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Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences
Donald Trump

Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

Hugh J. Curran

the U.S. is approaching the precipice without articulating a vision as to what will follow, plunging toward a large-scale war against Iran

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

02/22/2026 By Juan Cole

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

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Iran eager to take leading role against extremism (Iraq, Syria FMs in Tehran)

Iran eager to take leading role against extremism (Iraq, Syria FMs in Tehran)

By Maysam Bizar | (Your Middle East) — As the US-led campaign against the extremist ISIL militants in Iraq and Syria goes on, Iran, which […]

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Silent Mosul:  Surprising Reasons Daesh/ ISIL cut Cellphone Services

Silent Mosul: Surprising Reasons Daesh/ ISIL cut Cellphone Services

By Nawzat Shamdeen | Mosul | (Niqash.org) Mobile phones are no use in Mosul any more. The extremist group controlling Mosul in northern Iraq has […]

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Climate Change
Real Independence: In 2014, Scotland used more Renewable Energy than Nuclear, Coal or Gas

Real Independence: In 2014, Scotland used more Renewable Energy than Nuclear, Coal or Gas

By Juan Cole Edie.net reports that in November, wind energy alone produced more than enough electricity for every home in Scotland. Over all in 2013, […]

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GOP Squirms at Release of CIA Torture Report, warns of “Violence” (So why did they Torture?)

GOP Squirms at Release of CIA Torture Report, warns of “Violence” (So why did they Torture?)

By Juan Cole | — Outgoing House Intelligence Committee head Mike Rogers (R-MI) was on Candy Crowley’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, speaking against […]

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Climate Change
Climate Change:  The last Time California had a Drought this bad Charlemagne Ruled Europe

Climate Change: The last Time California had a Drought this bad Charlemagne Ruled Europe

By Nadia Prupis | (Commondreams.org) Scientists warn that prolonged, historic droughts may recur in the future The California drought is the worst its been in […]

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Apartheid
Israeli Forces arrest 8-year-old Palestinian in East Jerusalem (They arrest 2 Children a day on Average)

Israeli Forces arrest 8-year-old Palestinian in East Jerusalem (They arrest 2 Children a day on Average)

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli special forces last Wednesday detained an eight-year-old Palestinian in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, a local information center said. Majdi […]

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Russell Brand v. Press Lord Rupert Murdoch:  Who won?

Russell Brand v. Press Lord Rupert Murdoch: Who won?

AJ+ | — “The British twitterati is in a tizzy over a brawl between Russell Brand and Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun. The “manarchist” comedian has […]

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Apartheid
Nowhere to Run: Broken Homes and Broken Lives in Gaza

Nowhere to Run: Broken Homes and Broken Lives in Gaza

By Jen Marlowe | (Tomdispatch.com) Rubble. That’s been the one constant for the Awajah family for as long as I’ve known them. Four months ago, […]

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Over 100 ISIL/Daesh Fighters Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq; Attack on Syria Base Repelled

Over 100 ISIL/Daesh Fighters Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq; Attack on Syria Base Repelled

By Juan Cole | — The US war on Daesh (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria takes up less and less space in the MSM. The […]

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