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Was Colonialism a Crime?  Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
Algeria

Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

Juan Cole

Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth

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West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

12/26/2025 By The Conversation

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

12/26/2025 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Conservative Media Spin Biden-Ryan Debate (Young Turks)

Conservative Media Spin Biden-Ryan Debate (Young Turks)

The Young Turks program on Current TV discusses the conservative spinning of the Biden-Ryan debate. No, CNN, Ryan did not win the debate (you over-represented […]

Juan Cole

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On Libya, Biden Let Ryan Get Away with Murder (Smith)

On Libya, Biden Let Ryan Get Away with Murder (Smith)

Fact-Check: Is Obama’s Foreign Policy “Unraveling”? by Christopher C. Smith In Thursday night’s vice-presidential debate, Paul Ryan claimed that the recent terrorist attack on the […]

Juan Cole

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US Classifies Torture Testimonies of accused al-Qaeda Prisoners (Currier)

US Classifies Torture Testimonies of accused al-Qaeda Prisoners (Currier)

Still Classified: Terror Suspects’ Own Accounts of Their Abuse by Cora Currier, writing at ProPublica In a motion unsealed last week, the government proposed new […]

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Islamophobia
A Post-Mortem on Muslim Rage:  What did the reaction to the Islamophobic Trailer Really Tell Us? (Abootalebi)

A Post-Mortem on Muslim Rage: What did the reaction to the Islamophobic Trailer Really Tell Us? (Abootalebi)

Ali R. Abootalebi writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Today’s journalism and social media, with their increasingly short news cycles, are good at […]

Juan Cole

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The Shameful Politicization of the Benghazi Consulate Attack

The Shameful Politicization of the Benghazi Consulate Attack

The Tea Party Congress, having, with Paul Ryan’s leadership, deeply cut funds for embassy security, held a hearing on Wednesday on the circumstances of the […]

Juan Cole

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Colbert Report:  Romney gives Americans ‘Vague, Long-winded Threats’ as Foreign Policy (Video)

Colbert Report: Romney gives Americans ‘Vague, Long-winded Threats’ as Foreign Policy (Video)

Stephen Colbert reviews Mitt Romney’s speech on foreign policy and concludes that he knows what Americans want: Vague, long-winded threats and “four more wars.” Colbert […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (42) “No hand would set out to break them”

Omar Khayyam (42) “No hand would set out to break them”

As for the parts of a wineglass                that have been joined together– no hand would set out    […]

Juan Cole

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Romney and the Syrian Dilemma

Romney and the Syrian Dilemma

On Monday, Mitt Romney made clear his intention to intervene in Syria should he become president. As usual, how exactly he would do that remained […]

Juan Cole

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Romney as Mr. Rogers (Video Satire by Jimmy Fallon)

Romney as Mr. Rogers (Video Satire by Jimmy Fallon)

Jimmy Fallon’s satirical sketch, “Mr. Romney’s Neighborhood

Juan Cole

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