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A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran
Dissent

A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran

Fariba Amini

The families had to search for the bodies of their loved ones amongst the many covered coffins in the many morgues or hospitals

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

01/26/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

01/26/2026 By Tomdispatch

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Israel/ Palestine
Turkey Crisis Provokes Israeli Army Anger at Lieberman

Turkey Crisis Provokes Israeli Army Anger at Lieberman

The crisis between Turkey and Israel deepened on Monday, allegedly provoking severe tensions between the Israeli officer corps and the far right-wing Minister of Foreign […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Accord Reached for Peaceful Entry of Bani Walid?

Accord Reached for Peaceful Entry of Bani Walid?

Aljazeera Arabic is reporting a breakthrough in the negotiations between the new government in Tripoli and the elders of the city of Bani Walid, a […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Top Ten Good News Green Energy Stories

Top Ten Good News Green Energy Stories

Here are the week’s top ten energy good news stories. 1. A Japanese technical innovation has the potential to double or triple the power generated […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
China offered Qaddafi Armaments in midst of war

China offered Qaddafi Armaments in midst of war

People who favored saving the civilian populations of Benghazi and other eastern Libyan cities from Qaddafi’s tanks and artillery have often been termed “interventionists.” But […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Likud Gov't Buffeted by Turkish Suit, Massive Protests

Israeli Likud Gov’t Buffeted by Turkish Suit, Massive Protests

The far right wing government of Binyamin Netanyahu in Israel is being buffeted both internationally and domestically. In both instances, the discontent is being produced […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi was a CIA Asset

Qaddafi was a CIA Asset

Human Rights Watch found documents in Libya after the fall of Muammar Qaddafi that it passed on to the Wall Street Journal, which is analyzing […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Libya: Oil Bids on Basis of Capacity;  World releases $15 bn in Assets

Libya: Oil Bids on Basis of Capacity; World releases $15 bn in Assets

The CSM reviews the jockeying for position in Libya at the Friends conference in Paris, and especially the prospects of the US. But a spokesman […]

Juan Cole

Libya
NATO Refuses Ground Troops for Libya as "Friends" Conference Opens

NATO Refuses Ground Troops for Libya as “Friends” Conference Opens

A NATO official has told Agence France Presse that it is the “firm view” of NATO member states that they reject the idea of sending […]

Juan Cole

Libya
What the UN Can and Cannot do for Libya

What the UN Can and Cannot do for Libya

China and some others have been pushing for a strong United Nations role in Libya, presumably in an attempt to forestall a continuation of the […]

Juan Cole

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