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'Flip the circuit breaker': Obama attacks Trump administration to boost Democrats in Michigan

We have never seen a president excel in straight-up grifting, on your dime, like this," Obama said. "Never seen a president so intent on selling favors like this..." said the former president.

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a “Get Out the Vote" rally in support of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on October 24, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.
 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) who became Iran's first Supreme Leader after the Islamic Revolution and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who offered the Shah of Iran to dispose of the cleric

From Saddam Hussein to Israel: How Iran's wars have divided a nation - analysis

Image Reboot: A female fighter from from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK)  trains at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in Feb.

Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis

Security is stationed outside the US Embassy is seen in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on March 17, 2026.

Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids


'Global March to Jerusalem:' If it’s not about Israel, it’s not about us

The Jerusalem Post

Gunmen raid on Iraq checkpoints, kill 27

Insurgents disguise themselves as police, raid homes in western Iraq, kill at least 27 members of security forces.

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This Week in History: Saddam terrorizes Israel

Hoping to fracture the coalition of countries lined up against him, Saddam Hussein dragged Israel into the Gulf War.

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Iraq: Not the fall of Saigon, but certainly the fall of democracy

The Jerusalem Post

US marks official end to Iraq war in Baghdad

Nearly 9 years after invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, US Defense Secretary Panetta packs up military flag.

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November 15: Disquieting disparity

A kidnapped Venezuelan athlete is located 50 hours later and rescued, but it takes five years and a 1,000 terrorists to free an Israeli soldier.

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Operation Persia

The Jerusalem Post

Iraq's Sadr calls for halt to attacks on US troops

Extremist Iraqi cleric warns that if US forces do not leave by year-end deadline, violence against military would resume at full force.

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Terra Incognita: Not your father’s Middle East

Arab nationalism/monarchism, Islamism, scapegoating of the West are the pillars upon which the next era in the Middle East will be built.

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Witness: In Libya, echoes of Baghdad's Firdos Square

If Libya is lucky its new government will learn from the mistakes of Iraq. There is already talk of unity of Libya's many tribes.

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