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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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Iranian Pilgrims Set To Come To Iraq

Iranian Pilgrims Set To Come To Iraq

Iranian Pilgrims set to come to Iraq Iranian television announced that Iran would open its borders next week to Iranian pilgrims who wish to visit […]

Juan Cole

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Cheney And Halliburton Senator Frank

Cheney And Halliburton Senator Frank

Cheney and Halliburton Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) “said public records show that Cheney, former chief executive officer of Halliburton, collected $367,000 in deferred salary from […]

Juan Cole

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Border Alerts Against Infiltrators Us

Border Alerts Against Infiltrators Us

Border Alerts against Infiltrators US forces are attempting to patrol Iraq’s huge borders with special care these days, reports al-Sharq al-Awsat. From all accounts, it […]

Juan Cole

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No Post 1998 Nuclear Weapons Program In

No Post 1998 Nuclear Weapons Program In

No post-1998 Nuclear Weapons Program in Iraq The Iraqis never tried to revive their nuclear weapons program after the UN inspectors dismantled it, according to […]

Juan Cole

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Benign Autocracy In Iraq Is Recipe For

Benign Autocracy In Iraq Is Recipe For

Benign Autocracy in Iraq is a Recipe for Disaster My entry in an email discussion of the proposal made by Ray Takeyh and Nikolas Gvosdev […]

Juan Cole

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Us Soldier Khalidiya Police Chief

Us Soldier Khalidiya Police Chief

US Soldier, Khalidiya Police Chief Killed Guerillas Monday killed a 1st Armored Division soldier in central Baghdad with rpg fire as he was patrolling. In […]

Juan Cole

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High Baathist Official Held In Najaf

High Baathist Official Held In Najaf

High Baathist official Held in Najaf Bombing Kareem Ghatheeth, a Baath Party “Security Director,” was captured recently in Najaf by Badr Corps militiament in a […]

Juan Cole

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New Private Television Company In Iraq

New Private Television Company In Iraq

New Private Television Company in Iraq It was announced Monday that IBC, a privately owned corporation in Iraqi hands, would launch the first privately owned […]

Juan Cole

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Turkmen Choose Leader Sami Shabak

Turkmen Choose Leader Sami Shabak

Turkmen Choose Leader Sami Shabak, a prominent member of the governing council of the Iraq Turkmen Front, angrily resigned Monday, accusing the party of being […]

Juan Cole

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