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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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Zogby: Obama Leads in Electoral College 273-158; Barr Badly Hurting McCain

Zogby: Obama Leads in Electoral College 273-158; Barr Badly Hurting McCain

Zogby reports: July 06, 2008 Zogby Poll: Building Mo-bama! Democrat Leads McCain in Electoral College Tally, 273-158 The Democrat also leads 44% to 38% in […]

Juan Cole

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Sunday Blog Patrol in Brief

Sunday Blog Patrol in Brief

Shorter Swopa: The Iraqi government ban on using photographs of non-candidates (including revered ayatollahs) in campaign literature is not a move to separate religion and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Maliki Warns US on Iran; Will not allow Iraqi air space or land in any US Attack

Maliki Warns US on Iran; Will not allow Iraqi air space or land in any US Attack

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Bush Friday by video conference that the US could not use Iraqi territory or airspace to attack neighboring Iran. […]

Juan Cole

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On Killing Afghan Civilians and Nuking Iran: What Reddit says People are Reading

On Killing Afghan Civilians and Nuking Iran: What Reddit says People are Reading

From Reddit.com on Saturday: Afghan governor says US air strikes killed 22 civilians. If only we could nuke Iran. Ron Paul says he has heard […]

Juan Cole

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Osman, Qubanji: Attack on Iran a Catastrophe for Iraq, Gulf

Osman, Qubanji: Attack on Iran a Catastrophe for Iraq, Gulf

Patrick Cockburn reports from Baghdad that Mahmud Osman, a Kurdish MP, maintains that an attack on Iran by Israel or the US would plunge Iraq […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July

Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July

Your Fourth of July is blood for oil. My Fourth of July is the pure sunbeam of peace. Yours is the imperial presidency and “so […]

Juan Cole

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Quotations on Patriotism

Quotations on Patriotism

“I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present […]

Juan Cole

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Will Afghanistan Violence hurt McCain Campaign?

Will Afghanistan Violence hurt McCain Campaign?

Afghan guerrillas used small arms fire to down a US helicopter south of Kabul. The crew was unharmed. More US & coalition troops were killed […]

Juan Cole

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Mullen Warns Against Attack on Iran; Iraq arrests Governor of Maysan

Mullen Warns Against Attack on Iran; Iraq arrests Governor of Maysan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen appeared to warn Israel on Wednesday against an attack on Iran. He said at news […]

Juan Cole

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