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Juan Cole

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Lind: If Israel Bombed Iran US Army in Iraq Could be Lost

Lind: If Israel Bombed Iran US Army in Iraq Could be Lost

Juan Cole

Iran’s PressTv is alleging that its building in Gaza took Israeli fire, wounding two of its employees. An Israeli spokesman denied that the building had been targeted. Iranian preachers had stirred up crowds over Gaza, and such incidents have the potential to provoke more severe tensions. On the other hand, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has […]

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UN: Ceasefire Call Ignored; The Miseries of Settler Colonialism

UN: Ceasefire Call Ignored; The Miseries of Settler Colonialism

Juan Cole

The United Nations has now called for a ceasefire in the Israeli war on Gaza, which is probably a sign that it will wind down not so long from now. Despite assurances given by outgoing US Secretary of State Condi Rice to her colleagues that the US would sign off on the resolution, in the […]

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UN: Ceasefire Call Ignored; The Miseries of Settler Colonialism

UN: Ceasefire Call Ignored; The Miseries of Settler Colonialism

Juan Cole

The United Nations has now called for a ceasefire in the Israeli war on Gaza, which is probably a sign that it will wind down not so long from now. Despite assurances given by outgoing US Secretary of State Condi Rice to her colleagues that the US would sign off on the resolution, in the […]

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Rocketry 101

Rocketry 101

Juan Cole

I don’t think it is going to be easy to stop Gazans from making rockets if they want to. /End

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Rocketry 101

Rocketry 101

Juan Cole

I don’t think it is going to be easy to stop Gazans from making rockets if they want to. /End

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UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

Juan Cole

The UN is halting its relief works in Gaza, after an Israeli tank fired on a UN truck, killing the driver: ‘ “The IDF knows all of our movements, and coordinates. Despite that we are still coming under attack,” says Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). “Until the [Israeli […]

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UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

Juan Cole

The UN is halting its relief works in Gaza, after an Israeli tank fired on a UN truck, killing the driver: ‘ “The IDF knows all of our movements, and coordinates. Despite that we are still coming under attack,” says Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). “Until the [Israeli […]

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Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Juan Cole

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) argues that Israel cannot claim self-defense when fighting a weak enemy with no air force, navy or army. If Israel is not engaged in self-defense then it is engaged in an offensive. And Kucinich points out that the US gave Israel all those weapons only on condition that they not be […]

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Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Juan Cole

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) argues that Israel cannot claim self-defense when fighting a weak enemy with no air force, navy or army. If Israel is not engaged in self-defense then it is engaged in an offensive. And Kucinich points out that the US gave Israel all those weapons only on condition that they not be […]

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