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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar
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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bombed the building being used by civilian Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar, […]

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

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Get ready for More Disappearing Airliners: Obama moots giving Syrian Rebels Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Get ready for More Disappearing Airliners: Obama moots giving Syrian Rebels Anti-Aircraft Missiles

(By James McMichael [jamesmcmichael.dc@gmail.com]) President Obama is considering supplying Syrian rebels with Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (Manpads). These antiaircraft missiles are small enough to be […]

Juan Cole

political Islam
The Paradox of Turkey's Victorious Erdogan:  Authoritarianism burnishes his 'democratic' credentials

The Paradox of Turkey’s Victorious Erdogan: Authoritarianism burnishes his ‘democratic’ credentials

(By Niall Finn) Sunday’s local elections was the first time the Turkish people have had a chance to vote since last summer’s Gezi Park movement rocked […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Ft. Hood & the True Cost of Iraq & Afghanistan Wars: Nearly 1 mn traumatized:  PTSD by the Numbers

Ft. Hood & the True Cost of Iraq & Afghanistan Wars: Nearly 1 mn traumatized: PTSD by the Numbers

(By Juan Cole) The Ft. Hood shooter who left 3 victims dead yesterday had been being assessed for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He had served for […]

Juan Cole

Israel Lobby
Jon Stewart/ Daily Show:  Adelson will accept “Outer Israel” as term for Occupied West Bank

Jon Stewart/ Daily Show: Adelson will accept “Outer Israel” as term for Occupied West Bank

The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart and Samantha Bee of The Daily Show send up […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
No US troops Killed in Combat last Month for first time since 2003

No US troops Killed in Combat last Month for first time since 2003

NewsyWorld: “No U.S. Troops Died In Afghanistan In March” For the first time since 2007, no US troops were killed in Afghanistan in March, and […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Can Egypt's Women ever find a Personal Space of their Own?

Can Egypt’s Women ever find a Personal Space of their Own?

(By Zainab Magdy) Last month a young woman was mob attacked on Cairo University campus. Socially and culturally constructed circles that control our lives seem […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Obamacare Enrolls 7.1 Million:  But Will the haters ever stop hating?

Obamacare Enrolls 7.1 Million: But Will the haters ever stop hating?

LAST week, while watching videos on YouTube, I was repeatedly served with an advertisement in which a mournful woman informed me that unfortunately, Obamacare “just doesn’t work.” This left me bemused, since I live in a country where a variety of Obamacare…

Juan Cole

Climate Change
High as a Kite on Carbon Dioxide:  Fracking Delirium in the American 1%

High as a Kite on Carbon Dioxide: Fracking Delirium in the American 1%

(By Michael Klare) Of all the preposterous, irresponsible headlines that have appeared on the front page of the New York Times in recent years, few have exceeded […]

Juan Cole

science
The Promise and Existential Risks of Nanotechnology (Plus Free book)

The Promise and Existential Risks of Nanotechnology (Plus Free book)

Video by Dr. Kim Solez on Existential Risks [of Nanotechnology] prepared for the Lifeboat Foundation. The Bill Joy video excerpt from the year 2000 in […]

Juan Cole

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