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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

01/04/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

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Unitarians divest from Fossil Fuels: Clear Commitment on Climate Change

Unitarians divest from Fossil Fuels: Clear Commitment on Climate Change

By Robyn Purchia In some good new in the fight against climate change, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) passed a resolution calling for divestment of […]

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In Midst of Tikrit Campaign, al-Maliki refuses to step Down

In Midst of Tikrit Campaign, al-Maliki refuses to step Down

By Juan Cole Despite the Iraqi parliament’s failure to reach a quorum on Tuesday, in a clear slap in the face to Prime Minister Nouri […]

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Inside the Mosul of the 'Islamic State': Manhunts, Salafi Coercion and Fired Christians

Inside the Mosul of the ‘Islamic State’: Manhunts, Salafi Coercion and Fired Christians

Niqash | Special Correspondent | Mosul | It has been several weeks since Sunni Muslim extremists took over the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Locals […]

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Algeria
Algerian Soccer/ Football and the Black Box  of French History

Algerian Soccer/ Football and the Black Box of French History

By Francis Ghilès Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB When Algeria qualified for the knockout stage of the World Cup by winning against Russia, the Algerian press […]

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Barack Obama
If you read Boing Boing, the NSA considers you a target for deep surveillance

If you read Boing Boing, the NSA considers you a target for deep surveillance

By Cory Doctorow via Boing Boing In a shocking story on the German site Tagesschau (Google translate), Lena Kampf, Jacob Appelbaum and John Goetz report […]

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Apartheid
Americans need to Answer:  When Will Palestinians get their Fourth of July?

Americans need to Answer: When Will Palestinians get their Fourth of July?

By Juan Cole Americans are commemorating the Fourth of July today, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The grievances that the four million inhabitants […]

Juan Cole

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Can Meditation Slow Ageing?  One Nobelist thinks So

Can Meditation Slow Ageing? One Nobelist thinks So

By Jo Marchant It’s seven in the morning on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The low sun glints off the waves and the clouds […]

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Apartheid
As Israeli Vigilantes pursue revenge killing of Palestinian Children, Troops Go on Unlawful Rampage

As Israeli Vigilantes pursue revenge killing of Palestinian Children, Troops Go on Unlawful Rampage

Via Human Rights Watch (Jerusalem) – Israel’s military operations in the West Bank following the abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers have amounted to […]

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Environment
Rumi on the Environment:  Behind the Beauty of the Moon is the Moon-Maker

Rumi on the Environment: Behind the Beauty of the Moon is the Moon-Maker

[For more of Rumi see 53 Secrets from the Tavern of Love: Poems from the Rubiayat of Mevlana Rumi -ed. ] By Aisha Abdelhamid Rumi: […]

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