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The Israeli Scramble for Palestine’s Energy Reserves (Pt. 1)
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The Israeli Scramble for Palestine’s Energy Reserves (Pt. 1)

Dan Steinbock

For 25 years, Israel’s Gaza policies have been motivated not just by security concerns, but by efforts to exploit the Palestinians’ energy reserves. With the […]

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“You Cannot fight the World:” The Hidden Meaning behind Trump’s Warning to Israel

“You Cannot fight the World:” The Hidden Meaning behind Trump’s Warning to Israel

10/16/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

The Gaza ceasefire Deal could be a ‘Strangle Contract’, with Israel holding all the Cards

The Gaza ceasefire Deal could be a ‘Strangle Contract’, with Israel holding all the Cards

10/16/2025 By The Conversation

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David Enders on Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria

David Enders on Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria

Via Fareed Zakaria’s “Foreign Exchange,” an interview with David Enders, a journalist just back from Iraq with an unvarnished view of the situation. As I […]

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Egypt
The Nation Review of Napoleon’s Egypt

The Nation Review of Napoleon’s Egypt

Roger Owen’s review of my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East is now online at The Nation. Owen, who teaches at Harvard, is […]

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Iraq
Fears of Sunni Arab Tribal Feuding in Diyala Cheney, Rumsfeld blamed by Blunkett for Dissolving Iraqi Army

Fears of Sunni Arab Tribal Feuding in Diyala Cheney, Rumsfeld blamed by Blunkett for Dissolving Iraqi Army

With regard to the recent dust-up in the pages of the NYT between Bush and Bremer over the dismantling of the Iraqi Army, Ward Harkavy […]

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What would the founding fathers have thought of George W. Bush?

What would the founding fathers have thought of George W. Bush?

Just promoting a book I just found out about. You all know about my thing for the Founding Generation of Americans.

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Iraq
Helman: Bush’s Stage-Managed Photo Op with Sunni Sheikhs May Spell Trouble in Future

Helman: Bush’s Stage-Managed Photo Op with Sunni Sheikhs May Spell Trouble in Future

Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: Perhaps the most telling commentary on the situation today in Iraq is the choice of a remote, heavily fortified US […]

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Rubin: How to Stop War with Iran

Rubin: How to Stop War with Iran

Barnett Rubin gives us a thoughtful call to arms on how to prevent war with Iran at the Global Affairs blog. After analyzing the way […]

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Israel/ Palestine
MESA Letter on Mearsheimer & Walt

MESA Letter on Mearsheimer & Walt

The Committee on Academic Freedom (North America) of the Middle East Studies Association has written a letter protesting the cancellation of a talk by John […]

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Iraq
Josh Marshall on the Numbers Game in Iraq

Josh Marshall on the Numbers Game in Iraq

From Josh Marshall’s Veracifier site, “Iraq by the Numbers”.

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Iraq
Sadrists Threaten Civil Disobedience Da’wa Leader Slams Bush for Base Visit

Sadrists Threaten Civil Disobedience Da’wa Leader Slams Bush for Base Visit

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that the Sadr movement is complaining bitterly about the ongoing detention of its leaders. A spokesman for the Sadr office of […]

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