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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

09/15/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

09/15/2025 By Michael T. Klare

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Morocco
The Struggle over the Qur'an in Morocco (Video report)

The Struggle over the Qur’an in Morocco (Video report)

In Morocco, as in most Muslim countries, there is a lively contest over the meaning of the Qur’an and Islam. The official government-approved Qur’an contains […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Mueller:  FBI Drones on US Soil, used 'Minimally' (Young Turks)

Mueller: FBI Drones on US Soil, used ‘Minimally’ (Young Turks)

FBI director Robert Mueller admitted Wednesday that the FBI sometimes deploys drones over US territory. Cenk Uygur reports: Cenk points out that if the Bureau […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
On-Again, Off-Again US Talks with Taliban in Doha; Kabul Furious

On-Again, Off-Again US Talks with Taliban in Doha; Kabul Furious

The attempt of the US State Department to open negotiations with the Taliban, who now have an office in Doha, Qatar, foundered on a series […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran's Pres. Rouhani News Conference: Transparency on Nukes and Talks with US

Iran’s Pres. Rouhani News Conference: Transparency on Nukes and Talks with US

CNN profiles Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani and interviews Hillary Mann Leverett: The USG Open Source Center translated the first news conference held by newly […]

Juan Cole

Drones
US Drone Operator says, 'I became a sociopath', regrets 1626 Killings (Lest we forget)

US Drone Operator says, ‘I became a sociopath’, regrets 1626 Killings (Lest we forget)

Lest we forget (from last summer): Brandon Bryant is haunted by his career as a drone contract killer for the US government. Drone operator: ‘I […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
I am Bradley Manning (celebrity video protesting treason charge)

I am Bradley Manning (celebrity video protesting treason charge)

The celebrity video ‘I am Bradley Manning: protests against the ‘aiding the enemy charge’ against leaker Manning, who is now being tried in a military […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Dear Jenny McCarthy and Bill McKibben: Coal Plants are causing Autism, Let's Sue Them!

Dear Jenny McCarthy and Bill McKibben: Coal Plants are causing Autism, Let’s Sue Them!

The situation comedy actress Jenny McCarthy has done great damage to public health by her wrong-headed thesis that vaccines cause autism. This is not true, […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Russia:  Iran is ready to Cease Enriching Uranium to 20%

Russia: Iran is ready to Cease Enriching Uranium to 20%

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov repeated in an interview with the Kuwaiti press on Tuesday an assertion he has made before, i.e. that Iran stands […]

Juan Cole

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60% of Free Syria Army fighting for Islamic State: Channel 4 News

60% of Free Syria Army fighting for Islamic State: Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News interviews a journalist who has been with the Free Syria Army for the past 6 months on what motivates them. He says […]

Juan Cole

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