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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Teachers with Macs: How to Film yourself Narrating your Powerpoint Presentation and Post it for Your Class

Teachers with Macs: How to Film yourself Narrating your Powerpoint Presentation and Post it for Your Class

Update: The Macs don’t have a built in sound system that will work with the screen recording function in Quicktime, so it may be necessary […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Ghost of Soleimani: All Hell Breaks lose in Iraq, with 2 Americans, 1 Briton, Killed, as al-Sadr Blames Trump for Coronavirus

Ghost of Soleimani: All Hell Breaks lose in Iraq, with 2 Americans, 1 Briton, Killed, as al-Sadr Blames Trump for Coronavirus

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Tom O’Connor at Newsweek reports that 18 katyusha rockets slammed into al-Taji Air Base in Iraq on Wednesday, killing two […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Ending the Myth That Trump Is Ending Mideast Wars

Ending the Myth That Trump Is Ending Mideast Wars

By Khury Petersen-Smith | Trump has sent more new troops to the Middle East than he’s bringing home from Afghanistan. (Otherwords.org ) – There was […]

OtherWords

Nuclear Energy
Why is it only Suspicious when Iran Does it?  Energy-Rich United Arab Emirates is about to open 4 Nuclear Reactors

Why is it only Suspicious when Iran Does it? Energy-Rich United Arab Emirates is about to open 4 Nuclear Reactors

By Paul Dorfman | – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, capable of generating 700 megawatts. During […]

The Conversation

Epidemics
Accusing US of "Medical Terrorism," Iran Demands Trump Lift Economic Blockade amid Coronavirus

Accusing US of “Medical Terrorism,” Iran Demands Trump Lift Economic Blockade amid Coronavirus

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – Facing a humanitarian crisis with at least 9,000 coronavirus cases nationwide and a death toll of […]

Common Dreams

Epidemics
Netanyahu devastates Israeli Tourism with universal Quarantine to Avoid highlighting Trump Covid-19 Failures

Netanyahu devastates Israeli Tourism with universal Quarantine to Avoid highlighting Trump Covid-19 Failures

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration has become well known for caring much more about how the coronavirus outbreak might make Trump look […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Millions of Homeless Syrian Refugees are Suffering Because of Russo-Turkish Rivalry

Millions of Homeless Syrian Refugees are Suffering Because of Russo-Turkish Rivalry

Juline Beaujouan, University of Edinburgh and Amjed Rasheed, Durham University The Syrian province of Idlib, the remaining holdout of rebels fighting the regime of Bashar […]

The Conversation

Epidemics
Rapid Spread of Virus Further Tests Iranians’ Faith in Government

Rapid Spread of Virus Further Tests Iranians’ Faith in Government

Successful Measures to Contain Coronavirus Require Public Trust

Human Rights Watch

Pentagon
If America is going to Fight Forever Wars, Should we Bring back the Draft?

If America is going to Fight Forever Wars, Should we Bring back the Draft?

By Nan Levinson | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Bizarrely enough, the spate of phone calls from recruiters began a couple of years ago. The first ones […]

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