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Four Decades of War between Iran and America
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Four Decades of War between Iran and America

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A morose anniversary passed this month for Iranians, as it has been more than thirty-five years […]

EU: Suspend Trade Agreement with Israel (HRW)

EU: Suspend Trade Agreement with Israel (HRW)

07/07/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Checks and Balances? Dream on in the Age of Trump!

Checks and Balances? Dream on in the Age of Trump!

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71% of Americans think Iran already has the Bomb (Also we used to have pet triceratops)

71% of Americans think Iran already has the Bomb (Also we used to have pet triceratops)

A CNN/ Gallup poll shows that nearly three quarters of Americans believe that Iran already has a nuclear weapon. (About 80% believe that it either […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Save Homs with Humanitarian Airdrops by Drones

Save Homs with Humanitarian Airdrops by Drones

The Baath regime in Syria killed another 60 persons on Tuesday. About 30 were killed by troops in restive Idlib province. The Syrian military also […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, Why the Media Loves the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks

Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, Why the Media Loves the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks

When you fall in love, it’s all about what you have in common, and you can hardly imagine that there are differences, let alone that you will quarrel over them, or weep about them, or be torn apart by them — or if all goes well, struggle, …

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (36)

Omar Khayyam (36)

I can’t reveal the mystery to either saint or sinner; I can’t state at length what I’ve said curtly; I achieve an altered state that […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli PM Netanyahu attacks Gen. Dempsey as Servant of Iran

Israeli PM Netanyahu attacks Gen. Dempsey as Servant of Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have launched a vicious attack on US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. […]

Juan Cole

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Santorum’s Clarifier:  Rick Condemned Obama’s Radical Islamic Theology

Santorum’s Clarifier: Rick Condemned Obama’s Radical Islamic Theology

Santorum surrogate’s slip of the tongue Santorum sent his spokesperson Alice Stewart out to explain that when he condemned President Obama’s “theology” for “not being […]

Juan Cole

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Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

What would happen if we substituted “the Middle East” for “Europe” in George Washington’s Farewell address? Emphasis and words in brackets added. “Observe good faith […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (34)

Omar Khayyam (34)

Pagan temples and mosques are all houses of worship. Ringing church bells are hymns of worship. The sacred thread of the Parsee, the synagogue, the […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways Iran is Defying US, EU Oil Sanctions and How You are Paying for It All

Top Ten Ways Iran is Defying US, EU Oil Sanctions and How You are Paying for It All

It wasn’t supposed to be like this, the Neocons assured us. Iran would soon be on its knees because of ever more stringent US sanctions […]

Juan Cole

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