. They destroyed […]

Juan Cole

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Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Andy Worthington writes in a guest op-ed for IC: During the election campaign, one of the sticks with which John McCain’s team attempted to beat […]

Juan Cole

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Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Andy Worthington writes in a guest op-ed for IC: During the election campaign, one of the sticks with which John McCain’s team attempted to beat […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet.. WaPo quoted me: ‘Juan Cole, a University of […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet.. WaPo quoted me: ‘Juan Cole, a University of […]

Juan Cole

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Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Robert Roy Britt of Live Science reports on the research of a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John Valley that shows increased dryness […]

Juan Cole

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