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Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture
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Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture

H. Scott Prosterman

Tomer-Yerushalmi freely admits to leaking the video to expose the serious nature of the crimes she was investigating,

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The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session

The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session

11/06/2025 By Human Rights Watch

How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response

How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (19)

Omar Khayyam (19)

19 The day when I down shots one after one and with total delight become falling down drunk, I’ll work a hundred miracles on every […]

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Afghanistan
Gingrich Endangers US troops by Slamming Obama for Apology over Qur’an Burning

Gingrich Endangers US troops by Slamming Obama for Apology over Qur’an Burning

Newt Gingrich continued to put his entire lack of logic on display on Thursday, when he criticized President Obama for apologizing for the desecration of […]

Juan Cole

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Syria:  The Horror of Homs, a City at War

Syria: The Horror of Homs, a City at War

Some 70 percent of the district of Baba Amr in Homs has been destroyed by artillery fire. Channel 4 in the UK rebroadcast video footage […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghan Parliamentarians call for Jihad Against US

Afghan Parliamentarians call for Jihad Against US

The USG Open Source Center paraphrases Arab satellite television reports on the protests in Afghanistan of the incineration of Qur’ans by the US military. FYI […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Arrival of the Warrior Corporation

Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Arrival of the Warrior Corporation

In the American mind, if Apple made weapons, they would undoubtedly be drones, those remotely piloted planes getting such great press here.  They have generally been greeted as if they were the sleekest of iPhones armed with missile…

Tom Engelhardt

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Iran the Beautiful

Iran the Beautiful

Most Americans never see Iran on television, don’t know an Iranian, and speak of “striking Iran” entirely in the abstract. No one talks about the […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (41)

Omar Khayyam (41)

When I am sober, I don’t feel lighthearted; but when I’m drunk my reason is defective. There is a stateĀ  between being tipsy and clearheaded. […]

Juan Cole

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Logical Errors and Propaganda in Republican Debate on the Middle East

Logical Errors and Propaganda in Republican Debate on the Middle East

The candidates to be the Republican standard bearer in this year’s presidential campaign addressed Iran and Syria in the course of their debate. Except for […]

Juan Cole

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Arizona Republican Debate:  The Middle East

Arizona Republican Debate: The Middle East

Transcript of the Middle East-related portions of the Republican debate in Arizona hosted by John King of CNN: “QUESTION: Hi, my name is Ken Taylor […]

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