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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

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US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia (Woods & Serle)

Chris Woods and Jack Serle write at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Pakistan: August sees the highest number of CIA strikes in Pakistan since October […]

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Science Fictional Despair in Deraa, Syria (Photo)

Science Fictional Despair in Deraa, Syria (Photo)

h/t The New Syria

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Was the Rachel Corrie Verdict the end of Israel’s Judicial Credibility?  (Marlowe)

Was the Rachel Corrie Verdict the end of Israel’s Judicial Credibility? (Marlowe)

Jen Marlowe writes in a guest column for Informed Comment August 28, 2012: Cindy and Craig Corrie and Sarah Corrie Simpson made their way into […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan’s US Bases: Big Government Conservatives Love (Turse)

Afghanistan’s US Bases: Big Government Conservatives Love (Turse)

Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch: Afghanistan’s Base Bonanza: Total Tops Iraq at That War’s Height Afghanistan may turn out to be one of the great […]

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Is Obama more Klingon or more Vulcan? & Michael Dorn Pitches “Captain Worf”

Is Obama more Klingon or more Vulcan? & Michael Dorn Pitches “Captain Worf”

Actor Michael Dorn has confirmed that he is trying to develop a new television show, “Star Trek: Captain Worf.” He told Star Trek News, “I […]

Juan Cole

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What Cable News didn’t Tell You:  The Non-Aligned Movement Meeting Strengthened Iran’s Hand vs. US, Israel (Azad)

What Cable News didn’t Tell You: The Non-Aligned Movement Meeting Strengthened Iran’s Hand vs. US, Israel (Azad)

Armin Azad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Although it was largely ignored by the Western media, the Teheran Non-Aligned Summit concluded its […]

Juan Cole

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Romney & Bush Disappearance (Bill Maher Poster)

Romney & Bush Disappearance (Bill Maher Poster)

Juan Cole

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Labor Day Question:  Are you Better off than You were in 1970?

Labor Day Question: Are you Better off than You were in 1970?

Thoughts for a Labor Day in 2012: The real question isn’t whether we are better off than we were four years ago. It takes a […]

Juan Cole

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"What the World Needs Now" - In Memoriam Hal David

“What the World Needs Now” – In Memoriam Hal David

Award-winning lyricist Hal David is dead at 91.. Here is one of his hits in remembrance, and the sentiment is one we could do with […]

Juan Cole

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