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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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Us Rejects Sunni Demand For Withdrawal

Us Rejects Sunni Demand For Withdrawal

US Rejects Sunni Demand for Withdrawal Timetable 2 US troops Killed, along with Baghdad Deputy Police Commissioner and Iraqi Police, Guards The US rejected on […]

Juan Cole

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New Contours Of American Militarism

New Contours Of American Militarism

The New Contours of American Militarism David Ignatius of the Washington Post has a column on Tuesday concerning US options in Iraq. He reports three […]

Juan Cole

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Us Kills As Many As 12 Innocents 7

Us Kills As Many As 12 Innocents 7

US Kills as many as 12 Innocents; 7 Ukrainians die in Blast US troops south of Baghdad near Yusufiyah ran into a roadside bomb near […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Sunnis Must Have Effective

Sistani Sunnis Must Have Effective

Sistani: Sunnis Must have Effective Participation Al-Hayat: [What follows is a paraphrase:] A source close to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in Najaf affirmed Saturday that […]

Juan Cole

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Election Woes Nancy Yousef Of Knight

Election Woes Nancy Yousef Of Knight

Election Woes Nancy Yousef of Knight Ridder reports from Baghdad that campaigning for the January 30 elections has worsened ethnic tensions. Her interviews with university […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill 9 Us Troops 18 Bodies

Guerrillas Kill 9 Us Troops 18 Bodies

Guerrillas Kill 9 US Troops 18 Bodies of Lured Workers Found in Mosul Guerrillas in northwest Baghdad detonated a roadside bomb on Thursday evening as […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Tsunami Fundraising Drive Raises

Saudi Tsunami Fundraising Drive Raises

Saudi Tsunami Fundraising Drive Raises over $30 million in First Day Saudi Arabia Television held a fundraising drive for the victims of the tsunami and […]

Juan Cole

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Mysterious Us Strike In Irbil

Mysterious Us Strike In Irbil

Mysterious US strike in Irbil Condemned by Kurds The US military appears to have become convinced that Ansar al-Sunnah, a breakaway group from the largely […]

Juan Cole

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Murphy Sunnis Not Registered Dan

Murphy Sunnis Not Registered Dan

Murphy: Sunnis not Registered Dan Murphy of the Christian Science Monitor reports from Baghdad that many Sunni Arab families in Iraq are not registered to […]

Juan Cole

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