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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
Donald Trump

Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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Really, America?  Really?   These are your Top Stories?

Really, America? Really? These are your Top Stories?

Top stories according to google news analytics, 2 pm Monday 8.13.12

Juan Cole

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You might be Paul Ryan if….

You might be Paul Ryan if….

If you admitted that you got into politics because of the impact on you of the philosopher of personal greed and egotism, Ayn Rand, but […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
In Switch, Egypt’s Civilian President Makes Coup against Generals

In Switch, Egypt’s Civilian President Makes Coup against Generals

This is BIG. The BBC says that Egypt’s elected president, from the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood, has just ordered the firing of Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, […]

Juan Cole

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Paul Ryan was for Big Deficits before he was against them (graphic)

Paul Ryan was for Big Deficits before he was against them (graphic)

Paul Ryan blames President Obama for the government’s budget deficits, and singles out the stimulus program as the culprit. But stimulus was one-time expenditures, not […]

Juan Cole

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Romney Hood and his Merry Band (Cartoon)

Romney Hood and his Merry Band (Cartoon)

Juan Cole

Environment
Two Ways Mitt Romney Really Will Kill lots of People

Two Ways Mitt Romney Really Will Kill lots of People

Controversy is swirling about a poorly argued attack ad done by a super PAC that is pro-Obama, which accuses Mitt Romney of being responsible for […]

Juan Cole

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On Martyrdom for Freedom of Expression (Thomas Jefferson Poster)

On Martyrdom for Freedom of Expression (Thomas Jefferson Poster)

Juan Cole

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America’s New Proxy Wars (Turse)

America’s New Proxy Wars (Turse)

Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch.com: In the 1980s, the U.S. government began funneling aid to mujahedeen rebels in Afghanistan as part of an American proxy […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Parliament takes over in Modern Libya’s First Peaceful Transfer of Power

Parliament takes over in Modern Libya’s First Peaceful Transfer of Power

The UN observer sent to commemorate the event said it all. The peaceful transfer of power from the National Transitional Council to the newly elected […]

Juan Cole

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