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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 […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Top Ten Paul Ryan Falsehoods, Gaffes and Outrages, First Week

Top Ten Paul Ryan Falsehoods, Gaffes and Outrages, First Week

1. Ryan’s position opposing abortion even in cases of rape, and his attempts to define cytoblasts as legal ‘persons’ (which would outlaw all termination of […]

Juan Cole

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Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Julian Assange called on the US on Sunday to cease its war on whistleblowers. He also blasted Russia for imposing a 2-year sentence on three […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

For the past couple of weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, have been making strident noises about a […]

Juan Cole

Russia
Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

The sentencing of members of the Russian punk rock band, Pussy Riot, to two years in prison for a protest song they sang in an […]

Juan Cole

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Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

From Paul Jamiol, Jamiol’s World. Get the book!

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

With news of a series of bombings and attacks in Iraq, of kidnappings and reprisals in Lebanon, and an ongoing Civil War in Syria, anyone […]

Juan Cole

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Mr. Romney, Here’s why Your Tax Returns Matter

Mr. Romney, Here’s why Your Tax Returns Matter

Mitt Romney said that he had paid around 13% in taxes annually the past few years, calling false the charge by Senate Majority Leader Harry […]

Juan Cole

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"We're NASA and We Know It" (Music Video on Curiosity Mars Landing)

“We’re NASA and We Know It” (Music Video on Curiosity Mars Landing)

“We’re NASA and we know it”, video to the tune of “Sexy and I Know It,” by the American duo LMFAO from their 2011 album, […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Cameron Threatens to invade Ecuador Embassy re: Assange (or, Whitewashing Iran for the US National Security State)

Ayatollah Cameron Threatens to invade Ecuador Embassy re: Assange (or, Whitewashing Iran for the US National Security State)

Update: Ecuador granted Julian Assange diplomatic asylum on Thursday. The British government’s menacing of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday morning, with its threat […]

Juan Cole

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