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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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Sunni Clerics Fail To Secure Release Of

Sunni Clerics Fail To Secure Release Of

Sunni Clerics Fail to Secure Release of 150 Imprisoned Women (AFP/az-Zaman): Sunni clerics meeting with US officers failed to secure the release of 150 Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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Passion Of Christ In World Religions

Passion Of Christ In World Religions

The Passion of Christ in the World Religions The phenomenon of Mel Gibson’s The Passion, about the death of Jesus of Nazareth, has provoked a […]

Juan Cole

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3 Iraqi Contractors Killed 2 Wounded In

3 Iraqi Contractors Killed 2 Wounded In

3 Iraqi Contractors Killed, 2 Wounded in Mosul AFP says that guerrillas sprayed machine gun fire from a car at Iraqi contractors in Mosul working […]

Juan Cole

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Bremer Fails To Resolve Deadlock In Igc

Bremer Fails To Resolve Deadlock In Igc

Bremer fails to Resolve Deadlock in IGC over Fundamental Law ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports that Paul Bremer met Tuesday with the nine most powerful members of […]

Juan Cole

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Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows

Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows

Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows Power of Shiite Clergy in Iraq Mariam Fam has the best and clearest account I have seen of the recent […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Women See Window Of Opportunity

Iraqi Women See Window Of Opportunity

Iraqi Women see Window of Opportunity Closing Scheherezade Faramarzi reports on women’s aspirations for Iraq. It sounds as though not only did Mr. Bremer not […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Un Has Agreed To Occupation Of

Muqtada Un Has Agreed To Occupation Of

Muqtada: The UN has Agreed to the Occupation of Iraq Excerpts from and comments by me on an IRNA (Iran) news agency interview with Muqtada […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq As Election Issue In Ohio Leo

Iraq As Election Issue In Ohio Leo

Iraq as Election issue in Ohio Leo Shane II reports that many local voters continue to be concerned with the Iraq war as an issue […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Started Iraq War Planning In

Bush Started Iraq War Planning In

Bush started Iraq War Planning in February 2002 The Guardian reports that Rowan Scarborough reveals in his new book, ‘ On February 16, 2002, Bush […]

Juan Cole

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