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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Gingrich slots MEK terrorists' supporter John Bolton for State

Gingrich slots MEK terrorists’ supporter John Bolton for State

Newt Gingrich says he would appoint John Bolton as Secretary of State in order to “reform” the State Department. Bolton is an irascible attorney who […]

Juan Cole

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Fox Viewers think Mubarak Still runs Egypt

Fox Viewers think Mubarak Still runs Egypt

A study by Fairleigh Dickenson University researchers has found that frequent viewers of Fox Cable News are worse informed than people who watch no news […]

Juan Cole

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Hizbullah Leader Condemns Syrian Opposition

Hizbullah Leader Condemns Syrian Opposition

The Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hizbullah party-militia, Sayyid Hasan Nasrullah, made an appearance in largely Shiite South Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since […]

Juan Cole

Tomgram: Michael Klare, A New Cold War in Asia?

Tomgram: Michael Klare, A New Cold War in Asia?

When it comes to China policy, is the Obama administration leaping from the frying pan directly into the fire?

Juan Cole

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Kepler 22b and Climate Change: Instead of Obsessing over Earth-Like Planets, lets Try to Keep this one Earthlike

Kepler 22b and Climate Change: Instead of Obsessing over Earth-Like Planets, lets Try to Keep this one Earthlike

Dear earthlings: It doesn’t do you any good to get all excited about finding earth-like planets like Kepler 22-B where the average temperature is 72 […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan and the US: Quarrel or Divorce?

Pakistan and the US: Quarrel or Divorce?

The Pakistani government is forcing the United States to depart the Shamsi Air Base in Baluchistan within two weeks, as one of three steps taken […]

Juan Cole

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Theocratic Dominance of the New Egypt may be Exaggerated

Theocratic Dominance of the New Egypt may be Exaggerated

The official results of the November 28 vote in Egypt have now been announced. Observers are jumping to a lot of conclusions. It seems clear […]

Juan Cole

Tomgram: William deBuys, The Parching of the West

Tomgram: William deBuys, The Parching of the West

Consider it a taste of the future: the fire, smoke, drought, dust, and heat that have made life unpleasant, if not dangerous, from Louisiana to Los Angeles. New records tell the tale: biggest wildfire ever recorded in Arizona (538,049 acres), bigge…

Juan Cole

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Top Things that Should have Disqualified Cain before Now

Top Things that Should have Disqualified Cain before Now

The most alarming thing about Herman Cain’s “suspension” of his presidential campaign is what it took to drag him off the stage. It wasn’t his […]

Juan Cole

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