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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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National Unity Government On Vergeof

National Unity Government on Vergeof Collapse As Sunnis Threaten Pull-out; A Million Sadrists Prepare for Samarra Trek Guerrillas killed 3 US troops and a female […]

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Rash Of Mosque Bombings Samarrai

Rash of Mosque Bombings Samarra’i Demands Banning of Shiite Militias Qubanji accuses AMS of al-Qaeda Ties Reuters reports on the violence in Iraq on Friday: […]

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Mesa Aaup Condemn Violence Against

MESA & AAUP Condemn Violence Against Iraqi Academics Professors’ Associations Decry Violence Against Academic Colleagues in Iraq. Issued July 5, 2006 Washington, D.C., and Tucson, […]

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Two Minutes Of Silence For London At

Two Minutes of Silence for London At noon on Friday, we should commemorate the deaths of the 52 persons in the 7/7 London underground bombings […]

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Israels Failed State Strategy Cole In

Israel’s Failed-State Strategy: Cole in Salon My essay on the crisis between Israel and the Gaza Palestinians is out in Salon.com. Excerpt: The actions of […]

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50 Killed As Raft Of Bodies Are Found

50 killed, as a Raft of Bodies are Found in Baghdad Muqtada Begins Vigilante Movement to Repair Samarra Shrine Aljazeera is reporting clashes between US […]

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13 Dead In Pilgrimage Bombing 40

13 Dead in Pilgrimage Bombing, 40 wounded Maliki Reconsiders US Troops’ Immunity Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged Wednesday to reconsider current Iraqi policy, of […]

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Malikis Basra Security Initiative

Maliki’s Basra Security Initiative Fails 25 Bodies Found in Baghdad, Basra Al-Zaman/ AFP say that a firestorm of protest is building in Iraq over the […]

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Al Hakim Amnesty For Guerrillas Who

al-Hakim: Amnesty for Guerrillas who Killed US Troops Civil War Violence Kills 50 Iraqis, with 29 Bodies Found AFP reports an interview with Iraqi Shiite […]

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