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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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Attacks In Baqubah Mansur Train

Attacks In Baqubah Mansur Train

Attacks in Baqubah, Mansur Train, Pipeline bombed Reuters reports on deaths in the guerrilla war on Thursday: In Baqubah and Khan Bani Saad northeast of […]

Juan Cole

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Turks Threaten To Invade Iraq Just

Turks Threaten To Invade Iraq Just

Turks threaten to Invade Iraq Just a reminder how much of a tinderbox Iraq is, and how easily neighboring countries could be drawn into a […]

Juan Cole

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War On Terror Over Bush Administration

War On Terror Over Bush Administration

War on Terror Over The Bush administration is giving up the phrase “global war on terror.” I take it this is because they have finally […]

Juan Cole

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Consequences Of Nuking Iran Readers

Consequences Of Nuking Iran Readers

The Consequences of Nuking Iran Readers have asked me about this discussion at Daily Kos. It notes that former CIA analyst Philip Giraldi wrote in […]

Juan Cole

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On How Us Troops Arent Coming Home Any

On How Us Troops Arent Coming Home Any

On How US Troops Aren’t Coming Home Any Time Soon al-Hayat reports that 16 Iraqis were killed in guerrilla violence in Baghdad and its environs […]

Juan Cole

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Draft Constitution Enshrines Islamic

Draft Constitution Enshrines Islamic

Draft Constitution Enshrines Islamic Law At Least 27 Dead in Guerrilla Violence Humam al-Hamoudi, the head of the constitution drafting committee in the Iraqi parliament, […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Arabs Rejoin Constitution

Sunni Arabs Rejoin Constitution

Sunni Arabs Rejoin Constitution Committee The Sunni Arab members of the constitution drafting committee ended their boycott on Monday, and say they will attend Tuesday’s […]

Juan Cole

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Former British Pm John Major Ties Iraq

Former British Pm John Major Ties Iraq

Former British PM John Major Ties Iraq to Bomb Attacks Former British PM John Major said Monday to the BBC, ‘ “I think what has […]

Juan Cole

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Cole In Bay Area Mid October Im Going

Cole In Bay Area Mid October Im Going

Cole in Bay Area, Mid-October I’m going to be giving a talk in northern California in mid-October. I often get requests to let organizations know […]

Juan Cole

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