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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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Chief Judge Of Najaf Kidnapped Executed

Chief Judge Of Najaf Kidnapped Executed

Chief Judge of Najaf, Kidnapped, Executed; Baghdad Official Killed The chief judge in the Shiite shrine city of Najaf was kidnapped Monday, taken to the […]

Juan Cole

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Barwari Half Of Iraqis Lack Clean Water

Barwari Half Of Iraqis Lack Clean Water

Barwari: Half of Iraqis lack Clean Water Nasrin Barwari, interim Minister of Municipalities and Public Works, said that half of Iraq’s 25 million people had […]

Juan Cole

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Police Riot In Basra About 200 Police

Police Riot In Basra About 200 Police

Police Riot in Basra About 200 police gathered in front of the British Headquarters in Basra Monday to protest a reduction in their salaries from […]

Juan Cole

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Growing Numbers Of Iraqis Watch Al

Growing Numbers Of Iraqis Watch Al

Growing Numbers of Iraqis Watch al-Jazeerah Reuters reports that about a third of Iraqi households now have access to satellite television channels, and that 62 […]

Juan Cole

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Afghani Constitution Mandates Womens

Afghani Constitution Mandates Womens

Afghani Constitution Mandates Women’s Seats in Parliament The announcement that the new draft Afghanistan constitution recognizes Islam as the religion of the state has provoked […]

Juan Cole

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References Najaf Httpwww

References Najaf Httpwww

References Najaf http://www.hipakistan.com/en/ detail.php?newsId=en43874&F _catID=&f_type=source Basra http://www.guardian.co.uk/ worldlatest/story/0,1280, -3341695,00.html Satellite tv: http://www.gulf-news.com/ Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=102013

Juan Cole

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3 Americans Killed In Addition To Dead

3 Americans Killed In Addition To Dead

3 Americans Killed in addition to the dead from the Helicopter Attack Guerrillas killed a soldier of the 1st Armored Division with an improvised explosive […]

Juan Cole

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Foreign Ministers Of Neighboring

Foreign Ministers Of Neighboring

Foreign Ministers of Neighboring Countries Meet in Damascus The six neighbors of Iraq (with the addition of Egypt) met in Damascus over the weekend, and […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Bomb Northern Pipeline

Guerrillas Bomb Northern Pipeline

Guerrillas Bomb Northern Pipeline The pipeline from Kirkuk to the Dora refineries of north Baghdad was cut by an explosion near Mashruh al-Therthar, southwest of […]

Juan Cole

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