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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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Car Bomb At Hilla Police Academy Kills

Car Bomb At Hilla Police Academy Kills

Car Bomb at Hilla Police Academy Kills at Least 20 Guerrillas detonated a car bomb outside a police academy in Hilla, a city of 500,000, […]

Juan Cole

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Baghdad Governor 6 Bodyguards

Baghdad Governor 6 Bodyguards

Baghdad Governor, 6 Bodyguards Assassinated 5 US Troops, 10 Iraqi Commandoes also Killed The pro-American governor of Baghdad and his convoy were ambushed on Tuesday […]

Juan Cole

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Downsides Of Partitioning Iraq Some

Downsides Of Partitioning Iraq Some

Downsides of Partitioning Iraq Some readers asked me why I was so against partitioning Iraq. It is because it would cause a great deal of […]

Juan Cole

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Carnage Continues With 27 Dead

Carnage Continues With 27 Dead

Carnage continues With 27 Dead Bombings and assassinations resulted in at least 27 deaths in Iraq on Monday. Not only was a bomb exploded outside […]

Juan Cole

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2 Killed 14 Wounded At Allawi Party Hq

2 Killed 14 Wounded At Allawi Party Hq

2 Killed, 14 Wounded at Allawi Party HQ Wire services and Lebanese Broadcasting Channel were reporting early Monday morning that guerrillas had detonated a car […]

Juan Cole

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Middle Eastern Contributions To

Middle Eastern Contributions To

Middle Eastern Contributions to Tsunamic Relief in Context Someone on an email list drew my attention to the following exchange from last week, with Tucker […]

Juan Cole

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Postings Postings May Sometimes Be

Postings Postings May Sometimes Be

Postings Postings may sometimes be irregular this week, since I’m at a conference.

Juan Cole

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Thousands Of Fallujans Demonstrate Ash

Thousands Of Fallujans Demonstrate Ash

Thousands of Fallujans Demonstrate Ash-Sharq al-Awsat Thousands of Fallujans demonstrated on Saturday in front of the main entrance to the largely abandoned city. They demanded […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill 32 Car Bomb Kills 19

Guerrillas Kill 32 Car Bomb Kills 19

Guerrillas kill 32 Car Bomb Kills 19, Wounds 6 AFP reports that guerillas killed 32 persons in Iraq on Saturday. The most spectacular act of […]

Juan Cole

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