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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East
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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East

Dan Steinbock

As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

06/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

06/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Afghanistan
Administration Seems Confused On Afghan ‘End Game’ – AP  (…. in 1988! – Screenshot)

Administration Seems Confused On Afghan ‘End Game’ – AP (…. in 1988! – Screenshot)

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Bahrain’s Bloody Crackdown no Bar to Big US Weapons Sales (Elliott)

Bahrain’s Bloody Crackdown no Bar to Big US Weapons Sales (Elliott)

Justin Elliott writes at ProPublica: Despite Bahrain’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the U.S. has continued to provide weapons and maintenance to the small Mideast […]

Juan Cole

Africa
“Investigative Journalism is Completely [Screwed]” (Daily Show’s John Oliver)

“Investigative Journalism is Completely [Screwed]” (Daily Show’s John Oliver)

John Oliver of Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” explains that CNN eliminated its entire investigative documentary unit and that the only place investigative reporters any longer […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (458) “Be happy in this fleeting moment”

Omar Khayyam (458) “Be happy in this fleeting moment”

Since you can’t comprehend the mysteries, why wallow uselessly in grief?  Since you ‘re  not going to get your way, be happy in this fleeting moment […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
How Torture Misled the US into an Illegal War:  What Zero Dark Thirty Really Leaves Out

How Torture Misled the US into an Illegal War: What Zero Dark Thirty Really Leaves Out

An important problem with the narrative line of “Zero Dark Thirty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the Central Intelligence Agency’s quest for Usama Bin Laden, is […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Regime Bombards Damascus Suburb, Kills 36, as Rebels close on Air Base

Syrian Regime Bombards Damascus Suburb, Kills 36, as Rebels close on Air Base

The Baath regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad showed its increasing desperation on Sunday when it had fighter jets bombard the eastern Ghouta suburb of […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Mercury from Coal Plants, Goldmining, a Global Health Crisis:  UN Environmental Program

Mercury from Coal Plants, Goldmining, a Global Health Crisis: UN Environmental Program

A new study has found that 84% of all fish have unhealthy levels of mercury! Richard Gelfond, CEO of IMAX, the film company, has had […]

Juan Cole

Israel
America’s Guns, at Home and Abroad (Engelhardt)

America’s Guns, at Home and Abroad (Engelhardt)

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com Given these last weeks, who doesn’t know what an AR-15 is?  Who hasn’t seen the mind-boggling stats on the way […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
How Long will We let Coal Plants Mercury-Poison Us?

How Long will We let Coal Plants Mercury-Poison Us?

Mercury is a nerve poison, steady exposure to which causes all kinds of neurological and mental problems, as well as heart problems. I keep hearing […]

Juan Cole

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