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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Billionaire Victimology is the Worst

Billionaire Victimology is the Worst

(By Robert Freeman) Protesters calling for higher wages for fast-food workers stand outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, California December 5, 2013 (Photo: Reuters)The Tom […]

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censorship
Egyptian Junta increasingly sees Journalism as a form of Terrorism, Arrests Journalists

Egyptian Junta increasingly sees Journalism as a form of Terrorism, Arrests Journalists

(Via Globalpost) Why Al Jazeera’s journalists are being targeted in Egypt (via GlobalPost) CAIRO, Egypt — In Egypt, journalists are being accused of terrorism. Twenty […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
Dear President Obama:  Tar Sands & Keystone XL are more Dangerous than an Iranian Atomic Bomb

Dear President Obama: Tar Sands & Keystone XL are more Dangerous than an Iranian Atomic Bomb

(By Juan Cole) Dear President Obama: You have said repeatedly that if negotiations with Iran do not limit its nuclear enrichment activities solely to peaceful […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Islamic State of Iraq & Levant too Extreme for al-Qaeda (Not the Onion)

Islamic State of Iraq & Levant too Extreme for al-Qaeda (Not the Onion)

(By Juan Cole) Ayman al-Zawahiri, now the leader of the international terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, has disavowed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
The Cheapening of American Politics:  Why did Obama reward O'Reilly with an Interview?

The Cheapening of American Politics: Why did Obama reward O’Reilly with an Interview?

(By Juan Cole) President Obama subjected himself to an interview by Bill O’Reilly of Fox “News” on Sunday before the Superbowl. Obviously, intellectually it was […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Israeli Pols attack Sec. Kerry over Boycott Remarks: "Can't negotiate with a gun to our Heads"

Israeli Pols attack Sec. Kerry over Boycott Remarks: “Can’t negotiate with a gun to our Heads”

(Via AFP) Israel, US locked in spat over Kerry boycott remark (via AFP) Israel and Washington were at loggerheads on Sunday after senior Israeli figures […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Women Learn Kung Fu for Fighting Sexual Harassment

Egyptian Women Learn Kung Fu for Fighting Sexual Harassment

VOAnews reports “Egyptian Women Learn Martial Arts to Combat Sexual Harassment”

Juan Cole

Climate Change
How the Media Missed the Story of the Millennium:   One Climate Blockbuster after Another

How the Media Missed the Story of the Millennium: One Climate Blockbuster after Another

(By Tom Englehardt) Here’s the scoop: When it comes to climate change, there is no “story,” not in the normal news sense anyway. The fact […]

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film
Director Steven Spielberg speaks at UN Holocaust Remembrance Day: "There are no Bystanders to History"

Director Steven Spielberg speaks at UN Holocaust Remembrance Day: “There are no Bystanders to History”

ITN reports, “Director Steven Spielberg talks at UN Holocaust Remembrance Day”

Juan Cole

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