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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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Zardari President; 65 Killed in Bombings, Clashes

Zardari President; 65 Killed in Bombings, Clashes

For the nine years before 2005, Asaf Ali Zardari, widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was in prison facing corruption charges. On Saturday Zardari […]

Juan Cole

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Marrin: Choice of Palin Dishonorable

Marrin: Choice of Palin Dishonorable

A conservative Republican woman who idolizes Margaret Thatcher decries McCain’s choice of Palin as cynical and dishonorable: ‘ In choosing a woman he doesn’t know […]

Juan Cole

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Capital of Khazar Kingdom said Found

Capital of Khazar Kingdom said Found

Russian archeologists are saying they have found the capital of the Khazar state. This largely Turkic state was multicultural, but its ruling sept converted to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Assassination Attempt on Chalabi; Baghdad Outraged at Bush Spying on Maliki; Iraq Seeks F-16s

Assassination Attempt on Chalabi; Baghdad Outraged at Bush Spying on Maliki; Iraq Seeks F-16s

A suicide bomber attempted to assassinate Ahmad Chalabi on Friday as the politician was returning home to the Mansur district. The bomb killed 6 bodyguards […]

Juan Cole

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Palin Watch

Palin Watch

Reactions to Sarah Palin: Rick Steiner at Seattle P.I. slams the governor for her poor record on the environment. He says she has not taken […]

Juan Cole

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Allegations of Israeli Plan to Attack Iran from Georgia

Allegations of Israeli Plan to Attack Iran from Georgia

This story has been around for a week or so, alleging that Israel was planning to strike at Iran from Georgia. Arnaud de Borchgrave put […]

Juan Cole

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Rambo and the Mean Girl

Rambo and the Mean Girl

The Republican Party convention in St. Paul gave us two American film narratives in an attempt to shift the national political debate away from issues […]

Juan Cole

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US Raid on Pakistan leaves 30 Dead; Pakistan Government Protests; 3 Canadian Troops killed in Afghanistan

US Raid on Pakistan leaves 30 Dead; Pakistan Government Protests; 3 Canadian Troops killed in Afghanistan

US ground troops conducted a raid into Pakistan’s tribal areas leaving an estimated 20 dead. The governor of the North-West Frontier Province, Owais Ahmed Ghani, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
7 Killed by US in FriendlyFire; China Deal to Gross $55 bn for Iraq

7 Killed by US in FriendlyFire; China Deal to Gross $55 bn for Iraq

The US killed 7 Iraqi troops in a friendly fire incident on Wednesday. What do you want to bet the incident gets brought up at […]

Juan Cole

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