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Trump Warns Iran: Capitulate or Perish — A Call for War from the Board of Peace
Donald Trump

Trump Warns Iran: Capitulate or Perish — A Call for War from the Board of Peace

Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

The deal offered by the United States is simple and straight forward, submit to all American demands or be obliterated

Israel’s Bombing decimated Gaza’s cultural sites, as UNESCO responds Tepidly

Israel’s Bombing decimated Gaza’s cultural sites, as UNESCO responds Tepidly

02/23/2026 By The Conversation

How Trump is Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline: An Appointment in Samarra

How Trump is Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline: An Appointment in Samarra

02/23/2026 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Less Food, More War:  CO2 Driving Certain Global Warming, Rising Insecurity

Less Food, More War: CO2 Driving Certain Global Warming, Rising Insecurity

Climate change boosts conflict risk, floods, hunger: UN (via AFP) Soaring carbon emissions will amplify the risk of conflict, hunger, floods and mass migration this […]

Juan Cole

Musharraf indicted in treason case

Musharraf indicted in treason case

ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for high treason indicted him on Monday, DawnNews reported. The three judge court […]

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Islam
Will the US side with Saudi or Qatar in the Great Gulf Civil War?

Will the US side with Saudi or Qatar in the Great Gulf Civil War?

(By Omar Ali) The Saudi strategy of offering military support to the US while exporting Muslim militancy and portraying itself as the protector of the […]

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political Islam
Despite Twitter ban, Corruption Charges, Turkey PM claims victory, warns Islamist rivals 'will pay price'

Despite Twitter ban, Corruption Charges, Turkey PM claims victory, warns Islamist rivals ‘will pay price’

Turkey PM claims victory, warns rivals ‘will pay price’ (via AFP) Turkey’s Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory for his Islamic-rooted party in Sunday’s key […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Walmart Admits that its Business Model Requires Employees to Depend on Food Stamps

Walmart Admits that its Business Model Requires Employees to Depend on Food Stamps

Critics cite irony of annual report filing: ‘This is a company that everywhere it goes it creates poverty’ (By Lauren McCauley) [ Walmart employees are […]

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Pace Sheldon Adelson: Top 5 Signs West Bank is Occupied Territory

Pace Sheldon Adelson: Top 5 Signs West Bank is Occupied Territory

(By Juan Cole) New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie used the term “Occupied Territories” to refer to Gaza and the West Bank in […]

Juan Cole

Circumcision and its discontents

Circumcision and its discontents

For a male Jew, ‘brit milah’ brings together past, present and future; family, Jewish people, and humanity

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Human Rights
Whether Princesses or Paupers, Long Road to Saudi Women’s Rights

Whether Princesses or Paupers, Long Road to Saudi Women’s Rights

(By Rothna Begum and Adam Coogle)  When the story broke earlier this month of four Saudi princesses allegedly confined to their Jeddah home by members […]

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Climate Change
Ukraine wouldn't be as much a Crisis if Europe had adopted Green Energy Faster

Ukraine wouldn’t be as much a Crisis if Europe had adopted Green Energy Faster

Originally published on EnergyPost.eu.By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders…

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