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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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Treasury Department attempts to stop Editing of Papers from Iran Those of you who care about what is left of the First Amendment in this […]

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Un No Early Elections In Iraq Kofi

Un No Early Elections In Iraq Kofi

UN: No Early Elections in Iraq Kofi Annan released his report on Monday suggesting that direct elections can’t take place in Iraq until December of […]

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Rumsfeld Warns Iran And Syria Us

Rumsfeld Warns Iran And Syria Us

Rumsfeld Warns Iran and Syria US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had Iran and Syria exactly where they want him. he alleged that Syria accepted […]

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Sistani Wants Deep Un Involvement Al

Sistani Wants Deep Un Involvement Al

Sistani wants Deep UN involvement Al-Sabah newspaper in Kuwait, quotes a statement put out by Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Monday. DPA summarizes it: Sistani […]

Juan Cole

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Delaying Elections Is Time Bomb

Delaying Elections Is Time Bomb

Delaying Elections is a Time Bomb: Mudarrisi Wire services report that Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi al-Mudarrisi speculated that the transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis on […]

Juan Cole

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About Half American Public Is

About Half American Public Is

About Half the American Public is Terminally Stupid A new poll shows that 51% of Americans believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when […]

Juan Cole

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Oil Pipeline Near Karbala Blown Up

Oil Pipeline Near Karbala Blown Up

Oil Pipeline near Karbala Blown Up Saboteurs have long prevented oil from being pumped from Kirkuk to Turkey through sabotage of the oil pipelines. But […]

Juan Cole

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Bombing At Kurdish Police Station Kills

Bombing At Kurdish Police Station Kills

Bombing at Kurdish Police Station Kills 13, Wounds Dozens Reuters now says that a suicide bomber killed himself and 13 policemen in an attack on […]

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Al Hakim To Us Stop Stalling On

Al Hakim To Us Stop Stalling On

Al-Hakim to US: Stop Stalling on Elections AP reports that Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), has […]

Juan Cole

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