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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire
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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire

Fariba Amini

People were gunned down in a systematic way during these protests on a scale unseen since the 1980s

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

02/12/2026 By Middle East Monitor

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

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A New Red-Green Alliance: Why Workers should Join the Climate Fight (Klein)

A New Red-Green Alliance: Why Workers should Join the Climate Fight (Klein)

The following remarks were delivered by Naomi Klein on September 1, 2013 at the founding convention of UNIFOR, a new mega union created by the […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Isolated at G20 on Syria, No 'Coalition of the Willing'

Obama Isolated at G20 on Syria, No ‘Coalition of the Willing’

President Obama found himself isolated on the Syria issue at the G20 conference in St. Petersburg on Thursday. Among the world’s largest 20 economies, only […]

Juan Cole

Drones
In Shadow of Syria Strike: August US Drone Strikes in Yemen highest in 16 Months (Searle)

In Shadow of Syria Strike: August US Drone Strikes in Yemen highest in 16 Months (Searle)

Jack Searle writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism One strike in Pakistan ends 34-day stretch without an attack. Yemen sees more strikes in a […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Syrian and Middle Eastern Christians Condemn US Strike Plans

Syrian and Middle Eastern Christians Condemn US Strike Plans

Syria and Lebanon are multicultural societies, but the American discourse about Syria tends to focus on the Muslim majority and to ignore the substantial Christian […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Obama’s Syria Strike Part of ‘Broader Strategy’ (Germanos)

Obama’s Syria Strike Part of ‘Broader Strategy’ (Germanos)

Andrea Germanos writes at Commondreams As the Obama administration continues its "flood the zone" campaign to win congressional support for military force against Syria, a […]

Juan Cole

Syria
A US attack on Syria will Prolong the War

A US attack on Syria will Prolong the War

The struggle in Syria began peacefully in spring of 2011, but after about half a year it turned violent when the regime deployed tanks and […]

Juan Cole

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Syria: The US is no Lone Ranger (Cole @ Truthdig)

Syria: The US is no Lone Ranger (Cole @ Truthdig)

My essay, “The US is no Lone Ranger,” on Syria, is out at Truthdig Excerpt: “The odd discourse in Washington around President Barack Obama’s determination […]

Juan Cole

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The US still Wants to be the Sole Superpower; but it Can’t  (Engelhardt)

The US still Wants to be the Sole Superpower; but it Can’t (Engelhardt)

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com In an increasingly phantasmagorical world, here’s my present fantasy of choice: someone from General Keith Alexander’s outfit, the National Security […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Former Iranian President Slams Syria for Gassing own People: Sign of deep Divisions in Tehran

Former Iranian President Slams Syria for Gassing own People: Sign of deep Divisions in Tehran

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani has roiled Iranian politics by admitting that the Syrian government gassed its own people at Ghuta in the eastern suburbs […]

Juan Cole

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