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Even as it Strikes Deals with Trump, the Gulf Embraces Chinese Tech Giants
China

Even as it Strikes Deals with Trump, the Gulf Embraces Chinese Tech Giants

Neil Thompson

Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]

US: Don’t Forcibly Transfer Migrants to Libya

US: Don’t Forcibly Transfer Migrants to Libya

05/13/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Netanyahu’s Occupation Plan for Gaza means more Suffering for Palestinians and less Security for Israel

Netanyahu’s Occupation Plan for Gaza means more Suffering for Palestinians and less Security for Israel

05/13/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
If Israelis want Peace, why do 55% Support Illegal Annexation of Palestinian Land?

If Israelis want Peace, why do 55% Support Illegal Annexation of Palestinian Land?

( Middle East Monitor) – It is a common platitude amongst some of the weaker parts of the Palestine solidarity movement that “Israelis want peace” […]

Asa Winstanley

Donald Trump
Will Trump Strike Iran as his October Surprise?

Will Trump Strike Iran as his October Surprise?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Was Donald Trump’s January 3rd drone assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani the first step in turning the simmering Cold War […]

Bob Dreyfuss

African-Americans
Before Kamala Harris became Biden's running mate, Shirley Chisholm and other Black women aimed for the White House

Before Kamala Harris became Biden’s running mate, Shirley Chisholm and other Black women aimed for the White House

By Sharon Austin | – U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the American daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, is Joe Biden’s choice for vice president. If […]

The Conversation

Corruption
Lebanon's Leaders Resign over deaths of 200, but Trump refuses Accountability for 163,462 Deaths

Lebanon’s Leaders Resign over deaths of 200, but Trump refuses Accountability for 163,462 Deaths

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Monday, the prime minister of Lebanon and his entire cabinet resigned en masse, reports Bassem Mroue at the Associated […]

Juan Cole

China
The Lion & the Dragon: Understanding the New Iran-China Strategic Partnership

The Lion & the Dragon: Understanding the New Iran-China Strategic Partnership

Eau Claire, WI (Special to Informed Comment) – On July 11, the New York Times reported on the Iran-China new economic and security partnership, detailed […]

Ali Abootalebi

Christianity
White too Long? Why is Racism so much stronger among White Christians than among Unchurched Whites?

White too Long? Why is Racism so much stronger among White Christians than among Unchurched Whites?

Racism is much stronger among America’s white Christians than among churchless whites – and it always has been. That’s the message of a new book […]

James A. Haught

Culture
Leon Fleisher – the Pianist Who Reinvented Himself and Inspired the World

Leon Fleisher – the Pianist Who Reinvented Himself and Inspired the World

It was a sad day for the music world when we heard that concert pianist, conductor, and teacher par excellence Leon Fleisher died on August […]

Shamai Leibowitz

Corruption
How did Americans become such Wimps?  Silence as Trump kills tens of Thousands, Destroys Social Security and Post Office, Plots Election Fraud

How did Americans become such Wimps? Silence as Trump kills tens of Thousands, Destroys Social Security and Post Office, Plots Election Fraud

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nicole Winfield and Lisa Marie Pane at the Associated Press write at the unbelief with which Europeans are staring at […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Top Six Lessons of Beirut and Hiroshima

Top Six Lessons of Beirut and Hiroshima

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Did the massive explosion in Beirut, about three quarters of a century after the decimation of Hiroshima […]

John Buell

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