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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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Iraqis To Write Iraqi Constitution

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Iraqis to Write Iraqi constitution Appointed Minister of Justice, Hashim Abdel Rahman Chalabi, said in Bahrain according to al-Hayat that the new Iraqi constitution would […]

Juan Cole

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Us Opens Iraqs Economy But To What Us

Us Opens Iraqs Economy But To What Us

US Opens Iraq’s Economy, but to What? The US occupying forces blatantly contravened the Fourth Geneva Convention on Monday, announcing that they were opening the […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Hussein Al Sadr Close Iraqs

Ayatollah Hussein Al Sadr Close Iraqs

Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr: Close Iraq’s Borders to Mischief In a fluff piece in al-Zaman, Shiite cleric Hussein al-Sadr, a minor member of the al-Sadr family […]

Juan Cole

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Death Penalty To Return New Iraqi

Death Penalty To Return New Iraqi

Death Penalty to Return? The new Iraqi ministry of the interior (analogous to Homeland Security in the US) is pressing for the reinstatement of the […]

Juan Cole

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Renewed Iraqi Monarchy Bad Idea Ive

Renewed Iraqi Monarchy Bad Idea Ive

Renewed Iraqi Monarchy a Bad Idea I’ve heard rumors that the idea of imposing a member of the Hashemite monarchy on Iraq is again making […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq And Vietnam Max Cleland Former

Iraq And Vietnam Max Cleland Former

Iraq and Vietnam Max Cleland, former Georgia senator and a decorated war hero from the Vietnam era, who lost three limbs in that war, is […]

Juan Cole

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Three Us Troops Wounded Guerrillas

Three Us Troops Wounded Guerrillas

Three US Troops Wounded Guerrillas launched two separate rpg attacks on US military convoys in the Mosul region on Saturday, wounding three US soldiers. There […]

Juan Cole

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Three Way Summit In Berlin Ends In

Three Way Summit In Berlin Ends In

Three Way Summit in Berlin Ends “in disaster” France’s Jacques Chirac refused to compromise on two key issues at the Berlin summit between Britain, Germany […]

Juan Cole

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Doctors Optimistic About Aqila Al

Doctors Optimistic About Aqila Al

Doctors Optimistic about Aqila al-Hashimi Her physicians, who have operated once and planned a second operation, are guardedly optimistic about the prospects of Aqila Hashimi, […]

Juan Cole

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