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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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Afghanistan
Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Angus Stickler writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: British troops have been banned from transferring suspected Taliban prisoners to the Afghan authorities because of […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Top 10 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

Top 10 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

1. The Department of the Interior has given the green light to a power transmission line that is intended to bring power from Google, Inc.- […]

Juan Cole

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Legalize Pot, Save Public Education, and end Student Indebtedness

Legalize Pot, Save Public Education, and end Student Indebtedness

College students and graduates in the United States have a debt crisis on their hands, owing a trillion dollars. Some 80% of university students attend […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (129) “No one ever returned”

Omar Khayyam (129) “No one ever returned”

We travelled far and wide over desert wastes, and journeyed  toward the horizon. We never met anyone coming from other direction. When once they set […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Top Ten Ways the US Military can Avoid Teaching Hatred of Muslims

Top Ten Ways the US Military can Avoid Teaching Hatred of Muslims

The Pentagon brass are condemning a course on Islam taught at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va., which mischaracterized mainstream Muslim persons and […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
US arms Sales to Bahrain Undercut Criticism of Russia, Iran on Syria

US arms Sales to Bahrain Undercut Criticism of Russia, Iran on Syria

You wouldn’t think Bahrain and Syria were much linked. Both are Arabic-speaking countries, though about half of Bahrain’s residents are non-citizen guest workers who speak […]

Juan Cole

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Oil Billionaires Plot Secret Campaigns against Renewable Energy (duh)

Oil Billionaires Plot Secret Campaigns against Renewable Energy (duh)

The intrepid Suzanne Goldenberg of the Guardian reveals the secret campaign waged behind the scenes by the greasy oil billionaires, the Koch brothers, and other […]

Juan Cole

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On the Separation of Religion and State ….  (George Carlin Poster)

On the Separation of Religion and State …. (George Carlin Poster)

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Romneynejad: We didn't have gays in the 1960s

Romneynejad: We didn’t have gays in the 1960s

Mitt Romney, accused of harassing gay students when he was in high school, tried to get out of the charge by pretending that being gay […]

Juan Cole

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