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Iraqi Shiites Demand Expulsion of US Troops after Israel Attacks Iran
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Iraqi Shiites Demand Expulsion of US Troops after Israel Attacks Iran

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli-Iranian War of 2025 has put Iraq in an extremely difficult situation. The country’s Shiite majority sympathizes with Iran […]

American Spring? How nonviolent Protest in the US is Accelerating

American Spring? How nonviolent Protest in the US is Accelerating

06/16/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism: Will America Ever Rejoin the International Community?

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism: Will America Ever Rejoin the International Community?

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Huckabee's virtual Genocide: erases Palestinians from West Bank, declares it "Israel"

Huckabee’s virtual Genocide: erases Palestinians from West Bank, declares it “Israel”

IMEMC | – – US presidential contender Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Jerusalem, on Wednesday, that he did not consider the West Bank […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Defying Saudis, Iran:  Muslim thinkers  call for Action on Climate Change at Istanbul Conference

Defying Saudis, Iran: Muslim thinkers call for Action on Climate Change at Istanbul Conference

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Attendees at the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium in Istanbul from 20 countries produced, and 60 […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
Despite Sordid Past, Nuclear Deal can Repair US-Iran Relations:  An open letter to Congress and the White House

Despite Sordid Past, Nuclear Deal can Repair US-Iran Relations: An open letter to Congress and the White House

Francis A. Mlynarczyk, Jr. and Walter M. Cadette | (Informed Comment)| – – Washington has an opportunity to repair its tattered relations with Iran. The […]

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Alawites
Iran's Support for Syria Pragmatic, not Religious (or, Who are the Alawites?)

Iran’s Support for Syria Pragmatic, not Religious (or, Who are the Alawites?)

By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | – – The Shia government in Teheran and the Alawi regime in Damascus have had warm relations since Iran’s Islamic […]

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National Security State
Hard to get Good Help:  Are US Generals just Incompetent?

Hard to get Good Help: Are US Generals just Incompetent?

By William J. Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Thomas Jefferson Hall, West Point’s library and learning center, prominently features two quotations for cadets to […]

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Algeria
As Oil Prices Crater, Algeria needs an Actual Economy or big Trouble Looms

As Oil Prices Crater, Algeria needs an Actual Economy or big Trouble Looms

By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | – – Like other oil producers, Algeria faces difficulties with the sharp decline in prices since 2014. But […]

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Bashar al-Assad
How many thousands US troops would GOP Hopefuls send to Iraq and Syria?

How many thousands US troops would GOP Hopefuls send to Iraq and Syria?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bill Barrow of the Associated Press took a look at the specifics of plans for US […]

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Arab Americans
Young Muslim-American entrepreneurs Fight ISIL Online

Young Muslim-American entrepreneurs Fight ISIL Online

Ayman Mohyeldin | (NBC News Video report) “Startups are launching to help young Muslims, who might fall to ISIS’ luring appeal, grapple with issues of […]

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African-Americans
How Black Lives Matter is making Bernie Sanders a better candidate

How Black Lives Matter is making Bernie Sanders a better candidate

By Kate Aronoff | ( Waging Nonviolence) If you spent any time in the progressive blogosphere this past week and a half, chances are that […]

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