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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 […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

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It turns out that from a hard-right American evangelical point of view, the US public may have a choice between two Muslims, or two ‘may […]

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The "Real Mitt Romney" (to the Tune of Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady")

The “Real Mitt Romney” (to the Tune of Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady”)

Hugh Atkin’s cute amalgamation of Mitt Romney flip-flops and gaffes a la Marshall Bruce Mathers III.

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: William Hartung, Republican Math and the Pentagon Budget

Tomgram: William Hartung, Republican Math and the Pentagon Budget

If you’ve been fretting about faltering math education and falling test scores here in the United States, you should be worried based on this campaign season of Republican math…

Juan Cole

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Obama's Hypocritical Message to Iran

Obama’s Hypocritical Message to Iran

President Barack Obama addresses the Iranian public on the occasion of the Iranian New Year (Now-Ruz). Shorter version: The US and Iran are on the […]

Juan Cole

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Is Anti-Immigrant, Islamophobic Campaign Rhetoric fomenting Antisemitism in France?

Is Anti-Immigrant, Islamophobic Campaign Rhetoric fomenting Antisemitism in France?

As French police launch a massive manhunt for the person who shot down a rabbi, his two children, and another child outside a Jewish school […]

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2010 Hottest Year Yet, 70 ft. Sea Rise Virtually Assured

The hottest year on record is 2010, not 1998, according to new calculations of the major British climate study unit. The findings have just been […]

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Damascus sees first signs of Guerrilla War

Damascus sees first signs of Guerrilla War

Syrian opposition forces fought the fiercest battle with government loyalist troops yet on Monday, in the tony El Mezze district of Damascus. Damascus, the capital, […]

Juan Cole

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Barack Obama Look-alike Contest in Colombia

Barack Obama Look-alike Contest in Colombia

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Juan Cole

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