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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report
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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report

Juan Cole

Palestinians face “criminal prosecution in military courts during which their due process and fair trial rights are systematically violated.”

Juan Cole: Islam, History and the Enlargement of the Self

Juan Cole: Islam, History and the Enlargement of the Self

01/09/2026 By Juan Cole

An Atomic Armageddon? Will the U.S. and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints?

An Atomic Armageddon? Will the U.S. and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints?

01/09/2026 By Michael T. Klare

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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 […]

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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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