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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

Climate Change
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

Donald Trump
G7 Views Trump's US as Rogue State, as France Threatens a "G6" Memo

G7 Views Trump’s US as Rogue State, as France Threatens a “G6” Memo

Juan Cole

Trump’s 17th century mercantilist trade policies are making the United States the skunk at the party at the G7 meet in Quebec on Friday

Donald Trump
Is Trump's Iftar Party for Muslim envoys an attempt to Sway SCOTUS on Muslim Ban?

Is Trump’s Iftar Party for Muslim envoys an attempt to Sway SCOTUS on Muslim Ban?

Juan Cole

The president may believe he can “Islam-wash” away his history of racist and xenophobic comments

Democracy
Is there Too Much Democracy in the Middle East?

Is there Too Much Democracy in the Middle East?

Juan Cole

Trump loves Arab Strong Men almost as Much as he Loves Playboy Bunnies

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