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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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al-Qaeda
Bin Laden was Operational Leader

Bin Laden was Operational Leader

Kimberly Dozier of the Associated Press got the scoop. USG analysts going through the material captured at Usamah Bin Laden’s residence in Abbotabad described to […]

Juan Cole

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FBI admits to Protecting spying Telecoms from Lawsuits

FBI admits to Protecting spying Telecoms from Lawsuits

So, the Bush administration was caught with its pants down, spying on thousands of Americans without a warrant, with the complicity of telecom corporations. So […]

Juan Cole

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Newt Gingrich Quote of the Day

Newt Gingrich Quote of the Day

In honor of the Newtie One’s run for president: Newt Gingrich quote of the Day: ‘ If combat means living in a ditch, females have […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Free Libya Forces Advance as NATO announces Phase 2 of War

Free Libya Forces Advance as NATO announces Phase 2 of War

The Libyan struggle will likely go on for some time, but the so-called stalemate did witness some movement on Tuesday. Indeed, NATO announced the inauguration […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
On Arab Uprisings & al-Qaeda: Cole Radio Interviews

On Arab Uprisings & al-Qaeda: Cole Radio Interviews

Here are two recent radio interviews I’ve given on the Arab Spring and the end of Bin Laden: With Grant Reeher at Syracuse University and […]

Juan Cole

Energy
The Green Gap with China: US falling Behind as Congress Fiddles (Cole in Truthdig)

The Green Gap with China: US falling Behind as Congress Fiddles (Cole in Truthdig)

My column is out at Truthdig , on the growing Green Gap between China and the United States with regard to clean energy technologies: “The […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Secret Pakistani Deal with US on Bin Laden

Secret Pakistani Deal with US on Bin Laden

It turns out that when President Obama ordered the Navy SEALs to get Usama Bin Laden in Abbotabad, he did not infringe against Pakistani sovereignty […]

Juan Cole

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Wilkerson wants to Waterboard Rumsfeld

Wilkerson wants to Waterboard Rumsfeld

On MSNBC’s Ed Show, Lawrence Wilkerson, former aid to Colin Powell, asks if he cannot pretty please, please waterboard Donald Rumsfeld? He also reaffirms that […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
On Bin Laden: I ask myself ‘Why?’

On Bin Laden: I ask myself ‘Why?’

I ask myself why. Some Pakistanis are complaining about the violation of their country’s sovereignty during the Navy SEALs’ raid at Abbottabad. But why aren’t […]

Juan Cole

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