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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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Halliburton Over Charges Us

Halliburton Over Charges Us

Halliburton Over Charges US Halliburton appears to have charged the US government $27 million to deliver $84,000 worth of fuel to Iraq. Everywhere you dig […]

Juan Cole

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Dueling Demonstrations In Lebanon In

Dueling Demonstrations In Lebanon In

Dueling Demonstrations in Lebanon In the duel of the demonstrations in Lebanon, the political opposition (a coalition of Christians, Druze and some Sunni Arabs), brought […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Kurdish Deal Collapses Al Hayat

Shiite Kurdish Deal Collapses Al Hayat

Shiite-Kurdish Deal Collapses Al-Hayat: The Shiite/Kurdish negotiations to form a government before parliament is seated on March 16 have fallen apart, apparently because the Kurds […]

Juan Cole

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Mosul Bombing Leaves Legacy Of

Mosul Bombing Leaves Legacy Of

Mosul Bombing Leaves Legacy of Sectarian Bitterness Al-Hayat: On the security front, 16 Iraqis were killed on Sunday, along with 3 US troops, in separate […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon Counter Demonstration One

Lebanon Counter Demonstration One

Lebanon Counter-Demonstration One thing the Bush Administration hadn’t counted upon when it pushed for withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon was that the vacuum might […]

Juan Cole

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Plan For Southern Confederation

Plan For Southern Confederation

Plan for Southern Confederation Advances Al-Hayat: Twenty-five political, social and religious personalities met to create the “Project for the Southern Confederation,” that would unite Basra, […]

Juan Cole

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Democracy Now On Ann Arbor Ypsilanti

Democracy Now On Ann Arbor Ypsilanti

Democracy Now on Ann Arbor/ Ypsilanti Radio This page suggests ways to campaign for Democracy Now to be heard in our area. I suggest that […]

Juan Cole

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On Ending Military Occupations In

On Ending Military Occupations In

On Ending Military Occupations in the Middle East Some Iraqis find it ironic that President Bush called for a withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon […]

Juan Cole

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Fallujah Tent City Awaits Compensation

Fallujah Tent City Awaits Compensation

Fallujah, Tent City, Awaits Compensation Al-Zaman/ AFP: The Iraqi government has yet to pay out any compensation to the inhabitants of Fallujah from the funds […]

Juan Cole

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