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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 Religious Groups Form Council Nyt

Sunni Religious Groups Form Council Nyt

Sunni Religious Groups form Council The NYT is reporting that Sunni Arab religious groupings met on Thursday and are seeking to establish a Sunni Arab […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Stands Ground On Demand For

Sistani Stands Ground On Demand For

Sistani Stands Ground on Demand for General Elections AFP reports that six members of the Interim Governing Council met with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in […]

Juan Cole

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Some Mujahidin I Khalq Terrorists To Be

Some Mujahidin I Khalq Terrorists To Be

Some Mujahidin-i Khalq Terrorists to be Tried in Iraq The Mujahidin-i Khalq terrorist organization, which has committed mass murder in Iran, was given refuge in […]

Juan Cole

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Future Of Iraqi Military International

Future Of Iraqi Military International

The Future of the Iraqi Military The International Crisis Group has issued a report on the situation of the Iraqi military, and made some important […]

Juan Cole

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Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Compensate Iran

Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Compensate Iran

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim: Compensate Iran ‘ Jordanian Press Highlights 25, 26 Dec 03Jordan — FBIS Report in Arabic 26 Dec 03FBIS REPORTFriday, December 26, 2003 […]

Juan Cole

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Merry Christmas Some Iraq Christianity

Merry Christmas Some Iraq Christianity

Merry Christmas: Some Iraq Christianity Links In honor of Christmas, I include some links about Iraq’s Christians. For the history of Iraqi Christianity click here. […]

Juan Cole

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Sunnis Gunned Down At Mosque Specter Of

Sunnis Gunned Down At Mosque Specter Of

Sunnis Gunned Down at Mosque: Specter of Sectarian Warfare Raised Al-Hayat: “Not even a week has passed since the Shiite and Sunni clerics issued a […]

Juan Cole

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Two Students Injured In Ethnic Protests

Two Students Injured In Ethnic Protests

Two Students Injured in Ethnic Protests in Kirkuk al-Hayat, Tass: Student leaders in Kirkuk said that two Arab students were wounded Wednesday in confrontations with […]

Juan Cole

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Riots Between Kurds And Turkmen And

Riots Between Kurds And Turkmen And

Riots between Kurds and Turkmen and Arabs in Kirkuk The 5 Kurdish members of the Interim Governing Council have called for Mosul and Diyala province […]

Juan Cole

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