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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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SOPA goes Down:   Moulitsas on Olbermann

SOPA goes Down: Moulitsas on Olbermann

Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos discusses (with Keith Olbermann of the cable Current TV network) the Netroots’ victory over the Draconian SOPA bill that would […]

Juan Cole

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Israel: No Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program;  Barak:  Any decision to Strike Iran “Far off.”

Israel: No Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program; Barak: Any decision to Strike Iran “Far off.”

As Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Israel Thursday, the left-leaning Haaretz newspaper dropped its own atomic bombshell. Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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To avoid War, Obama Should Offer Iran Renewable Energy Aid: Buonomo

To avoid War, Obama Should Offer Iran Renewable Energy Aid: Buonomo

Thomas Buonomo writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: As Iran proceeds ahead with its nuclear program, its tensions with the United States continue […]

Juan Cole

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God's Way of Teaching Americans Geography

God’s Way of Teaching Americans Geography

With all the talk of Iran and Israel among the GOP presidential candidates, it is worth remembering that in this poll of a few years […]

Juan Cole

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Scotland to the Rescue:  Seeks 100% Renewable Energy by 2020

Scotland to the Rescue: Seeks 100% Renewable Energy by 2020

On the same day that President Obama rejected the keystone pipeline, BP issued a report sees an oil-dominated future, especially in China and India, for […]

Juan Cole

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Schmidt:  The Freedom and Democracy Struggle in Syria

Schmidt: The Freedom and Democracy Struggle in Syria

Søren Schmidt writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in Syria The nineneteenth-century German chancellor Otto von Bismarck […]

Juan Cole

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SOPA & PIPA Blackout Day

SOPA & PIPA Blackout Day

Informed Comment is on strike on Wednesday January 18, 2012, to protest the so-called “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) and “Protect IP” or “Preventing Real […]

Juan Cole

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Perry talks Crazy about Turkey, but is Par for GOP Course

Perry talks Crazy about Turkey, but is Par for GOP Course

As an American, I’m deeply relieved that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is highly unlikely to be president of the United States. As a blogger […]

Juan Cole

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Petition against the Murder of Iranian Scientists

Petition against the Murder of Iranian Scientists

Scholars, Academicians, Journalists, and Activists Condemn Murder of Iranian Technical and Scientific Experts On January 12, 2012, a bomb ripped apart a car in Tehran, […]

Juan Cole

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