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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

03/08/2026 By H. Patricia Hynes

Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Libya Marchin' On, 2 years Later

Libya Marchin’ On, 2 years Later

Marchin’ On in honor of the second anniversary of the beinning of the Libyan uprising:

Juan Cole

Arab World
Formerly Liberal Kuwait has started Jailing Dissident Bloggers (Kinninmont)

Formerly Liberal Kuwait has started Jailing Dissident Bloggers (Kinninmont)

    Jane Kinninmont writes for ISLAMiCommentary Kuwait has traditionally had the greatest freedom of speech of all the Gulf monarchies, as well as having […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Israel Spy Scandal and Press Censorship

Israel Spy Scandal and Press Censorship

Russia Today reports on the scandal surrounding the mysterious death in prison of Ben Zygier, an Australian who had been recruited into Israeli intelligence, Mossad. […]

Juan Cole

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Big Money is buying our Politics, and how to Fight Back (Bill Moyers video)

Big Money is buying our Politics, and how to Fight Back (Bill Moyers video)

Bill Moyers explores the subversion of American democracy by big money, and what could be done by it. A third of campaign donations in the […]

Juan Cole

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The Crisis of Urdu (Farouqui)

The Crisis of Urdu (Farouqui)

Open letter from Ather Farouqui in New Delhi on the Crisis of Urdu Dear Friends, I am writing this note as the General Secretary of […]

Juan Cole

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Video of Russia Meteor Strike (but what if it had been bigger?)

Video of Russia Meteor Strike (but what if it had been bigger?)

Russia Today compiles amateur videos of the meteorite that struck Chelyabinsk, Russia, (900 miles east of Moscow) wounding hundreds, mainly because of flying glass. Here […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Bahrain dissidents Commemorate 2 Years of Protest, Condemn Repression

Bahrain dissidents Commemorate 2 Years of Protest, Condemn Repression

The USG Open Source Center translates a report from the Bahrain newspaper al-Wasat for Feb. 14, entitled “Bahraini Opposition Condemns Security Solution, ‘Ill-Treatment’ of Prisoners.” […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Another Kurdish Initiative in Turkey: Is Peace Finally Achievable? (Tezcür)

Another Kurdish Initiative in Turkey: Is Peace Finally Achievable? (Tezcür)

Güneş Murat Tezcür writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The last year saw a significant escalation in the armed conflict between the Turkish […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Arab Television Reacts to Obama’s State of the Union Address, on Afghanistan, Iran (OSC)

Arab Television Reacts to Obama’s State of the Union Address, on Afghanistan, Iran (OSC)

The USG Open Source Center reported on the reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union speech on two major Arabic-language satellite news channels, Aljazeera […]

Juan Cole

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