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The Inevitable Transition in Iran
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The Inevitable Transition in Iran

Bernard Hourcade

Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

01/14/2026 By The Conversation

Racing toward a Mad Max World

Racing toward a Mad Max World

01/14/2026 By Stan Cox

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European Human Rights Court finds CIA Guilty of Torture

European Human Rights Court finds CIA Guilty of Torture

For the first time, the European Court of Human Rights has found the US Central Intelligence Agency guilty of torturing and sodomizing an innocent man. […]

Juan Cole

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Firearms used in 300,000 crimes a year in US (Poster)

Firearms used in 300,000 crimes a year in US (Poster)

reprint edn. Some 300,000 violent crimes are committed each year in the US with the aid of a firearm.. One of the arguments for not […]

Juan Cole

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Semi-Automatic firearms are Military Weapons: Lets at least Limit the Magazines

Semi-Automatic firearms are Military Weapons: Lets at least Limit the Magazines

One of the two guns the Connecticut shooter used to murder 20 children and 6 adults was a Glock semi-automatic. This datum is not surprising. […]

Juan Cole

Environment
NASA:  Portrait of a Polluted Atmosphere

NASA: Portrait of a Polluted Atmosphere

From NASA: portrait of global aerosols (particulate matter in the atmosphere, including pollution): Note that the image is a simulation created with high-powered software to […]

Juan Cole

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Questions I ask myself about Connecticut School Shooting

Questions I ask myself about Connecticut School Shooting

I ask myself, “Why?” Why do US cable news networks intensively cover these mass shootings, making it the only story for a day or two […]

Juan Cole

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39 Murders by Gun Annually in Britain; 9,000 in US

39 Murders by Gun Annually in Britain; 9,000 in US

Reprint edn. Number of Murders, United States, 2009: 15,241 Number of Murders by Firearms, US, 2009: 9,146 Number of Murders, Britain, 2008*: 648 (Since Britain’s […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Top Ten GOP Myths about Libya that Sank Susan Rice

Top Ten GOP Myths about Libya that Sank Susan Rice

The charge against US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice was led by a handful of Republican senators and congressmen, and based on the […]

Juan Cole

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Why HSBC "money-laundering" is Mostly about US Bullying Foreign Policy

Why HSBC “money-laundering” is Mostly about US Bullying Foreign Policy

The “money-laundering” scandal about British bank HSBC is a mixed picture. On the one hand, bank officials laundered money for Mexican drug cartels, allegedly knowingly, […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Will Egyptian Left & Liberals Urge a “No” vote on Constitution or Boycott?

Will Egyptian Left & Liberals Urge a “No” vote on Constitution or Boycott?

The left, liberal and centrist parties grouped in the National Salvation Front have decided to campaign for a “no” vote on the constitution in the […]

Juan Cole

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