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Trump Warns Iran: Capitulate or Perish — A Call for War from the Board of Peace
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Trump Warns Iran: Capitulate or Perish — A Call for War from the Board of Peace

Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

The deal offered by the United States is simple and straight forward, submit to all American demands or be obliterated

Israel’s Bombing decimated Gaza’s cultural sites, as UNESCO responds Tepidly

Israel’s Bombing decimated Gaza’s cultural sites, as UNESCO responds Tepidly

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How Trump is Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline: An Appointment in Samarra

How Trump is Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline: An Appointment in Samarra

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Was the Rachel Corrie Verdict the end of Israel’s Judicial Credibility?  (Marlowe)

Was the Rachel Corrie Verdict the end of Israel’s Judicial Credibility? (Marlowe)

Jen Marlowe writes in a guest column for Informed Comment August 28, 2012: Cindy and Craig Corrie and Sarah Corrie Simpson made their way into […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan’s US Bases: Big Government Conservatives Love (Turse)

Afghanistan’s US Bases: Big Government Conservatives Love (Turse)

Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch: Afghanistan’s Base Bonanza: Total Tops Iraq at That War’s Height Afghanistan may turn out to be one of the great […]

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Is Obama more Klingon or more Vulcan? & Michael Dorn Pitches “Captain Worf”

Is Obama more Klingon or more Vulcan? & Michael Dorn Pitches “Captain Worf”

Actor Michael Dorn has confirmed that he is trying to develop a new television show, “Star Trek: Captain Worf.” He told Star Trek News, “I […]

Juan Cole

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What Cable News didn’t Tell You:  The Non-Aligned Movement Meeting Strengthened Iran’s Hand vs. US, Israel (Azad)

What Cable News didn’t Tell You: The Non-Aligned Movement Meeting Strengthened Iran’s Hand vs. US, Israel (Azad)

Armin Azad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Although it was largely ignored by the Western media, the Teheran Non-Aligned Summit concluded its […]

Juan Cole

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Romney & Bush Disappearance (Bill Maher Poster)

Romney & Bush Disappearance (Bill Maher Poster)

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Labor Day Question:  Are you Better off than You were in 1970?

Labor Day Question: Are you Better off than You were in 1970?

Thoughts for a Labor Day in 2012: The real question isn’t whether we are better off than we were four years ago. It takes a […]

Juan Cole

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"What the World Needs Now" - In Memoriam Hal David

“What the World Needs Now” – In Memoriam Hal David

Award-winning lyricist Hal David is dead at 91.. Here is one of his hits in remembrance, and the sentiment is one we could do with […]

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Tutu Slams Tony Blair for Illegal Iraq War, boycotts Leadership Conference

Tutu Slams Tony Blair for Illegal Iraq War, boycotts Leadership Conference

South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu made waves by refusing to attend the recent Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Johannesburg because of the presence of […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

You can’t see me, but I’m talking to Clint Eastwood sitting spectrally in an empty chair, and I am replying to his confused rant. 1. […]

Juan Cole

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