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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability
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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

Juan Cole

The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

01/23/2026 By The Conversation

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

01/23/2026 By William D. Hartung

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The Most Bloated Election in History (Engelhardt)

The Most Bloated Election in History (Engelhardt)

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com Democratic Mockpocalypse Obesity is an American plague — and no, I’m not talking about overweight Americans.  I’m talking about our […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Romney's Major Flip-Flops in the Third Debate

Romney’s Major Flip-Flops in the Third Debate

Gov. Mitt Romney continued his amazing chameleon act in the third presidential debate, apparently reversing several of his earlier talking points on foreign policy in […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
US must Pressure Bahrain on Human Rights (Strindberg)

US must Pressure Bahrain on Human Rights (Strindberg)

Anders Strindberg writes in a guest column for Informed Comment All is not what it seems: Bahrain and U.S. strategic interests On the last Friday […]

Juan Cole

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SNL Spoof of Second Presidential Debate (Video)

SNL Spoof of Second Presidential Debate (Video)

Saturday Night Live spoofs the second presidential debate at Hofstra University:

Juan Cole

Iran
Top Ten Republican Myths about Obama and Iran

Top Ten Republican Myths about Obama and Iran

1. It is alleged that Obama’s willingness to negotiate with the Tehran regime encouraged the Ayatollahs to be even more obstreperous. In fact, the regime […]

Juan Cole

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Big Brother is looking for a Cyber-Attack Pretext to Crack Down (Greenberg)

Big Brother is looking for a Cyber-Attack Pretext to Crack Down (Greenberg)

Karen J. Greenberg writes at Tomdispatch.com Will the Apocalypse Arrive Online? How Fear of Cyber Attack Could Take Down Your Liberties and the Constitution First […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Aid Ship Estelle Commandeered by Israeli Navy; Israel kidnaps European Members of Parliament

Gaza Aid Ship Estelle Commandeered by Israeli Navy; Israel kidnaps European Members of Parliament

The Israeli navy boarded the aid ship Estelle in international waters on Saturday, illegally commandeering it and kidnapping the 30 persons aboard, including five European […]

Juan Cole

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Were TSA Scanners Dangerous? Ionizing X-Ray Machines Removed from Airports (Grabell)

Were TSA Scanners Dangerous? Ionizing X-Ray Machines Removed from Airports (Grabell)

Michael Grabell writes at ProPublica: The Transportation Security Administration has been quietly removing its X-ray body scanners from major airports over the last few weeks […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Masdar - The First Green City (Video)

Masdar – The First Green City (Video)

A tour of Masdar, in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates — the world’s first city powered entirely by green energy. Video by Robert Llewellyn, […]

Juan Cole

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