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Iran designates US CENTCOM Troops "Terrorists"

Iran designates US CENTCOM Troops “Terrorists”

Juan Cole

Likewise, some Iranian officials have threatened to close the Straits of Hormuz

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In Drive to Overthrow Iran, Trump stops Waivers for Oil Purchases from Tehran

In Drive to Overthrow Iran, Trump stops Waivers for Oil Purchases from Tehran

Juan Cole

Lord knows what monstrosity yet another US coup in Iran will produce

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"The Nearest in Love:" On how the Sri Lankan Death Cult Betrayed the Islamic Values of the Qur'an

“The Nearest in Love:” On how the Sri Lankan Death Cult Betrayed the Islamic Values of the Qur’an

Juan Cole

“You will find that the nearest to them in love are those who say ‘We are Christians.'”

Christianity
Why the Qur’an denied that Jews were Responsible for Jesus’ Death on Good Friday

Why the Qur’an denied that Jews were Responsible for Jesus’ Death on Good Friday

Juan Cole

“So peace be upon me, the day I was born, and the day that I die, and the day that I am raised.”

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Trump called Libya's Hiftar, Backed Warlord's Press to Conquer whole Country

Trump called Libya’s Hiftar, Backed Warlord’s Press to Conquer whole Country

Juan Cole

President contradicted his secretary of defense

Corruption
The Seychelles Plot:  Mueller on the UAE Role in Russian Influence-Peddling with Trump and Kushner

The Seychelles Plot: Mueller on the UAE Role in Russian Influence-Peddling with Trump and Kushner

Juan Cole

The Mueller report sheds further light on the infamous Seychelles meeting in January, 2017, which appears to have aimed at establishing a back channel for the Trump administration to the circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin, brokered by Mohammed Bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates. That is, this story is not about pre-election collusion […]

Donald Trump
After Mueller: A Majority of Americans believes Trump is Guilty of Obstruction, wants him Impeached

After Mueller: A Majority of Americans believes Trump is Guilty of Obstruction, wants him Impeached

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new Associated Press – NORC Poll finds that a majority of Americans, 53%, want Congress to go on investigating Trump even after the close of the Mueller investigation. (The raw data for the poll is here.) Since they saw Trump fire Comey after pressuring him to assure the president […]

Bernie Sanders
How Bernie Sanders trounced Fox on Medicare for All, and why a Carbon Tax could help Pay for It

How Bernie Sanders trounced Fox on Medicare for All, and why a Carbon Tax could help Pay for It

Juan Cole

I say, apply the proceeds of a carbon tax to funding medicare for all

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On the Universalism of Notre Dame, from Muslim Arches to the Goddess of Reason

On the Universalism of Notre Dame, from Muslim Arches to the Goddess of Reason

Juan Cole

It is a world-historical edifice, reflecting the light mysticism of Plato and the pointed arches of Zoroastrian Iran and Abbasid Baghdad

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