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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Africa
Kenya's Green Economy will Generate $45 Billion by 2030, Build Climate Resilience and Boost Food Security

Kenya’s Green Economy will Generate $45 Billion by 2030, Build Climate Resilience and Boost Food Security

(UNEP) Nairobi, April 2014 – Kenya’s transition to a green economy could produce major economic benefits – equivalent to an estimated USD 45 billion by […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Release the Entire Torture Report!

Release the Entire Torture Report!

(By Scott Corey) There are two powerful reasons why the government should release both the summary and the full Senate Intelligence reports on CIA torture […]

Juan Cole

Economy
9 Maps that Show How The GOP is Destroying Southern States

9 Maps that Show How The GOP is Destroying Southern States

Whenever we need a perfect example of Americans who have no clue what is in their best interest, we need only look to the south. Yes, there are some great people there–and no, not everyone is ignorant. However, red state voters regularly eschew logic…

Juan Cole

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Pictures Don't Lie: Refuting #there_was _ no _ Palestine

Pictures Don’t Lie: Refuting #there_was _ no _ Palestine

One of the common assertions one finds in Zionist propaganda is that there “was never any Palestine.” This odd allegation is simply not true. Palestine […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
Pro-Feminists & Metrosexuals:  The New Arab Men of the Millennial Generation

Pro-Feminists & Metrosexuals: The New Arab Men of the Millennial Generation

(By Khaled Diab via Your Middle East ) A growing number of Arab men are not only championing the rights of women but also challenging […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
NYPD closes Unit that Spied on Muslims

NYPD closes Unit that Spied on Muslims

The New York Police Department has ended its “secret” spying on Muslims. The decision by the nation’s largest police force to shutter the surveillance program represents the first sign that William J. Bratton, the department’s new commissioner…

Juan Cole

Dissent
The FBI's Facial Recognition Database Combines Lo-Res Photos With Zero Civil Liberties Considerations

The FBI’s Facial Recognition Database Combines Lo-Res Photos With Zero Civil Liberties Considerations

Another FOIA lawsuit brought against the government by the EFF has resulted in the release of previously withheld documents. The papers cut loose this time detail the FBI’s facial recognition database and other parts of its “Next Generation Identification…

Juan Cole

FATA
5 Ways Nevada Rancher Militia Resembles Pakistan’s Taliban

5 Ways Nevada Rancher Militia Resembles Pakistan’s Taliban

(By Juan Cole) 1. Federal versus local control of land Pakistan The Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) of Pakistan is ruled directly from the capital, […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
Rep. Peter King sees Red over Pulitzers Honoring Snowden, Journalists covering NSA

Rep. Peter King sees Red over Pulitzers Honoring Snowden, Journalists covering NSA

Rep. Peter King has made it clear that he will stop at nothing to attack anyone who thinks Ed Snowden did something useful. He was one of the first to call for the reporters who revealed the NSA’s surveillance to be prosecuted and has no qualms about…

Juan Cole

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