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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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Sadrists Occupy Provincial Hq In

Sadrists Occupy Provincial Hq In

Sadrists occupy Provincial HQ in Nasiriyah, force Resignation of some Members of Provincial Council Sat. 8:30 pm. Just checked my email and am getting some […]

Juan Cole

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Disputed Assassination Attempt On

Disputed Assassination Attempt On

Disputed Assassination attempt on Sistani Alissa Rubin of the LA Times reports that there are conflicting stories about whether Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani was the […]

Juan Cole

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Rumsfeld We Never Said It Tony Blair

Rumsfeld We Never Said It Tony Blair

Rumsfeld: We never said it! Tony Blair admitted Thursday that he had not understood what was being claimed in British intelligence estimates that Iraq could […]

Juan Cole

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Honduras Protests Against Iraq War Us

Honduras Protests Against Iraq War Us

Honduras Protests against Iraq War, US Imperialism Thousands of protesters, including students, union members and leftists, thronged the streets of five major cities in Honduras […]

Juan Cole

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Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization

Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization

Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization of Personal Status Laws Late last December, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and some allies on the US-appointed Interim Governing Council issued an […]

Juan Cole

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Al Hakim Presidential Council Ok Abdul

Al Hakim Presidential Council Ok Abdul

Al-Hakim: Presidential Council OK Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq and a member of the US-appointed Interim Governing […]

Juan Cole

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Reformers Implore Sistani To Intervene

Reformers Implore Sistani To Intervene

Reformers implore Sistani to Intervene in Iran Crisis Ali Nourizadeh of the Saudi newspaper ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports today that more than 400 Iranian writers and […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Aide Loose Federalism Not In

Sistani Aide Loose Federalism Not In

Sistani Aide: Loose Federalism not in Iraq’s Interests BBC Monitoring picked up a radio interview in Cairo on Sawt al-`Arab on Wednesday with an aide […]

Juan Cole

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Tension In Najaf Between Sciri And

Tension In Najaf Between Sciri And

Tension in Najaf between SCIRI and Sadrists Hamza Hendawi of AP recently reported on the rising tensions between the followers of young radical cleric Muqtada […]

Juan Cole

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