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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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Jazz legend John McLaughlin Plays Ramallah, Palestine to counteract Palestinian "Isolation"

Jazz legend John McLaughlin Plays Ramallah, Palestine to counteract Palestinian “Isolation”

Jazz guitar legend John McLaughlin plays for Palestine (via AFP) The Palestinian territories are rarely a destination for jazz musicians let alone stars of an […]

Juan Cole

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GOP Armed Services Chair:  Dropping Benghazi, Military did all it Could (Is the Witch Hunt Over?)

GOP Armed Services Chair: Dropping Benghazi, Military did all it Could (Is the Witch Hunt Over?)

(By Juan Cole) Republican Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, declared on Thursday that the US military did all it […]

Juan Cole

Public library opens on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche beach

Public library opens on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche beach

The beach library has four desktop computers and 14 iPads that are available to search the collections.

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art and photography
George W. Bush Used Top Google Results For All His Paintings;  Is he in Legal Trouble?

George W. Bush Used Top Google Results For All His Paintings; Is he in Legal Trouble?

You may have heard the recent stories about former President George W. Bush’s new exhibit of paintings of world leaders. There’s been plenty of chatter about the former President picking up painting as a hobby since leaving office. While many may have…

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Fox News climate change coverage is now 28% accurate, up from 7%

Fox News climate change coverage is now 28% accurate, up from 7%

Posted on 8 April 2014 by dana1981 The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has just published an analysis of 2013 climate coverage by the three major American cable news networks. The report and data are available online, and the results are summarized…

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Human Rights
Military Occupation as Bullying:  The Palestinian Struggle for Dignity in Hebron

Military Occupation as Bullying: The Palestinian Struggle for Dignity in Hebron

(By Johannes A. Makar) Eyewitness Hebron: Follow young Badr in his city of bullies This February, after crossing the Taba-Eliat border from Egypt, less than […]

Juan Cole

Bangladesh
Save Bangladesh & you Save the World:  Give Green Energy aid to Developing Nations of Global South

Save Bangladesh & you Save the World: Give Green Energy aid to Developing Nations of Global South

(By Paul Rogers) Recent examples of short-term climate disruption have done much to bring the overall issue of climate change up the political agenda. In […]

Juan Cole

Eastern Europe
Russian Sanctions-Busting?:  Putin's bruited 500k b/d oil deal with Iran draws US Threats

Russian Sanctions-Busting?: Putin’s bruited 500k b/d oil deal with Iran draws US Threats

Russia has rejected US criticism of a plan that has been floated to import 500,000 barrels a day of petroleum from Iran on a barter […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Colbert’s Send-up of O’Reilly on “Inequality” makes Bill Squawk

Colbert’s Send-up of O’Reilly on “Inequality” makes Bill Squawk

Colbert Report: Bill O’Reilly’s Defense of Inequality The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive Raw Story reports on O’Reilly’s hysterical response: […]

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