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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War
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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War

Daniel Martin Varisco

Imperial wars falsely advertised as a means to peace and stability are not, however, “new” in this region

200K in St. Paul Join 8M  Record “No Kings” US Protest

200K in St. Paul Join 8M Record “No Kings” US Protest

03/29/2026 By Minnesota Reformer

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

03/29/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Oil and Terrorist Groups:  Iraq’s ISIS, others Seeking Black Gold

Oil and Terrorist Groups: Iraq’s ISIS, others Seeking Black Gold

By Michael T. Klare via Tomdispatch Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Ukraine, the East and South China Seas: wherever you look, the world is aflame […]

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Afghanistan
Bush Trifecta lands on Obama: Gaza, Iraq and Afghanistan Imploding

Bush Trifecta lands on Obama: Gaza, Iraq and Afghanistan Imploding

By Juan Cole President Barack Obama of Hawaii had fondly dreamed of bidding turbulent and unrewarding West Asia farewell and turning the attentions of American […]

Juan Cole

Counter-Terrorism
Not Serious re: Terrorism:  GOP House Cut out funding for al-Qaeda, Iraq Records & Research

Not Serious re: Terrorism: GOP House Cut out funding for al-Qaeda, Iraq Records & Research

Representatives on the Hill talk a good game about going back into Iraq or pursuing a global war on terror, but they aren’t actually very […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Mother Of Murdered Israeli Teen Condemns anti-Palestinian Violence

Mother Of Murdered Israeli Teen Condemns anti-Palestinian Violence

“With the Israeli army saying it is commencing a new military operation against Gaza, and Hamas vowing revenge, the words of a mother of a […]

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Surveillance
German who spied on Parliament for NSA recruited by CIA

German who spied on Parliament for NSA recruited by CIA

By Nadia Prupis The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) took part in a spying operation against Germany that led to the arrest of a double agent […]

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Iraq
Iraq: Al-Baghadi Criticizes Wealthy Gulf Leaders, as Russia, Iran, Gun for Him

Iraq: Al-Baghadi Criticizes Wealthy Gulf Leaders, as Russia, Iran, Gun for Him

By: Sami Kleib There was no mention of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s speech. However, he did make a statement that […]

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Apartheid
Gaza by the Numbers: Who the People are, how They got There

Gaza by the Numbers: Who the People are, how They got There

By Juan Cole Population of Palestinians of Gaza: 1.7 million Number of Palestinians in Gaza whose families were expelled as refugees from their homes in […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Exiled Governor of Mosul: We Need Local Troops to Take it Back

Exiled Governor of Mosul: We Need Local Troops to Take it Back

niqash | Special Correspondent | Erbil | Prominent Sunni Muslim politician, Atheel al-Nujaifi, who is also the governor of Ninawa province in-exile, talks about why […]

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Apartheid
Palestinians attack Jerusalem Rail to Protest Annexation of Arab East

Palestinians attack Jerusalem Rail to Protest Annexation of Arab East

By Hanna Baumann The destruction of tram stations during the protests in East Jerusalem is much more than vandalism, it shows that Palestinians are not […]

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