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Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?
Donald Trump

Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?

Peiman Salehi

Such recalibration does not necessarily signal concession. It may reflect caution.

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

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The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Saudi Arabian hunter stalks desert Gazelle with pet Cheetah

Saudi Arabian hunter stalks desert Gazelle with pet Cheetah

Saudi Arabian man keeps cheetah as pet to help with hunting gazelle in the desert.

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Top Ten Problems in South Carolina Lindsey Graham should worry more about than Benghazi

Top Ten Problems in South Carolina Lindsey Graham should worry more about than Benghazi

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed President Obama for a deterioration in US security because, he said, of four Americans having been killed in Benghazi last […]

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Cargo Plane Crash at Bagram (Video)

Cargo Plane Crash at Bagram (Video)

Warning: some may find this footage disturbing. A cargo plane crashed Monday at Bagram air base in Afghanistan, killing all 7 passengers aboard (Americans). . […]

Juan Cole

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The Failure of Gun Legislation in the Senate Tells us we Need to fight for our Democracy (Graeber)

The Failure of Gun Legislation in the Senate Tells us we Need to fight for our Democracy (Graeber)

David Graeber, author of The Democracy Project, writes in a guest column for “Informed Comment” The recent defeat of gun buyers’ background check legislation in […]

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Karzai admits taking CIA money; Galbraith: We're not getting what we pay for

Karzai admits taking CIA money; Galbraith: We’re not getting what we pay for

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Monday confirmed an NYT report that he has been receiving cash payments in a paper bag every month from the […]

Juan Cole

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How to Become an Expert in Iran's Nuclear Program (in less than four minutes) (Video)

How to Become an Expert in Iran’s Nuclear Program (in less than four minutes) (Video)

How to become an expert in Iran’s nuclear program (in less than four minutes): courtesy EA Worldview

Juan Cole

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Egypt: " Muslim Brotherhood Seeking Revenge on the Judges" - Moussa

Egypt: ” Muslim Brotherhood Seeking Revenge on the Judges” – Moussa

The Constitutional crisis in Egypt between the Muslim Brotherhood president, Muhammad Morsi, and the thousands of judges in the Egyptian judiciary, according to Amr Moussa, […]

Juan Cole

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Drone Strikes are the Face of America to Yemenis: al-Muslimi

Drone Strikes are the Face of America to Yemenis: al-Muslimi

Alice K. Ross writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism ‘Drone strikes are the face of America to many Yemenis,’ Farea al-Muslimi told a rare […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Jokes with White House Correspondents (Video)

Obama Jokes with White House Correspondents (Video)

President Obama at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Juan Cole

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