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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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Iraqi TV Reactions to Baghdad Conference The Open Source Center has summaries of Iraqi television sources. Iraqi TV Channels Carry Reactions To Baghdad Conference 10 […]

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Security Summit Begins In Baghdad

Security Summit Begins In Baghdad

Security Summit begins in Baghdad Saddam’s Judge Flees Iraq Reuters reports political violence on Friday: Sunni Arab guerrillas killed a Marine in a firefight in […]

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Petraeus No Purely Military Solution

Petraeus No Purely Military Solution

Petraeus: No Purely Military Solution Guerrillas capture Dhuluyia Police Station Gen. David Petraeus said in a press conference on Thursday that ultimately there is no […]

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Cole In Salaon Is Bush Surge Already

Cole in Salon: “Is the Bush Surge already Failing My bi-weekly column at Salon.com is out: ‘ Is the Bush surge already failing? The president […]

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Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138 Wounds

Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138 Wounds

Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138, Wounds 100s Major Mosul Jailbreak 9 US GIs were announced killed on Tuesday, 6 in a roadside bombing in Salahuddin Province […]

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Libbys Lies Bushs Lies Irv Lewis Libby

Libby’s Lies, Cheney’s Lies Irv Lewis Libby is a convicted liar and perjurer, guilty of obstruction of justice. Unfortunately, he was not convicted of revealing […]

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Book Market Bombing Kills 38 Wounds 105

Book Market Bombing Kills 38, Wounds 105; Shiite Pilgrims Targeted Guerrillas detonated a huge car bomb at the old book market at al-Mutanabbi Street in […]

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Coalition Raids Police Intelligence

Coalition Raids Police Intelligence

Coalition Raids Police Intelligence Center; Al-Maliki Protests Raid as Illegal; 4.5 Million Malnourished Iraqi Kids British soldiers accompanied by Iraqi forces raided a National Intelligence […]

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Allawi Maneuverings Continue Allawi To

Allawi Maneuverings Continue Allawi To

Allawi Maneuverings Continue; Al-Maliki to Shuffle Cabinet, Cut out Sadrists; Huge Bomb at Ramadi Kills 12, Wounds 22 Al-Hayat reports that Iyad Allawi, a secular […]

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