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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Egypt's Saturday Night Massacre and the Presidential Race

Egypt’s Saturday Night Massacre and the Presidential Race

The election of Egypt’s new president to succeed deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak, has taken on increased importance and has become more unpredictable because of the […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (114)

Omar Khayyam (114)

At first I looked for the pen of fate,  and the tablet on which it wrote, and heaven and hell in the skies above. Then […]

Juan Cole

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Aurora Light show on Uranus captured by Hubble (Video)

Aurora Light show on Uranus captured by Hubble (Video)

Mashable reports on video from Hubble of aurora light shows on the frozen planet of Uranus.

Juan Cole

Syria
Tens of Thousands of Syrians Protest Peacefully after Ceasefire, 6 Killed

Tens of Thousands of Syrians Protest Peacefully after Ceasefire, 6 Killed

On the first day since the Baathist regime of Bashar al-Assad maintained that it had accepted a ceasefire with its opposition, tens of thousands of […]

Juan Cole

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Mark Twain on Bankers

Mark Twain on Bankers

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella…

Juan Cole

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China hopeful Iran will compromise with the UNSC

China hopeful Iran will compromise with the UNSC

China’s official Xinhuanet news service is predicting that Iran will compromise with the 5 members of the UN Security Council plus Germany as they meet […]

Juan Cole

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The Syrian Army's outlaw Executions  (Serle)

The Syrian Army’s outlaw Executions (Serle)

Jack Serle writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have published eight formal reports on Syrian human rights violations […]

Juan Cole

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Washington’s Dangerous Blockade of Iran (Cole at Tomdispatch)

Washington’s Dangerous Blockade of Iran (Cole at Tomdispatch)

My essay, “Why Washington’s Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster,” is out at Tomdispatch.com Go to that site for Tom Englehardt’s powerful introduction. Why […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Bahrain Crisis between Hunger Strike and Grand Prix Boycott

Bahrain Crisis between Hunger Strike and Grand Prix Boycott

The crisis in Bahrain continues to boil along, despite the harsh crackdown of the Sunni monarchy on the protest movement (made up largely of the […]

Juan Cole

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