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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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11 Iraqis Killed 55 Foreign Troops

11 Iraqis Killed 55 Foreign Troops

11 Iraqis Killed, 55 Foreign Troops Wounded in Car Bombings Reuters reports that guerrillas launched two car bomb attacks against a military base near Hilla […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Contradicted Again President Bush

Bush Contradicted Again President Bush

Bush Contradicted Again President Bush keeps saying that everyone thought Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before the Iraq war, implying that if he was […]

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Armed Militias Of Sciri Dawa Patrol

Armed Militias Of Sciri Dawa Patrol

Armed Militias of SCIRI, Da`wa Patrol Samawah AFP via az-Zaman: Security is being provided to the southern Shiite city of Samawah, pop. 350,000, by the […]

Juan Cole

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Laissez Faire Kaput Reuters Confirms

Laissez Faire Kaput Reuters Confirms

Laissez Faire Kaput Reuters confirms earlier reports that Tom Foley, the Coalition Provisional Authority official in charge of economic policy, has given up on a […]

Juan Cole

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Karbala Affairs Az Zaman Reports That

Karbala Affairs Az Zaman Reports That

Karbala Affairs az-Zaman reports that a CPA official* has forced the resignation of the governor and deputy govenor of Karbala province along with several members […]

Juan Cole

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Bremer Left Brass Out Of Loop On Iraqi

Bremer Left Brass Out Of Loop On Iraqi

Bremer left Brass out of Loop on Iraqi Army Dissolution AFP reports that Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace says […]

Juan Cole

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Women Demonstrate Demanding Equal

Women Demonstrate Demanding Equal

Women Demonstrate Demanding Equal Rights Small groups of women demonstrated in cities all over Iraq on Wednesday, demanding that equal rights for them be specified […]

Juan Cole

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Japan Invites Samawah Chieftains To

Japan Invites Samawah Chieftains To

Japan invites Samawah Chieftains to Tokyo The tribal chieftains of the Samawah region have been invited to Tokyo in April for consultations about the best […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Opposes Appointed Transitional

Sistani Opposes Appointed Transitional

Sistani opposes Appointed Transitional Government The Jordan Times reported on the various plans being put forward for the July1 US hand-off to a sovereign Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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