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Trump’s War on Somalia: Bombings, Slashing Food Aid, Promoting Climate Change
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Trump’s War on Somalia: Bombings, Slashing Food Aid, Promoting Climate Change

Juan Cole

Climate change is at least somewhat implicated in the social dislocations that fuel terrorism in Somalia

US, Iranian Officials Set For New Negotiations Aimed At Preventing War

US, Iranian Officials Set For New Negotiations Aimed At Preventing War

02/17/2026 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

From Waltz to Hormuz: Why a Gulf Escalation would backfire Systemically

From Waltz to Hormuz: Why a Gulf Escalation would backfire Systemically

02/17/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Ban Rebukes Israel over UN Warehouse Strike; UK Jewish MP Calls for Arms Boycott of Israel; Civilian Suffering Spreads

Ban Rebukes Israel over UN Warehouse Strike; UK Jewish MP Calls for Arms Boycott of Israel; Civilian Suffering Spreads

It is being claimed that Israeli troops fired on Gazans attempting to flee the fighting, even though they had white flags. Israel is denying the […]

Juan Cole

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Israel in Gaza increasingly seen as Rogue State by EU, Red Cross, Lancet; Are Gazans Slaves?

Israel in Gaza increasingly seen as Rogue State by EU, Red Cross, Lancet; Are Gazans Slaves?

As of Thursday morning, the Israelis have now killed 1038 and wounded 4850 Palestinians. The BBC reports that “More than 300 of the dead are […]

Juan Cole

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On the Streets of New York, Calls to "Wipe Out" Palestinians; Friedman: Hit Civilians to Teach them a Lesson

On the Streets of New York, Calls to "Wipe Out" Palestinians; Friedman: Hit Civilians to Teach them a Lesson

Max Blumenthal films a pro-Israel rally in New York and asks questions about civilian casualties that elicit the most horrific answers. But these sentiments are […]

Juan Cole

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Clinton’s Pragmatism, Smart Power, Multilateralism Welcomed in Muslim World

Clinton’s Pragmatism, Smart Power, Multilateralism Welcomed in Muslim World

Hillary Clinton at her confirmation hearing for Secretary of State said in her opening remarks, ‘ The president-elect and I believe that foreign policy must […]

Juan Cole

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Biden in Iraq: Mission Possible? Obama sends Personal Letter to Kirkuk

Biden in Iraq: Mission Possible? Obama sends Personal Letter to Kirkuk

Incoming Vice President Joe Biden was in Kirkuk, Iraq, Tuesday afternoon. According to al-Hayat writing in Arabic, he is on a fact-finding mission and will […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza War Sours Turkey-Israel Relations

Gaza War Sours Turkey-Israel Relations

One of the little noticed side effects of Israel’s war on Gaza has been a substantial souring of relations with Turkey. The Israelis had had […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert Claims to be Able to Order Bush Around

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert Claims to be Able to Order Bush Around

So outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was speaking in Ashkelon on Monday, and he said the most amazing thing. The USG Open Source Center […]

Juan Cole

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Shields: I Accuse! An Open Letter to Congress

Shields: I Accuse! An Open Letter to Congress

Sarah Shields writes in a guest op-ed for IC: I accuse you, the US Congress, of having voted for US House Resolution 34 by an […]

Juan Cole

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Occupied Gaza in Photographs

Occupied Gaza in Photographs

British Gaza “Gaza: Soon after the British Empire occupied the city from the Ottoman Turks,” (circa 1918) “Grand Omari Mosque, 1928″ Egyptian Gaza “UN soldiers […]

Juan Cole

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