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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

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The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Do you Think your Smartphone Location Data is Private?  The Police Don't

Do you Think your Smartphone Location Data is Private? The Police Don’t

By Hanni Fakhoury via EFF The Fourth Amendment protects us from “unreasonable” government searches of our persons, houses, papers and effects. How courts should determine […]

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Apartheid
"Mr. Netanyahu is Engaged in the Liquidation of an Entire Nation" - Powerful Palestinian Statement from West Bank

“Mr. Netanyahu is Engaged in the Liquidation of an Entire Nation” – Powerful Palestinian Statement from West Bank

BBC: Spokesman for Fatah, Dr Husam Zomlot tells the BBC News that Israeli PM Netanyahu is guilty of ‘ liquidation of an entire nation’. ‘We […]

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Apartheid
UN on Gaza:  Health System Collapse, 25% Displaced, 5% w/ Clean Water, Epidemic Threat, Generally Mad Max

UN on Gaza: Health System Collapse, 25% Displaced, 5% w/ Clean Water, Epidemic Threat, Generally Mad Max

By United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Occupied Palestinian Territory: Gaza Emergency Situation Report Highlights • The Rafah area was subject to […]

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Apartheid
"Dead Children Names Too Threatening For Israel" - Something being Covered Up (Young Turks)

“Dead Children Names Too Threatening For Israel” – Something being Covered Up (Young Turks)

The Young Turks: “”The Israeli Broadcasting Authority has banned a radio advertisement from a human rights organisation which listed the names of some of the […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
Boycott of Israel Spreads in European Civil Society over Gaza War, Could Cost $5 bn/ yr

Boycott of Israel Spreads in European Civil Society over Gaza War, Could Cost $5 bn/ yr

By Juan Cole The ill-considered and remarkably brutal Gaza war likely will give further impetus to the Boycott, Sanction and Divestment movement by Western civil […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Gaza:  Khuzaa district Flattened, Evidence of Israeli Atrocities

Gaza: Khuzaa district Flattened, Evidence of Israeli Atrocities

Channel 4 News: “WARNING – this report contains graphic images some viewers may find distressing. Paul Mason reports on the end of the proposed 72-hour […]

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Obama steps up to call Bush-era CIA Torture "Torture," Despite Legal Implications

Obama steps up to call Bush-era CIA Torture “Torture,” Despite Legal Implications

CNN points out that President Obama’s forthright condemnation of Bush administration-era CIA torture could cause legal problems for Agency employees, and that the Congressional report […]

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Apartheid
Is Israel Committing a Genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza?

Is Israel Committing a Genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza?

By Luke Peterson Yes, Israel is committing genocide. What we are witnessing now is the extension of the program of national erasure against the Palestinians […]

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Are Israelis and Zionists really talking about a Final Solution of the Palestinian Problem?

Are Israelis and Zionists really talking about a Final Solution of the Palestinian Problem?

By Juan Cole The Times of Israel published and then removed from its site an essay by Yochanan Gordon that openly called for genocide against […]

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