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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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Muqtada Condemns American Recall Of

Muqtada Condemns American Recall Of

Muqtada Condemns American Recall of the Baath According to AFP/al-Hayat, in Kufa Muqtada al-Sadr threatened “the Baathists” whom the Coalition had begun returning to the […]

Juan Cole

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Wolfowitz Does Not Know How Many Us

Wolfowitz Does Not Know How Many Us

Wolfowitz Does Not Know How Many US Soldiers He has Sent to their Deaths In congressional testimony on Thursday, deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz, […]

Juan Cole

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Photographs Of Abused Iraqi Prisoners

Photographs Of Abused Iraqi Prisoners

Photographs of Abused Iraqi Prisoners Screen captures from the CBS 60 Minutes broadcast of photographs of abused Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghuraib prison are available […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Commentary Ray Close On Real

Guest Commentary Ray Close On Real

Guest Commentary: Ray Close on ‘The Real Meaning of Fallujah’ Guest Commentary Ray Close ‘ The proposed plan to turn over control of the Fallujah […]

Juan Cole

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10 Us Troops Killed On Thursday Between

10 Us Troops Killed On Thursday Between

10 US Troops Killed on Thursday Between a huge roadside bomb in Baghdad, a rocket propelled grenade attack in Sadr City, and an attack in […]

Juan Cole

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Stand Down In Fallujah Us Abruptly

Stand Down In Fallujah Us Abruptly

Stand-Down in Fallujah The US abruptly decided Thursday not to press the Marine assault on Fallujah. Instead, it is forming a 1000-man Iraqi unit to […]

Juan Cole

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Haeri Criticizes Muqtada Ayatollah

Haeri Criticizes Muqtada Ayatollah

Haeri Criticizes Muqtada Ayatollah Kadhim al-Haeri, now in Qom, Iran, criticized Muqtada al-Sadr, according to AFP/ash-Sharq al-Awsat. Technically, Muqtada is under the authority of al-Haeri, […]

Juan Cole

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Usa Today Poll 57 Of Iraqis Say Us Out

Usa Today Poll 57 Of Iraqis Say Us Out

USA Today Poll: 57% of Iraqis say ‘US Out Now’ From March 22 to April 2, 60 trained Iraqi pollsters interviewed 3,444 randomly selected Iraqis […]

Juan Cole

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Fallujah And Najaf Al Hayat Reports

Fallujah And Najaf Al Hayat Reports

Fallujah and Najaf al-Hayat reports that the Interim Governing Council continues to attempt to negotiate a settlement at Fallujah between guerrillas and the US Marines. […]

Juan Cole

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