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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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Google, Microsoft, Silicon Valley Giants Demand Rollback of out-of-control NSA Spying

Google, Microsoft, Silicon Valley Giants Demand Rollback of out-of-control NSA Spying

By Andrea Germanos In an open letter to President Obama and members of Congress, AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo, write: We […]

Juan Cole

Africa
After Mandela:  Can Massacred South African Mine Workers get Justice?

After Mandela: Can Massacred South African Mine Workers get Justice?

The summer, 2012, massacre of striking mine workers by South African police, which killed 44 persons and wounded at least 78, continues to wend its […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Can Mandela's Truth and Reconciliation Heal the Middle East?

Can Mandela’s Truth and Reconciliation Heal the Middle East?

By Juan Cole Every transition from an authoritarian government to democracy is different. Some go relatively smoothly (Poland, South Korea). Others are rocky (Taiwan, Bosnia, […]

Juan Cole

Knesset speaker Edelstein to lead delegation to Mandela memorial

Knesset speaker Edelstein to lead delegation to Mandela memorial

MKs Dov Lipman, Pnina Tamano-Shata, Nitzan Horowitz, Gila Gamliel and Hilik Bar to also attend service for civil rights leader

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Tech giants call on US to reform surveillance laws

Tech giants call on US to reform surveillance laws

Eight leading US-based technology companies Dec 9 called on Washington to overhaul its surveillance laws following revelations of online eavesdropping by Snowden

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Israel
Young Israelis Emigrating Abroad Roils Politics in Tel Aviv

Young Israelis Emigrating Abroad Roils Politics in Tel Aviv

Uri Avnery discusses the issue of young Jewish Israelis leaving Israel for other countries, including Germany. Israel’s out-emigration rate was similar to other industrial countries […]

Juan Cole

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Top 10 errors in Netanyahu's Speech Demanding Iran give up 'Genocidal' Policies

Top 10 errors in Netanyahu’s Speech Demanding Iran give up ‘Genocidal’ Policies

By Juan Cole Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu demanded on Sunday that the world community constrain Iran to change its “genocidal policy” toward Israel, in […]

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Uygur:  Bush Targetting of Juan Cole proves that NSA can't be trusted with our Personal Data

Uygur: Bush Targetting of Juan Cole proves that NSA can’t be trusted with our Personal Data

Cenk Uygur at Young Turks makes the point that the National Security Agency and other US intelligence (services who are ending up with massive amounts […]

Juan Cole

Israel president 'ready to meet Iran counterpart'

Israel president 'ready to meet Iran counterpart'

Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday he would be prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, even though their two countries consider each other […]

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