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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

12/16/2025 By The Conversation

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

12/16/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Julian Assange called on the US on Sunday to cease its war on whistleblowers. He also blasted Russia for imposing a 2-year sentence on three […]

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Israel
Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

For the past couple of weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, have been making strident noises about a […]

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Russia
Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

The sentencing of members of the Russian punk rock band, Pussy Riot, to two years in prison for a protest song they sang in an […]

Juan Cole

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Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

From Paul Jamiol, Jamiol’s World. Get the book!

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Bahrain
Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

With news of a series of bombings and attacks in Iraq, of kidnappings and reprisals in Lebanon, and an ongoing Civil War in Syria, anyone […]

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Mr. Romney, Here’s why Your Tax Returns Matter

Mr. Romney, Here’s why Your Tax Returns Matter

Mitt Romney said that he had paid around 13% in taxes annually the past few years, calling false the charge by Senate Majority Leader Harry […]

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"We're NASA and We Know It" (Music Video on Curiosity Mars Landing)

“We’re NASA and We Know It” (Music Video on Curiosity Mars Landing)

“We’re NASA and we know it”, video to the tune of “Sexy and I Know It,” by the American duo LMFAO from their 2011 album, […]

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Ayatollah Cameron Threatens to invade Ecuador Embassy re: Assange (or, Whitewashing Iran for the US National Security State)

Ayatollah Cameron Threatens to invade Ecuador Embassy re: Assange (or, Whitewashing Iran for the US National Security State)

Update: Ecuador granted Julian Assange diplomatic asylum on Thursday. The British government’s menacing of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday morning, with its threat […]

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Libya
Why Syria’s Revolution is not like Libya’s  (Dughman)

Why Syria’s Revolution is not like Libya’s (Dughman)

Husam Dughman writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The Arab Spring springs surprises When a popular uprising started in Tunisia less than two […]

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