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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 […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Neil Young: Alberta Tar Sands fields ‘Look like Hiroshima’ (Chamberlain)

Neil Young: Alberta Tar Sands fields ‘Look like Hiroshima’ (Chamberlain)

Jacob Chamberlain writes at Commondreams.org Fresh off a trip to Canada's tar sands oil fields in Alberta, famed singer Neil Young spoke out at a […]

Juan Cole

Russia
Arguing with President Putin

Arguing with President Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin published an opinion piece in the New York Times on Wednesday. Here is my attempt at refutation of some of the […]

Juan Cole

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Syrian opposition may attack Israel with chemical weapons, Asad tells Russian TV

Syrian opposition may attack Israel with chemical weapons, Asad tells Russian TV

The USG Open Source Center translates an article from Russia’s Rossiya 24 TV containing quotes from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alleging that Syrian rebels might […]

Juan Cole

Syria
If Obama goes Back to Congress on Syria, they must save America by voting No (van Buren)

If Obama goes Back to Congress on Syria, they must save America by voting No (van Buren)

Peter Van Buren writes at Tomdispatch.com Once again, we find ourselves at the day after 9/11, and this time America stands alone. Alone not only […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Top Ten things Americans need to Know about Syria if they’re going to Threaten to Bomb It

Top Ten things Americans need to Know about Syria if they’re going to Threaten to Bomb It

Ambrose Bierce is said to be the author of the saying “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” Despite the vigorous national debate about […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
US NSA Gives Israel Raw Intelligence on US Citizens (Chamberlain)

US NSA Gives Israel Raw Intelligence on US Citizens (Chamberlain)

Jacob Chamberlain writes at Commondreams.org The National Security Agency openly shares unfiltered intelligence files with the Israeli government, according to a classified document leaked to […]

Juan Cole

Syria
President Obama’s Doubtful Grounds for Military Action against Syria

President Obama’s Doubtful Grounds for Military Action against Syria

In his speech to the nation on Tuesday evening, President Obama laid out his case for military action against Syria, even as he hit the […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda as Fringe Cult: 12 Years Later, Heretical Text of 9/11 Hijackers Still Withheld by FBI (Kurzman)

Charles Kurzman writes at IslamiCommentary click to enlarge What sort of Muslims carried out the largest mass murder in American history, 12 years today? The […]

Juan Cole

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How Putin Saved Obama, Congress and the European Union from Further Embarrassing themselves on Syria

How Putin Saved Obama, Congress and the European Union from Further Embarrassing themselves on Syria

Secretary of State John Kerry was asked at a press conference in London Monday morning if there was anything that could forestall a US missile […]

Juan Cole

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