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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?
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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Israel launched the latest of some 300 raids into Syria in the past few months. Some […]

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

08/09/2025 By Juan Cole

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

08/09/2025 By The Conversation

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Fightin' Joe Biden Wins big, on Jobs, Covid, the Dow and Infrastructure, but Corporate News downplays Successes

Fightin’ Joe Biden Wins big, on Jobs, Covid, the Dow and Infrastructure, but Corporate News downplays Successes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The for-profit press thinks it knows what the story in Washington, D.C., is. Joe Biden is a boring president who […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
As Saudis, Emirates enjoy Impunity, the UN needs to Create a New Yemen War Crimes Investigation

As Saudis, Emirates enjoy Impunity, the UN needs to Create a New Yemen War Crimes Investigation

By Louis Charbonneau | United Nations Director | – ( Human Rights Watch) – Last month, the Netherlands’ ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Even German big business CEOs say they expect to reach CO2 neutrality in 14 years

Even German big business CEOs say they expect to reach CO2 neutrality in 14 years

By Edgar Meza | – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ( Clean Energy Wire) – Germany’s leading business executives are taking climate and environmental protection increasingly serious, […]

Clean Energy Wire

Environment
Sacrifice Zones:  How the EPA Allows Polluters to Make Neighborhoods breathe Carcinogens

Sacrifice Zones: How the EPA Allows Polluters to Make Neighborhoods breathe Carcinogens

Poison in the Air By Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller, photography by Kathleen Flynn for […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Question for Joe Manchin after COP26: Why isn't Coal -- the New Blood Diamonds-- Illegal, Now?

Question for Joe Manchin after COP26: Why isn’t Coal — the New Blood Diamonds– Illegal, Now?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Denise Chow at NBC News reports that on Thursday at the UN climate conference Cop26, some 23 new countries signed […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Was the Afghan War a Schell Game?  Getting It Right Is Always the Wrong Approach When It Comes to America’s Wars

Was the Afghan War a Schell Game? Getting It Right Is Always the Wrong Approach When It Comes to America’s Wars

( Tomdispatch.com) – I waited almost three months for some acknowledgement, but it never came. Not a bottle of champagne. Not a congratulatory note. Not […]

Nick Turse

Climate Crisis
Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows

Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows

By Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Pierre Friedlingstein, Robbie Andrew, and Rob Jackson | – Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after […]

The Conversation

Arab World
The Middle East is heating twice as Fast as the Rest of the World: How long will it be Habitable?

The Middle East is heating twice as Fast as the Rest of the World: How long will it be Habitable?

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Alarm bells are ringing at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow over the perilous […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
"Worse than a Crime":  Pentagon Inspector finds Kabul Drone Strike Killing 10 not a Violation of Law (!)

“Worse than a Crime”: Pentagon Inspector finds Kabul Drone Strike Killing 10 not a Violation of Law (!)

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Paul Handley of AFP reports that the US Air Force Inspector General, Lieutenant General Sami Said, found that a drone […]

Juan Cole

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