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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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Donald Trump
America now has its own Green Zone, as Trumpian Fascism erects Racist Red Zone

America now has its own Green Zone, as Trumpian Fascism erects Racist Red Zone

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – America now has its own Green Zone in downtown Washington, D.C., where the Mall is closed, the city is locked […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
White Supremacist Trump Backers to Storm state capitols on Jan. 20: How Defenseless are We?

White Supremacist Trump Backers to Storm state capitols on Jan. 20: How Defenseless are We?

By Jennifer Earl | – Americans witnessed an alarming and deadly failure in planning and policing at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The FBI […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
America and the Mob

America and the Mob

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The far right has come out in support of Trump. After the failed coup attempt of January 6, what’s […]

John Feffer

African-Americans
“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

By Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since […]

ProPublica

Displaced and Refugees
In Shadows, SecState Mike Pompeo passed 'Death Sentence' for Millions in Yemen and poisoned Biden's well in Cuba, China, Iran

In Shadows, SecState Mike Pompeo passed ‘Death Sentence’ for Millions in Yemen and poisoned Biden’s well in Cuba, China, Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who styles himself a Christian gentleman, has according to United Nations officials just passed a […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
10 Years ago Young Tunisians deposed a Dictator and founded the Arab World's most Vigorous Democracy

10 Years ago Young Tunisians deposed a Dictator and founded the Arab World’s most Vigorous Democracy

By Jehan Alfarra | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Tunisian uprising spread like wildfire and millions in neighbouring Arab countries revolted against […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection

The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection

By Jordan Brasher | – Confederate soldiers never reached the Capitol during the Civil War. But the Confederate battle flag was flown by rioters in […]

The Conversation

China
With Trump Gone, Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on a Failing Planet?

With Trump Gone, Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on a Failing Planet?

( Tomdispatch.com) – For just a moment, let me try to look on the bright side of the storming of the Capitol last week by […]

Michael T. Klare

Donald Trump
The GOP stood with Trump and against the Legitimacy of Biden: that's how Iraq Split up in 2014

The GOP stood with Trump and against the Legitimacy of Biden: that’s how Iraq Split up in 2014

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, 197 Republican congressmen refused to impeach him for encouraging thousands of hard Right thugs, some armed, to march […]

Juan Cole

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