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Archives for September 2011

al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda Brands Ahmadinejad a Conspiracy Theorist!

Juan Cole

The al-Qaeda-linked magazine “Inspire” has reprimanded Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for indulging in “stupid” “conspiracy theories” because of his stance, repeated at the recent United Nations meeting, that 9/11 was a Bush administration inside job. When al-Qaeda accuses you of being a conspiracy theorist, you’re really a space cadet. Incidentally, a far rightwing Muslim fundamentalist […]

Bahrain
Arab Spring Roundup

Arab Spring Roundup

Juan Cole

A pro-Baath mob in Damascus attacked the convoy of US ambassador Robert Ford, pelting his and other vehicles with tomatoes and eggs. Ford has visited dissident cities as they protested the regime of President Bashar al-Asad, and been denounced by the government for interfering in Syrian politics. The regime has consistently attempted to paint the […]

Uncategorized

Why we Need a Palestinian State: (Cole at Truthdig Podcast)

Juan Cole

In my interview by podcast for Truthdig this week, I discuss Palestinian statehood and how foolish the US government is in sptopping this movement. I also describe the demonstrations at Wall Street

Uncategorized
Visiting Liberty Square (Occupy Wall Street)

Visiting Liberty Square (Occupy Wall Street)

Juan Cole

I spent the summer going to rallies and demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, and was even in Barcelona during their protest. (Nighttime Protest at Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, July 2011) I was in New York city to give at talk at NYU on Wednesday, and I wanted to follow up on the impact of this […]

Uncategorized

What should have been Headlines in the Corporate Media: Today’s Best of the Blogosphere

Juan Cole

Talking Points Memo: Michele Bachmann’s latest batsh*t crazy conspiracy theory has Lebanon’s Shiite Hizbullah hooking up with Castro’s Communist Cuba. Tomdispatch: A State Department official is being threatened with losing his job for linking to a Wikileaks cable at his blog. Perhaps not coincidentally, he blew the whistle on the SNAFU that was the American […]

Israel/ Palestine

Palestine UN Vote and American Decline (Cole at Truthdig)

Juan Cole

My column, “Palestine Vote Showcases the Decline of American Power,”, is out at Truthdig. Excerpt: “The United States, castigated by its critics as recently as a decade ago as a “hyper-power,” is now so weak and isolated on the world stage that it may cast an embarrassing and self-defeating veto of Palestinian membership in the […]

Pakistan

Pakistani Newspapers Respond to US Threats, call for War Readiness

Juan Cole

The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases Pakistani Urdu newspaper editorials responding to the US threats against Pakistan should it not curb the Haqqani Network (Pashtun Mujahidin based in North Waziristan). The US is convinced that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence is running the Haqqani Network to project Pakistani power into Afghanistan. Some newspapers urge that […]

Pakistan
Lindsey “Dr. Strangelove” Graham  & War with Pakistan

Lindsey “Dr. Strangelove” Graham & War with Pakistan

Juan Cole

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a major proponent of the idea of a US perpetual war, now wants conflict with Pakistan. He told Fox News Sunday, “The sovereign nation of Pakistan is engaging in hostile acts against the United States and our ally Afghanistan that must cease. I will leave it up to the experts, but if […]

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women’s Vote: Does it Go Far Enough?

Saudi Women’s Vote: Does it Go Far Enough?

Juan Cole

The surprise announcement on Sunday by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia that women will be allowed to vote in and run for office in the municipal elections scheduled in four years is another sign of the pressure the kingdom is under to reform. Although this announcement wasn’t anticipated, it comes as a result in part […]

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