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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Yemen's Houthis enter the Israel-Gaza Conflict: What Impact on US and Saudi Arabia?

Yemen’s Houthis enter the Israel-Gaza Conflict: What Impact on US and Saudi Arabia?

By Mahad Darar, Colorado State University | – Yemen’s Houthi movement launched missiles and drones at Israel on Oct. 31, 2023 – provoking fears of […]

The Conversation

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The Invisible Slaughter of Palestinian Children

The Invisible Slaughter of Palestinian Children

Berkeley, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – According to our most reliable news sources, the children of Gaza are being slaughtered at a horrific […]

Charles Hirschkind

Armenia
From Armenia to Gaza: War, Crimes, Truth and Denial

From Armenia to Gaza: War, Crimes, Truth and Denial

By Arnold Isaacs ( Tomdispatch.com) – This month’s catastrophic violence in Israel and Gaza — specifically, the contradictory statements from each side on the other’s […]

Tomdispatch

Israel/ Palestine
We Need an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

We Need an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

By Phyllis Bennis | ( Otherwords) – The violence in the Middle East is bringing horrifying new levels of human suffering to both Israelis and […]

Phyllis Bennis

Climate Crisis
Goodbye Acapulco: 205 mph Winds destroy 80% of Infrastructure, do $18 bn of Damage in Climate Change Warning

Goodbye Acapulco: 205 mph Winds destroy 80% of Infrastructure, do $18 bn of Damage in Climate Change Warning

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Gaza City is not the only place that has been reduced to rubble in the past week. Dan Stillman at […]

Juan Cole

Evangelicals
Apocalyptic Politics are Clouding the U.S. Response to the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Demonizing Muslim-Americans

Apocalyptic Politics are Clouding the U.S. Response to the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Demonizing Muslim-Americans

By Diane Roberts | – ( Florida Phoenix ) – Remember when a quarter of Americans thought Barack Obama might be the Antichrist? They feared […]

Florida Phoenix

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Bombing adds to the Generations of Palestinians displaced from their Homes

Gaza Bombing adds to the Generations of Palestinians displaced from their Homes

By Michael Vicente Perez, University of Memphis | – (The Conversation) – An estimated 1.4 million Palestinians have been displaced from their homes since the […]

The Conversation

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Israel in Search of its Hiroshima: Massive Bomb Wipes out 20 Apt. Buildings, Kills, Wounds 400 Civilians

Israel in Search of its Hiroshima: Massive Bomb Wipes out 20 Apt. Buildings, Kills, Wounds 400 Civilians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In one of the biggest massacres it has so far committed, the Israeli Air Force on Tuesday bombed the Jabaliyaa […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
US Stands Isolated in backing Gaza Massacre

US Stands Isolated in backing Gaza Massacre

( Code Pink ) – On Friday, October 27, the nations of the world voted in the UN General Assembly, by a vote of 120 […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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