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A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran
Dissent

A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran

Fariba Amini

The families had to search for the bodies of their loved ones amongst the many covered coffins in the many morgues or hospitals

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

01/26/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

01/26/2026 By Tomdispatch

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Anonymous Billionaires are Stealing Your Election with Attack Ads

Anonymous Billionaires are Stealing Your Election with Attack Ads

It would be bad enough, as I reported last week, that 47 billionaires were responsible for the lion’s share of individual Super PAC contributions. It […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Paul Ryan Falsehoods, Gaffes and Outrages, First Week

Top Ten Paul Ryan Falsehoods, Gaffes and Outrages, First Week

1. Ryan’s position opposing abortion even in cases of rape, and his attempts to define cytoblasts as legal ‘persons’ (which would outlaw all termination of […]

Juan Cole

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Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Julian Assange called on the US on Sunday to cease its war on whistleblowers. He also blasted Russia for imposing a 2-year sentence on three […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

For the past couple of weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, have been making strident noises about a […]

Juan Cole

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Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

The sentencing of members of the Russian punk rock band, Pussy Riot, to two years in prison for a protest song they sang in an […]

Juan Cole

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Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

From Paul Jamiol, Jamiol’s World. Get the book!

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

With news of a series of bombings and attacks in Iraq, of kidnappings and reprisals in Lebanon, and an ongoing Civil War in Syria, anyone […]

Juan Cole

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Mr. Romney, Here’s why Your Tax Returns Matter

Mr. Romney, Here’s why Your Tax Returns Matter

Mitt Romney said that he had paid around 13% in taxes annually the past few years, calling false the charge by Senate Majority Leader Harry […]

Juan Cole

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"We're NASA and We Know It" (Music Video on Curiosity Mars Landing)

“We’re NASA and We Know It” (Music Video on Curiosity Mars Landing)

“We’re NASA and we know it”, video to the tune of “Sexy and I Know It,” by the American duo LMFAO from their 2011 album, […]

Juan Cole

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