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The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security
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The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Within the span of 24 hours in early September, Russia deployed drones into Polish airspace, and […]

Federal Court:  Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

Federal Court: Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

10/01/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

10/01/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Why Romney is Lying about the Causes of high Prices at the Pump

Why Romney is Lying about the Causes of high Prices at the Pump

After his wins on Tuesday, Mitt Romney is clearly the Republican standard bearer in the 2012 election, and he is already flailing about attempting to […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (86)

Omar Khayyam (86)

The life of this world without wine and bartender is not happy; without the airs of the Iraqi flute, it is not happy; Whenever I […]

Juan Cole

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Data Mining You:  Engelhardt

Data Mining You: Engelhardt

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com: Data Mining You How the Intelligence Community Is Creating a New American World By Tom Engelhardt I was out of […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Life of Omar Khayyam, 3 (Documentary)

Life of Omar Khayyam, 3 (Documentary)

Part 3 of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam”, with special attention to the place of the Rubaiyat (Quatrains) in Iranian music:

Juan Cole

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Arab revolutions Continue

Arab revolutions Continue

5. Tunisia’s Muslim religious party, Ennahda, has pledged to retain the secular character of the Tunisian constitution. Leader Rashid Ghanoushi says that the party won’t […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (87)

Omar Khayyam (87)

Hurry up, for you will be separated from the spirit. You will go behind the  curtain of God’s mysteries. Have some wine, since you don’t […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 2 (Documentary)

Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 2 (Documentary)

Part two of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam”

Juan Cole

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Iraq Slams Saudis, Qataris for Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels

Iraq Slams Saudis, Qataris for Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels

The meeting of the so-called ‘Friends of Syria’ group of nations in Istanbul on Sunday produced some heated exchanges over a key issue: whether to […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (83)

Omar Khayyam (83)

Khayyam, you wove tents of wisdom, but fell into a campfire  and suddenly burned up. The scissors of fate severed  the guy ropes of your […]

Juan Cole

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