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The Israeli Scramble for Palestine’s Energy Reserves (Pt. 1)
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The Israeli Scramble for Palestine’s Energy Reserves (Pt. 1)

Dan Steinbock

For 25 years, Israel’s Gaza policies have been motivated not just by security concerns, but by efforts to exploit the Palestinians’ energy reserves. With the […]

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“You Cannot fight the World:” The Hidden Meaning behind Trump’s Warning to Israel

“You Cannot fight the World:” The Hidden Meaning behind Trump’s Warning to Israel

10/16/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

The Gaza ceasefire Deal could be a ‘Strangle Contract’, with Israel holding all the Cards

The Gaza ceasefire Deal could be a ‘Strangle Contract’, with Israel holding all the Cards

10/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Riot At Imam Ali Shrine Clashes In

Riot At Imam Ali Shrine Clashes In

Riot at Imam Ali Shrine; Clashes in Sadr City al-Hayat and ash-Sharq al-Awsat: Sadr City: A Sadrist spokesman said late Friday that one Mahdi Army […]

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Samarrai Calls For Military Resistance

Samarrai Calls For Military Resistance

Samarra’i calls for Military Resistance Sunni preacher Shaikh Ahmad al-Samarra’i accused Prime Minister Iyad Allawi of being an American agent in his sermon on Friday. […]

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Iraqis Working For Us Live In Fear Afp

Iraqis Working For Us Live In Fear Afp

Iraqis working for the US Live in Fear AFP continues its excellent tradition of covering Iraq from the ground up(in this case the eastern city […]

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Did Prohibiting Local Elections Derail

Did Prohibiting Local Elections Derail

Did Prohibiting Local Elections Derail Iraq? Professor Roger Myerson of the University of Chicago earlier authored a prescient paper, ,”How to Build Democracy in Iraq.” […]

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Mahdi Army Takes Police Station In

Mahdi Army Takes Police Station In

Mahdi Army Takes Police Station in Najaf Fighting continued in Najaf on Thursday, though US troops stayed out of it and let the Najaf police […]

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Chirac Politely Takes On Bush Afp

Chirac Politely Takes On Bush Afp

Chirac Politely takes on Bush AFP reports that on a number of occasions French president Jacques Chirac exhibited independence from the Bush agenda. He wore […]

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Violence In Iraq Insurgents Killed 12

Violence In Iraq Insurgents Killed 12

Violence in Iraq Insurgents killed 12 Iraqi soldiers of the Fallujah Brigade in Fallujah on Wednesday. This is the first time that insurgents targeted the […]

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Kurdish Anger Rising Update Although

Kurdish Anger Rising Update Although

Kurdish Anger Rising Update: Although the New York Times alleged Thursday morning that Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had tried to defuse the crisis with the […]

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Political Obituary For Neocons Paul

Political Obituary For Neocons Paul

Political Obituary for the Neocons Paul Richter of the Los Angeles Times has done another political obituary of the neoconservative movement, which has fallen on […]

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