Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Junun Musician Ahmad: Bin Laden Demise a Great Good thing for Muslims
In this excellent Dawn article, rock musician Salman Ahmad of Junun explains why it is a great good thing that Usama Bin Laden was taken […]
Jahanpour: Is Iran Next? Supreme Leader Versus Ahmadinejad
Farhang Jahanpour writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The tug of war between Supreme Leader Khamene’i and President Ahmadinejad Despite the political turmoil […]
Taliban, al-Qaeda Flee N. Afghanistan as Morale Collapses with al-Qaeda admission of Bin Laden’s Death
While Usamah Bin Laden’s passing will not destroy al-Qaeda altogether, it is a horrible blow to their morale, despite the bravado in al-Qaeda’s message acknowledging […]
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