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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?
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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Israel launched the latest of some 300 raids into Syria in the past few months. Some […]

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

08/09/2025 By Juan Cole

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

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Effort to Amend Constitution Founders Again Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that Iraqi parliamentarians proved unable to agree on key constitutional compromises. The sticking points included […]

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Usg Defends Haleh After Many Days Of

USG Defends Haleh After many days of silence, the US government finally spoke out on Tuesday against the absurd charges lodged by the Iranian government […]

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Chart Of Enemy Attacks In Iraq Here Is

Chart of Enemy Attacks in Iraq Here is a chart of guerrilla attacks in Iraq since 2003 through April 2007. It is from a GAO […]

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Cole Interview Of Ali Allawi In

Cole interview of Ali Allawi in Chronicle My interview with Ali Allawi, author of The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace is […]

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Parliament Building Shelled Iraqi

Parliament Building Shelled Iraqi Military Makes Plans for If the US Suddenly Decamps Gulf States Fear Iraqi Violence Guerrilla mortar shells hit the Iraqi parliament […]

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Esfandiari Charged With Serious Crime

Esfandiari Charged With Serious Crime

Esfandiari charged with Serious Crime The Iranian government has now charged detained Iranian-American academic Haleh Esfandiari with trying to overthrow the current regime, according to […]

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Lebanon Crisis Veteran Reporter

Lebanon Crisis Veteran reporter Nicholas Blanford explains what is happening in Lebanon. 1. Fath al-Islam is a splinter guerrilla group established last December that has […]

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Incredible Vanishing Iraqi Political

Incredible Vanishing Iraqi Political

The Incredible Vanishing Iraqi Political Leadership: Al-Hakim to Iran, Talabani to US Abdul Aziz al-Hakim has chosen to seek chemotherapy for his lung cancer in […]

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Al Qaeda As Anti Muslim Movement Al

Al Qaeda As Anti Muslim Movement Al

Al-Qaeda as an Anti-Muslim Movement Still Dangerous to US Al-Qaeda, at least as a vague franchise, still exists, and remains a major threat to the […]

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