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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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Supposed Al Qaeda Links With Saddam

Supposed Al Qaeda Links With Saddam

Supposed al-Qaeda links with Saddam People have asked me what I thought about the memo of Undersecretary of Defense for Planning Douglas Feith detailing 50 […]

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3 Us Troops Dead Guerrillas Killed Two

3 Us Troops Dead Guerrillas Killed Two

3 US Troops dead Guerrillas killed two American soldiers Monday in two different attacks. They ambushed on soldier while he was patrolling. They blew up […]

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Us Destroys Houses According To Jeff

Us Destroys Houses According To Jeff

US destroys Houses According to Jeff Wilkinson of Knight Ridder, the US military in its most recent shock and awe campaign has destroyed fifteen houses […]

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Haeri Rejects Transitional Authority

Haeri Rejects Transitional Authority

Haeri rejects Transitional Authority The San Francisco Chronicle’s Robert Collier has pulled off a coup, landing an interview with Grand Ayatollah Kadhim al-Haeri, a leading […]

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Khatami Recognizes Igc According To Afp

Khatami Recognizes Igc According To Afp

Khatami recognizes IGC According to AFP, Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami met with Interim Governing Council president Jalal Talabani on Monday. In a surprise announcement, Khatami […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Leaders Cautious Critical Of New

Shiite Leaders Cautious Critical Of New

Shiite Leaders Cautious, Critical of New Plan for Iraqi Government Stories in the Christian Science Monitor and the Washington Post have some reaction from Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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String Of Assassination Attempts In

String Of Assassination Attempts In

String of Assassination Attempts in Kirkuk: IGC member Shongol Chapouk escapes; Deputy Mayor Wounded The deputy governor of Kirkuk, Ismail Rajab al-Hadidi, was wounded along […]

Juan Cole

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Stages For New Government Precise

Stages For New Government Precise

Stages for New Government The precise stages envisaged in the new plan for Iraqi sovereignty by June, 2003, are available at the Web site of […]

Juan Cole

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Cole Article On Sadr Movement Among

Cole Article On Sadr Movement Among

Cole Article on Sadr Movement among Iraqi Shiites Those of you who have followed this site for any length of time will already know the […]

Juan Cole

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