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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank
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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank

H. Scott Prosterman

Rightwing settlers have out with escalating impunity, as the Israeli army has ignored the terrorism the settlers perpetrate

God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

03/27/2026 By The Conversation

The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

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UAE
Dubai’s Underwater Hotel

Dubai’s Underwater Hotel

Construction of the Water Discus underwater hotel of Dubai may be begun soon, and it will be finished in five years, according to Colin Simpson […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
How Obama has made Whistleblowers the Flying Dutchmen of the 21st Century (van Buren)

How Obama has made Whistleblowers the Flying Dutchmen of the 21st Century (van Buren)

Peter van Buren writes at Tomdispatch: As a State Department whistleblower, I think a lot about Edward Snowden. I can’t help myself. My friendships with […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
‘The 19th Day of the Egyptian Revolution’: What the Egyptian Press is Saying about Today’s Mass Protest

‘The 19th Day of the Egyptian Revolution’: What the Egyptian Press is Saying about Today’s Mass Protest

Via the USG Open Source Center, report on Egypt press for June 30, 2013 (arrangement and headings by JC), regarding the massive demonstrations throughout the […]

Juan Cole

Energy
GE’s ‘Brilliant’ Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage

GE’s ‘Brilliant’ Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage

GE’s Brilliant wind turbines generate electricity more cheaply than coal or gas according to Clean Technica , and have battery storage for when the wind […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly

US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly

Der Spiegel has two explosive stories on NSA spying from Edward Snowden’s leaked documents. The first is that the US has bugged the telephones and […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage

Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage

President Obama’s address at Soweto University, via Channel 4 News:

Juan Cole

Egypt
Duelling Demonstrations Divide Egypt over Morsi and Fundamentalism

Duelling Demonstrations Divide Egypt over Morsi and Fundamentalism

Tens of thousands of leftist, liberal and centrist protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday for “The Last Warning” aimed at President Muhammad Morsi of […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Glenn Greenwald: Good journalism is measured by how angry you make the people you’re covering (Video)

Glenn Greenwald: Good journalism is measured by how angry you make the people you’re covering (Video)

Greenwald’s video appearance at the Socialism conference in Chicago (via We are Many:

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Everything you wanted to Know About NSA Surveillance  *but were afraid to ask (Stray)

Everything you wanted to Know About NSA Surveillance *but were afraid to ask (Stray)

Jonathan Stray writes at ProPublica: There have been a lot of news stories about NSA surveillance programs following the leaks of secret documents by Edward […]

Juan Cole

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