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Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”
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Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”

Dan Steinbock

Ferencz believed that wars of aggression are the “supreme international crime,” and leaders who initiate them should face prosecution

“A Blind Understanding:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

“A Blind Understanding:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

01/05/2026 By Juan Cole

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

01/05/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Life of Omar Khayyam, 3 (Documentary)

Life of Omar Khayyam, 3 (Documentary)

Part 3 of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam”, with special attention to the place of the Rubaiyat (Quatrains) in Iranian music:

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Arab revolutions Continue

Arab revolutions Continue

5. Tunisia’s Muslim religious party, Ennahda, has pledged to retain the secular character of the Tunisian constitution. Leader Rashid Ghanoushi says that the party won’t […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (87)

Omar Khayyam (87)

Hurry up, for you will be separated from the spirit. You will go behind the  curtain of God’s mysteries. Have some wine, since you don’t […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 2 (Documentary)

Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 2 (Documentary)

Part two of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam”

Juan Cole

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Iraq Slams Saudis, Qataris for Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels

Iraq Slams Saudis, Qataris for Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels

The meeting of the so-called ‘Friends of Syria’ group of nations in Istanbul on Sunday produced some heated exchanges over a key issue: whether to […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (83)

Omar Khayyam (83)

Khayyam, you wove tents of wisdom, but fell into a campfire  and suddenly burned up. The scissors of fate severed  the guy ropes of your […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Third World of Energy, the U.S.

Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Third World of Energy, the U.S.

Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: A New Energy Third World in North America? How the Big Energy Companies Plan to Turn the United States into […]

Juan Cole

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Instruments of War Propaganda (Jamiol Cartoon)

Instruments of War Propaganda (Jamiol Cartoon)

This cartoon courtesy of Jamiol’s World. Congratulations to Paul Jamiol on the publication of his book of trenchant editorial cartoons from the past couple of […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 1 (Documentary)

Life of Omar Khayyam, Part 1 (Documentary)

The life and times of a medieval poet and scientist, Omar Khayyam, Part 1, a documentary by Sadiq Saba:

Juan Cole

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