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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar
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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bombed the building being used by civilian Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar, […]

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Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (71)

Omar Khayyam (71)

Now that the rose of your  good fortune is blooming, why are you standing there with no glass in your hand? Have some wine– fate […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
The Arab Revolutions Continue, its Just not Mostly on American TV

The Arab Revolutions Continue, its Just not Mostly on American TV

Friday is a traditional day of protest in the Arab world, and yesterday did not disappoint. In addition, there were some important developments in the […]

Juan Cole

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Geraldo wears the Hoodies he Blames for Shooting

Geraldo wears the Hoodies he Blames for Shooting

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Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (92)

Omar Khayyam (92)

The sky is a belt woven from our tattered lives. The mighty river was formed by all the tears  our eyes have shed. Hell is […]

Juan Cole

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Tron Dance from Japan: Homage to to the Modern Body

Tron Dance from Japan: Homage to to the Modern Body

Japan’s Wrecking Crew Orchestra performs an innovative light dance in uniforms like those in the classic science fiction movie Tron. I see the performance as […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Is Iraq's Arab League Summit being Overshadowed by Sectarian Violence?

Is Iraq’s Arab League Summit being Overshadowed by Sectarian Violence?

Iraq is planning to host the summit of the Arab League in Baghdad next week, in a bid to underscore its reemergence as an independent […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The US Congress’s UNESCO Problem: Daily Show

The US Congress’s UNESCO Problem: Daily Show

Comedy Central’s John Oliver sends up the US congressmen who stupidly and wickedly cut off funding to UNESCO because 100 member nations voted to admit […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (67)

Omar Khayyam (67)

They say that drunkards are consigned to hell; but that makes no sense and the heart cannot  accept it. If lovers and lushes are going […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
AH-64 Apache Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan

AH-64 Apache Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan

Apache helicopter crash in Afghanistan– incredibly no one was hurt. Apparently this video was leaked, and we don’t hear about woundings, crashes and other negative […]

Juan Cole

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