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Juan Cole

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With new pro-Iran Iraq Coalition, Tehran Outmaneuvers Trump-Saudi-Israeli Axis

With new pro-Iran Iraq Coalition, Tehran Outmaneuvers Trump-Saudi-Israeli Axis

Juan Cole

Trump allegedly complained to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that after the 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranians “think they can do anything they want”

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Americans won’t ‘Sit Up’ for Great Leader Trump, because They Don’t Approve of Him

Americans won’t ‘Sit Up’ for Great Leader Trump, because They Don’t Approve of Him

Juan Cole

Fully 58% of Americans say that they have no or almost no areas of agreement with Trump

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In Quoting Bible on Tearing Children from Parents, Sessions Echoes Israeli Practices

In Quoting Bible on Tearing Children from Parents, Sessions Echoes Israeli Practices

Juan Cole

The Israeli army takes away the children, sometimes in the dark of night, without informing the parents of the minors

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120 Nations Condemn Israel for Gaza Shootings, including Russia, China, France & 11 other European States

120 Nations Condemn Israel for Gaza Shootings, including Russia, China, France & 11 other European States

Juan Cole

Human Rights Watch concluded that there are credible grounds for charging Israeli officials with war crimes

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Top 8 Ways Iran Deal was Way Better than Trump's North Korea Commitment

Top 8 Ways Iran Deal was Way Better than Trump’s North Korea Commitment

Juan Cole

Trump’s agreement with Kim Jong Un appears to be much worse for US interests than the supposedly awful Iran Deal

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If Obama had met with Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party would have had a Cow

If Obama had met with Kim Jong Un, the Republican Party would have had a Cow

Juan Cole

The depths of hypocrisy of the Republican Party in supporting Trump’s meeting with the North Korean dictator in Singapore are hard to plumb

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After What Trump did to Iran and Canada, why Should N Korea trust Talks with Him?

After What Trump did to Iran and Canada, why Should N Korea trust Talks with Him?

Juan Cole

His word is meaningless

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Shorter Pope Francis to Big Oil:  You're Going to Hell if You don't Go Green

Shorter Pope Francis to Big Oil: You’re Going to Hell if You don’t Go Green

Juan Cole

Pope Francis on Saturday forthrightly reminded Big Oil that climate change is a moral issue

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Anthony Bourdain: The Only Mensch on Gaza

Anthony Bourdain: The Only Mensch on Gaza

Juan Cole

Anthony Bourdain was the only major American celebrity who succeeded in depicting publicly the Palestinians as rational, caring human beings

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