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How many people has ICE maimed, killed or Disappeared in Minnesota?
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How many people has ICE maimed, killed or Disappeared in Minnesota?

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Many of those detained are left without their medication which can lead to life-threatening complications

What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

02/05/2026 By The Conversation

The Epstein Files: Blackmail and the Tantalizing Israeli Connection

The Epstein Files: Blackmail and the Tantalizing Israeli Connection

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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

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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

censorship
Johns Hopkins University Orders Cryptography Professor’s Blog Posting Removed for Classified NSA Links (Larson & Elliott)

Johns Hopkins University Orders Cryptography Professor’s Blog Posting Removed for Classified NSA Links (Larson & Elliott)

Jeff Larson and Justin Elliott write at ProPublica Citing concerns about linking to classified material, Johns Hopkins University asked a professor this morning to remove […]

Juan Cole

Syria
How US Grand Strategy in Syria led to the idea of Missile Strikes

How US Grand Strategy in Syria led to the idea of Missile Strikes

Are there any grand strategy considerations behind the Obama administration’s desire to bomb Syria? Yes, though they rest on doubtful premises. The increasing importance of […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Congress Could now Alter our Militarized approach to the Middle East– But likely Won’t (Bacevich)

Congress Could now Alter our Militarized approach to the Middle East– But likely Won’t (Bacevich)

Andrew J. Bacevich writes at Tomdispatch Sometimes history happens at the moment when no one is looking.  On weekends in late August, the president of […]

Juan Cole

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