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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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Least Transparent Administration Ever:  A New Front in Obama's War on Whistleblowers

Least Transparent Administration Ever: A New Front in Obama’s War on Whistleblowers

(By Peter Van Buren) The Obama administration has just opened a new front in its ongoing war on whistleblowers. It’s taking its case against one man, […]

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Kerry on Invading other Countries on a Trumped Up Pretext (Editorial Cartoon)

Kerry on Invading other Countries on a Trumped Up Pretext (Editorial Cartoon)

(By Paul Jamiol) courtesy Jamiol’s World

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McCain’s Mind-Boggling Hypocrisy on Crimea at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference

McCain’s Mind-Boggling Hypocrisy on Crimea at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference

John Hickman, author of Selling Guantanamo, writes in a guest column for Informed Comment That the Crimean Crisis would be exploited by Republican Congressional leaders […]

Juan Cole

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Obama to Netanyahu:  Israel faces Int'l Sanctions over "Permanent Occupation of West Bank"

Obama to Netanyahu: Israel faces Int’l Sanctions over “Permanent Occupation of West Bank”

(By Juan Cole) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, D.C., this week was even more of a disaster for him than might have been […]

Juan Cole

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Workers Launch Strike to Protest Low Wages

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Workers Launch Strike to Protest Low Wages

Employees of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs have gone on a major strike protesting low wages and working conditions. Click here for the rest […]

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Libyan business confederation to be set up

Libyan business confederation to be set up

By Michel Cousins. Tripoli, 4 March 2014: Plans are in motion to set up an organisation as the voice of the Libya private sector. The […]

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Fracking Ban Momentum Builds On Both Sides Of The Atlantic

Fracking Ban Momentum Builds On Both Sides Of The Atlantic

Local communities that are pushing for a ban on fracking will get a helping hand from the British green energy company Ecotricity, which is launching a new short film this Thursday to boost public awareness about negative impacts of the unconventional…

Juan Cole

Human Rights
AI Calls for Int'l Sanctions on Israel over Systematic Violence against Civilians

AI Calls for Int’l Sanctions on Israel over Systematic Violence against Civilians

(By Sarah Lazare) Israeli forces are killing Palestinian civilians in the West Bank — including children — with "callous disregard for human life," enjoying near impunity […]

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Paranoia strikes Deep:  Russian Media Propaganda Feeds Ukraine Crisis

Paranoia strikes Deep: Russian Media Propaganda Feeds Ukraine Crisis

(By Dan Peleschuk) Russian TV beats war drum on home front (via GlobalPost) MOSCOW, Russia — Ukraine’s new authorities are an ultranationalist, neo-fascist gang who’ve […]

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