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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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Us And Iraq Troops Are Mounting Major

13 Killed in Hibhib US-Iraqi Operation in Samarra’ US and Iraq troops are mounting a major operation in the northern Sunni Arab city of Samarra, […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Arab Withdrawal From Al Maliki

Sunni Arab Withdrawal From Al Maliki

Sunni Arab Withdrawal from Al-Maliki Government The USG Open Source Center analyzes the recent withdrawal of the Sunni Arab Iraqi Accord Front from the al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

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Quote Of Day Major Power Can Afford

Quote Of Day Major Power Can Afford

Quote of the Day “A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.” – Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Juan Cole

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April 12 2007 Destruction Of Sarafiya

April 12 2007 Destruction Of Sarafiya

April 12, 2007 Destruction of Sarafiya Bridge, Baghdad My American readers often tell me that they have difficulty gauging the scale of death and destruction […]

Juan Cole

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142 Dead In Heat Wave Of Violence 5_02

142 Dead In Heat Wave Of Violence 5_02

142 Dead in Campaign of Violence 5 Coalition Troops Announced Killed Sunni Arabs Withdraw from Government The Associated Press reported that 142 Iraqis were killed […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Executive Summary Of Conclusion Of

Executive Summary Of Conclusion Of

Guest Op-Ed: Polk on Insurgency & American History Executive Summary of the conclusion of Violent Politics: A History of Insurgency, Terrorism & Guerrilla Warfare from […]

Juan Cole

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Yearly Kos Headed Off Thursday To

Yearly Kos Headed Off Thursday To

Yearly Kos Headed off Thursday to Yearly Kos conference in Chicago. Book signing Friday 2 pm – Napoleon’s Egypt. Our panel information is here, Friday […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Kpfk Rafsanjani Misbah Yazdi

Cole On Kpfk Rafsanjani Misbah Yazdi

Cole on KPFK Rafsanjani/ Misbah-Yazdi Rivalry in Iran For SoCal readers: Will be on the radio with Jon Wiener this afternoon 4:20 pm PST. For […]

Juan Cole

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Napoleon Bonaparte On Liberating Middle

Napoleon Bonaparte On Liberating Middle

Napoleon Bonaparte on Liberating the Middle Easterners At the Napoleon in Egypt blog, more correspondence of Gen. Bonaparte concerning his planned invasion of Egypt, from […]

Juan Cole

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