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Is Trump getting US Troops out of Syria, another nail in the Coffin of Bush’s “War on Terror?”
Donald Trump

Is Trump getting US Troops out of Syria, another nail in the Coffin of Bush’s “War on Terror?”

Juan Cole

Trump now has a similar choice, of whether he wants to spend trillions of dollars on a Napoleonic gamble in Iran.

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

02/19/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

02/19/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Gates worries Pakistan Violence blocks Polio Eradication, But is CIA Partly to Blame?

Gates worries Pakistan Violence blocks Polio Eradication, But is CIA Partly to Blame?

(By Juan Cole) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has done an amazing job in targeting diseases for eradication, and the world is very close […]

Juan Cole

Draft to mandate TurkishPM’s consent for prosecution of top commanders

Draft to mandate TurkishPM’s consent for prosecution of top commanders

The draft makes necessary to receive the PM’s approval before trying senior army officers

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The Economist Pulls 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon on Barack Obama and Iran

The Economist Pulls 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon on Barack Obama and Iran

The Economist removed a cartoon from an article on its internet edition that has been characterized as anti-Semitic. Click here for the rest of the […]

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'Palestine' Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey

'Palestine' Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey

Chile’s top soccer league has penalized the Palestine Football Club with a fine after playing in three official matches wearing uniforms showing the entire map […]

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Syria accused of systematic torture and 11,000 executions: Report

Syria accused of systematic torture and 11,000 executions: Report

Three former international prosecutors have accused Syria of large-scale killing and torture in a report based on evidence of a defector

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Human Rights
Israeli Policy Divides Palestinian Families

Israeli Policy Divides Palestinian Families

(By AFP) Israel policy splits Palestinian families (via AFP) Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian movement between Gaza and the West Bank is separating relatives and making […]

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Inequality
Unbalanced:  85 Super-Wealthy own as Much as Half the World's Population

Unbalanced: 85 Super-Wealthy own as Much as Half the World’s Population

(By Andrea Germanos) The global elite have rigged the rules so that "economic growth looks more like a winner-take-all system" that undermines democracy and threatens […]

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Iraq
Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

(By Nelson Lowhim) The news from Iraq has grown dire lately. Al Qaeda has taken over certain cities (hotbeds of insurgency in earlier times) and […]

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Juan Cole
Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

(By Juan Cole) I just wanted to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who donated to our annual fundraiser, which was enormously successful […]

Juan Cole

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