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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands
Donald Trump

All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands

Juan Cole

Russian leaders are clearly taking delight in the way in which Iran is turning into a quagmire for Washington, gleeful at their significant wins

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

03/17/2026 By The Conversation

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

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Israel/ Palestine
Creepy Israeli Planning for Palestinian Food Insecurity in Gaza Revealed

Creepy Israeli Planning for Palestinian Food Insecurity in Gaza Revealed

An Israeli human rights organization, Gisha, sued in Israeli courts to force the release of a planning document for ‘putting the Palestinians on a diet’ […]

Juan Cole

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Two Canadians Discover the US has become a Police State

Two Canadians Discover the US has become a Police State

From YouTube: “If you’re told to do something, do it without asking the reason.”

Juan Cole

Libya
Romney Binder full of Top Ten Mistakes and Falsehoods

Romney Binder full of Top Ten Mistakes and Falsehoods

1. Romney attempted to convey the impression that he has worked to increase women’s employment as governor, reaching out to women’s groups and receiving “binders […]

Juan Cole

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US Drone Strikes on Pakistan: Counting the Bodies (Ross)

Alice K. Ross writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism The US government must release its estimates of how many people are being killed in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
10,000 Syrian Refugees Trapped on Iraq & Turkish Borders

10,000 Syrian Refugees Trapped on Iraq & Turkish Borders

Human Rights Watch is calling on Iraq and Turkey to open their borders in Syria’s northeast to allow the passage of some 10,000 Syrian refugees, […]

Juan Cole

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Malala Yousufzai taken to UK for Treatment; and Pakistan’s Education Shame

Malala Yousufzai taken to UK for Treatment; and Pakistan’s Education Shame

Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, shot in the head by the Taliban in the Swat Valley of Pakistan for demanding the right to an education, is being […]

Juan Cole

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Colbert on Romney (Meet the Press, Video)

Colbert on Romney (Meet the Press, Video)

Comedian Stephen Colbert appeared on “Meet the Press” on Sunday to assess GOP standard bearer Mitt Romney: “A shambling mound of weakness” until the debate; […]

Juan Cole

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The Republican Assault on Minority Voting Rights (Goulka)

The Republican Assault on Minority Voting Rights (Goulka)

Jeremiah Goulka writes at Tomdispatch.com Of Republicans and Race Cards: Why I Used to Believe That Voter ID Laws Really Were Just Common Sense Democrats […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s march brings global attention to CIA drone strikes (Ross)

Alice K. Ross writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: US peace activists joined politicians, lawyers and the world’s press on Sunday as they attempted […]

Juan Cole

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