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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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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Top Green Energy Advances Mitt Romney doesn’t Want to Hear About

Top Green Energy Advances Mitt Romney doesn’t Want to Hear About

As the deleterious effects of hydrocarbons like coal, gas and oil continue to be felt in the world, the peculiar US dedication to these poisons […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies

Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies

This year’s Republican campaign may be the most dishonest in history. A couple of weeks ago I listed 10 major falsehoods and gaffes of Republican […]

Juan Cole

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Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story (Fitzgibbon)

Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story (Fitzgibbon)

Will Fitzgibbon writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism . . . . the last four weeks have largely been a positive time for whistleblowers […]

Juan Cole

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Mitt Romney’s coming War on Iran: A Tale of Two Conventions

Mitt Romney’s coming War on Iran: A Tale of Two Conventions

The American Republican Party Convention in Tampa ironically coincides with the Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Tehran, Iran. Were nominee Mitt Romney to win, he has […]

Juan Cole

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White Terrorist Plot to Assassinate the ‘Commander in Chief’

White Terrorist Plot to Assassinate the ‘Commander in Chief’

A white terrorist cell on a military base in Georgia plotted to assassinate President Barack Obama and stage a military coup. It murdered two former […]

Juan Cole

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The Age of Mass Killing Comes to Syria & France Pushes Gov’t in Exile

The Age of Mass Killing Comes to Syria & France Pushes Gov’t in Exile

In recent months, the uprising in Syria has become bloodier and bloodier. In the beginning, in spring and summer of 2011, the crowds were largely […]

Juan Cole

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