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Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for  an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
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Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies

Juan Cole

Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy

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The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

11/19/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

11/19/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Ismail Khan Survives Taliban attack; Withdraws from Cabinet; US Military’s fate in Afghanistan will be Worse than than of the Soviets

Ismail Khan Survives Taliban attack; Withdraws from Cabinet; US Military’s fate in Afghanistan will be Worse than than of the Soviets

On Sunday morning, a Taliban suicide bombing attack struck at the entourage of Ismail Khan, the Afghan Minister of Energy and Water, in Herat, according […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Steps in to Protect Iran

Iraq Steps in to Protect Iran

American and Western discussions of what to do about Iran almost completely ignore Iraq. But no economic sanctions can effectively be placed on Iran without […]

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7 Killed, 50 Wounded in Peshawar Blast, 17 Killed in NW Bombings

7 Killed, 50 Wounded in Peshawar Blast, 17 Killed in NW Bombings

The news in the US is about several terrorist plots, some by Christians and some by Muslim expatriates, which have been averted by good police […]

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Bin Laden Message to Europe: Withdraw from Afghanistan

Bin Laden Message to Europe: Withdraw from Afghanistan

Usama Bin Laden’s latest screed on the Western evacutation from Afghanistan is the height of hypocrisy, since Bin Laden actively connived at getting Western troops […]

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Qom Enrichment Facility Revealed; Moves to Sanction Iran gain Momentum

Qom Enrichment Facility Revealed; Moves to Sanction Iran gain Momentum

So I did this posting on Thursday night, below, on how I perceive President Obama to be maneuvering Iran into a box, wherein it faced […]

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Obama, the UN and Future Iran Sanctions

Obama, the UN and Future Iran Sanctions

President Obama is slowly putting Iran in a box. His cancellation of the useless and expensive so-called “missile shield” program in eastern Europe, which had […]

Juan Cole

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Arguing with Ahmadinejad

Arguing with Ahmadinejad

Aljazeera English reports on Ahmadinejad’s appearance at the United Nations: IRNA gives lengthy excerpts from Ahmadinejad’s address at the United Nations. ‘ President Ahmadinejad, who […]

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Oren and Solomon: Duelfer 5 Years Later: Words of Mass Distraction

Oren and Solomon: Duelfer 5 Years Later: Words of Mass Distraction

Ido Oren and Ty Solomon write in a guest op-ed for IC: Five years ago, Charles Duelfer, Head of the Iraq Survey Group, presented to […]

Juan Cole

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Obama said Wavering on Troop Escalation in Afghanistan

Obama said Wavering on Troop Escalation in Afghanistan

The NYT says that President Barack Obama is reconsidering his plan to greatly increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan, and to be suffering […]

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