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It is Genocide:  Omer Bartov Interview
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It is Genocide: Omer Bartov Interview

Fariba Amini

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Fariba Amini writes: Omer Bartov recently wrote an Op-ed piece in the New York Times in which […]

Tariff Man: Bringing back the Worst Excesses of the Gilded Age

Tariff Man: Bringing back the Worst Excesses of the Gilded Age

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The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States

The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States

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Is it Racism?   Why did we Ignore New Orleans but obsess about Boston?

Is it Racism? Why did we Ignore New Orleans but obsess about Boston?

I got back from my trip to Baghdad on Sunday evening, and noticed when I checked the news that there seemed to have been a […]

Juan Cole

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Understanding the Palestinians' Dilemma: From al-Araqib to Susiya (Video)

Understanding the Palestinians’ Dilemma: From al-Araqib to Susiya (Video)

From Al-Araqib to Susiya (English) , a film by al-Adalah (Justice) : ” Two Villages – One Story An Interactive Dialogue on Forced Displacement In […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Folklore Performances  (Cole Videos)

Iraqi Folklore Performances (Cole Videos)

Iraqi Sword Dance: Here are some folklore performances put on for us by a troupe in Baghdad on May 8, 2013, at the Ministry of […]

Juan Cole

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Department of Justice Spying on AP Reporters' Telephone Contacts Threatens Democracy

Department of Justice Spying on AP Reporters’ Telephone Contacts Threatens Democracy

The Associated Press has been the victim of massive secret surveillance of its reporters’ telephone traffic (not the substance but to whom they were talking) […]

Juan Cole

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Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 parts per million, Threatens Climate Catastrophe

Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 parts per million, Threatens Climate Catastrophe

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached the milestone of 400 parts per million, something not seen on earth for 2 or […]

Juan Cole

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Two Kinds of anti-Muslim Racism in the Netherlands (Wertheim)

Two Kinds of anti-Muslim Racism in the Netherlands (Wertheim)

Anne-Ruth Wertheim writes in a guest column for Informed Comment On 31 January 2013 Mohamed Rabbae stated on www.Joop.nl that far right wing politician Geert […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Youth Demonstrate against Sectarianism, in Favor of National Unity  (Video by Cole)

Iraqi Youth Demonstrate against Sectarianism, in Favor of National Unity (Video by Cole)

During my trip to Iraq last week, I visited Mutanabbi Street, a district of bookstores, handicrafts, and cultural centers, on Friday morning. I kept bumping […]

Juan Cole

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My Trip to Baghdad Last Week (Photo Gallery)

My Trip to Baghdad Last Week (Photo Gallery)

Here are photos from my trip to Baghdad last week, to attend the 3rd International Conference on Translation, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. There […]

Juan Cole

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Gates:  Administration Critics view of US Military Capabilities in Benghazi "Cartoonish"

Gates: Administration Critics view of US Military Capabilities in Benghazi “Cartoonish”

Former Bush and Obama administrations secretary of defense Bob Gates, a lifelong Republican, replied to some of the GOP fantasies about the possibility of a […]

Juan Cole

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