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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East: Fathollah-Nejad

A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East: Fathollah-Nejad

Ali Fathollah-Nejad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East Why It Would Be in the […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (47)

Omar Khayyam (47)

No one can pierce the veil of mystery. No one’s soul is aware  of this arrangement. Only in the heart of the black earth do […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Top 5 Stratfor Revelations

Top 5 Stratfor Revelations

Wikileaks is publishing internal memos of the Stratfor security analysis firm. A few tidbits have emerged in these very early days, to wit: 1. Up […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel – Iran Military Comparison

Israel – Iran Military Comparison

With all the hooplah about a possible Israeli attack on Iran (which I view as rather unlikely), it is worthwhile revisiting the issue of how […]

Juan Cole

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Romney’s “Across the Board” Tax Cuts benefit the Super-Rich

Romney’s “Across the Board” Tax Cuts benefit the Super-Rich

In his acceptance speech for his primary victories in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney repeated his pledges to cut taxes 20 percent “across the board” […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Tomgram: Engelhardt and Turse, The End in Afghanistan?

Tomgram: Engelhardt and Turse, The End in Afghanistan?

You would have to be blind not to notice that the American effort in Afghanistan is heading into the tank…

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (46)

Omar Khayyam (46)

Khayyam, why do you beat yourself up  over your lapses? What’s the profit or loss  in regret? Whoever hasn’t sinned can’t be forgiven. Forgiveness came  […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Differences Between Rick Santorum and JFK

Top Ten Differences Between Rick Santorum and JFK

Rick Santorum said Monday that when he first heard John F. Kennedy’s speech on religion and politics, it made him want to puke. Santorum misrepresented […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama

Fresh evidence of CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan revealed: Jones

Two new investigations confirm ongoing CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan.

Juan Cole

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