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A Middle East without Nukes
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A Middle East without Nukes

Fariba Amini

“You can’t bomb away the knowledge”  -John Kerry Marg bar means death to… It was chanted after the hostage crisis.  Marg bar America.  Death to […]

After Mamdani Victory, Progressives Call for Primary Challenges to Democratic Establishment

After Mamdani Victory, Progressives Call for Primary Challenges to Democratic Establishment

06/26/2025 By Common Dreams

Iranian-Americans Opposed US Attack on Iran, Visa Ban: NIAC Poll

Iranian-Americans Opposed US Attack on Iran, Visa Ban: NIAC Poll

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Israel/ Palestine
Top Self-Defeating Moves in the Middle East

Top Self-Defeating Moves in the Middle East

One of the great mysteries in Hollywood is how bad films get made. After all, no one sets out to make a bad film. And […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Can Bookstores be Saved?

Can Bookstores be Saved?

I like bookstores. I savor being in a place with book-lined walls. I love the covers, the titles, the blurbs. Some bookstores have jazz playing […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Qaddafi was Linchpin of Corrupt Dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt

Qaddafi was Linchpin of Corrupt Dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt

Abd al-Rahman Shalqam, former foreign minister of Libya, has revealed in an interview with al-Hayat in Arabic that Muammar Qaddafi was central to propping up […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Free Libya Offensive in Brega Begins

Free Libya Offensive in Brega Begins

Update: Midday Monday Libyan time, Free Libya forces announced that the bulk of the Qaddafi brigades at Brega had retreated to Ra’s Lanuf and that […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Opposition Congress in Istanbul Demands al-Asad Step Down

Syrian Opposition Congress in Istanbul Demands al-Asad Step Down

Over 350 Syrian expatriate opposition leaders, from a wide range of political currents, including liberal and Muslim fundamentalist, met in Istanbul Saturday. They had originally […]

Juan Cole

Libya
32 Nations Recognize Free Libya

32 Nations Recognize Free Libya

The 32 nations of the Libya contact group, meeting in Istanbul, have decided to recognize the Transitional National Council in Benghazi as the legitimate government […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Government Backs Down as Tahrir Protesters Gear UP

Egyptian Government Backs Down as Tahrir Protesters Gear UP

The renewed protest movement at Tahrir (“Liberation”) Square in downtown Cairo beginning last Friday, July 8, has pushed the transitional government to make a further […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Cole, ACLU, Sue CIA, FBI seeking Bloggergate Documents

Cole, ACLU, Sue CIA, FBI seeking Bloggergate Documents

Spencer Ackerman at Wired reports on the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit launched on my behalf by the American Civil Liberties Union against the CIA, […]

Juan Cole

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Is Murdoch’s Media Empire a Cult?

Is Murdoch’s Media Empire a Cult?

The scandals besetting billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s British properties simply cannot be ignored in the United States. Murdoch owns a newspaper of record, the […]

Juan Cole

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