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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

09/25/2025 By The Conversation

Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America

Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America

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Top Ten Reasons the ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t Work for Romney

Top Ten Reasons the ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t Work for Romney

The Republican Party is trying out a “who lost Egypt” line of attack against President Barack Obama, in the wake of the victory in the […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Top Ten Reasons ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t work for Romney

Top Ten Reasons ‘Obama lost Egypt’ Meme won’t work for Romney

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Juan Cole

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Video of the Day: The Nile Crocodile v. Wildebeest

Video of the Day: The Nile Crocodile v. Wildebeest

Part of a National Geographic segment on the Nile crocodile and its prey:

Juan Cole

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Could Syria-Turkey Conflict Pull NATO In?

Could Syria-Turkey Conflict Pull NATO In?

The shooting down by Syrian anti-aircraft batteries of a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet flying over international waters a few days ago has the potential to […]

Juan Cole

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“Bully Worship has become a Universal Religion” (George Orwell Poster)

“Bully Worship has become a Universal Religion” (George Orwell Poster)

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (168) “neither servants nor masters”

Omar Khayyam (168) “neither servants nor masters”

In this life, all those who have  half a piece of bread and a resting place  in which to nest; who are neither servants nor […]

Juan Cole

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Follow @jricole on Twitter, Facebook, Email

Follow @jricole on Twitter, Facebook, Email

Follow @jricole on Twitter. Some of my readers like the idea of one or two short essays a day, here at the blog. Others would […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Fox Smears Mursi with “Jerusalem Capital” Lie (Murphy)

Fox Smears Mursi with “Jerusalem Capital” Lie (Murphy)

Anyone who watches Jon Stewart regularly knows that Fox News deliberately lies and manipulates video to fearmonger on behalf of the American Right wing. But […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Will Egypt’s Mursi challenge US-Israeli Mideast Policy?

Will Egypt’s Mursi challenge US-Israeli Mideast Policy?

Mohammad Mursi, the new president of Egypt, probably will not be allowed by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) with which he must […]

Juan Cole

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