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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Christianity
Would Syrian Refugee Baby Jesus be allowed to immigrate to the US?

Would Syrian Refugee Baby Jesus be allowed to immigrate to the US?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In this political season in which Syrian refugees have become a political football, it is worthwhile […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Poll:  Bernie Sanders would beat 'Embarrassment' Trump by a Landslide

Poll: Bernie Sanders would beat ‘Embarrassment’ Trump by a Landslide

Wochit News | (Video report) | – – A Quinnipiac Poll has found that 61% of Americans say Donald Trump does not share their values, […]

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Islam-hatred
Islamophobia in 2015:  The Good, the Bad and the Hopeful

Islamophobia in 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Hopeful

By the Bridge Initiative Team | – – Looking back at the last twelve months, it can initially appear that Islamophobia was pretty bad in […]

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Iraq
If Iraq can take Ramadi from ISIL/ Daesh, it will Need to reach out to Sunnis

If Iraq can take Ramadi from ISIL/ Daesh, it will Need to reach out to Sunnis

By Balsam Mustafa and Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – After days of mounting expectation, the Iraqi government finally announced a serious offensive […]

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History
ISIS and the Abuse of History

ISIS and the Abuse of History

By Akil N. Awan and A. Warren Dockter | ( History Today) | – – Volume 66 Issue 1, January 2016 N. B. IC house […]

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Ghoul's Glossary:  A Donald Trump Translation Dictionary

Ghoul’s Glossary: A Donald Trump Translation Dictionary

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Constitution, US: 1. An time-consuming optional document that can be abrogated for lack of time. 2. […]

Juan Cole

astronomy and outer space
How SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Could Boost Commercial Space Travel

How SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Could Boost Commercial Space Travel

ABC News | (Video News Report) | – – “SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that the ability to reuse rockets, like its Falcon 9, will […]

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Barack Obama
Did Obama Really “Surrender the Middle East to Putin?”

Did Obama Really “Surrender the Middle East to Putin?”

By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – A perusal of the “writing on the hall” commentary of the Right Wing in the […]

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Far Right
Surprise!  Male Chauvinist Pig Trump gets vulgar with Hillary Clinton

Surprise! Male Chauvinist Pig Trump gets vulgar with Hillary Clinton

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “During the Democratic debate Hillary Clinton returned from the bathroom break […]

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