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Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Grift: Con of the Century
Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Grift: Con of the Century

H. Scott Prosterman

The whole thing is a front for Trump’s real estate development ambitions for a Gaza beachfront resort.

Australia’s Albanese should Raise Israeli Crimes During Herzog Visit

Australia’s Albanese should Raise Israeli Crimes During Herzog Visit

02/06/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Military: Such stuff as Nightmares are made on

Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Military: Such stuff as Nightmares are made on

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (39)

Omar Khayyam (39)

If a stranger proves faithful, I adopt him into the family. But if a relative sins, I take a dim view of him. If poison […]

Juan Cole

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How the FCC can take the Money out of Politics- Cole at Truthdig

How the FCC can take the Money out of Politics- Cole at Truthdig

My column is out at truthdig “How the FCC can take the Money out of Politics” Excerpt: “Big money has always been a problem in […]

Juan Cole

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71% of Americans think Iran already has the Bomb (Also we used to have pet triceratops)

71% of Americans think Iran already has the Bomb (Also we used to have pet triceratops)

A CNN/ Gallup poll shows that nearly three quarters of Americans believe that Iran already has a nuclear weapon. (About 80% believe that it either […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Save Homs with Humanitarian Airdrops by Drones

Save Homs with Humanitarian Airdrops by Drones

The Baath regime in Syria killed another 60 persons on Tuesday. About 30 were killed by troops in restive Idlib province. The Syrian military also […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, Why the Media Loves the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks

Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, Why the Media Loves the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks

When you fall in love, it’s all about what you have in common, and you can hardly imagine that there are differences, let alone that you will quarrel over them, or weep about them, or be torn apart by them — or if all goes well, struggle, …

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (36)

Omar Khayyam (36)

I can’t reveal the mystery to either saint or sinner; I can’t state at length what I’ve said curtly; I achieve an altered state that […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli PM Netanyahu attacks Gen. Dempsey as Servant of Iran

Israeli PM Netanyahu attacks Gen. Dempsey as Servant of Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have launched a vicious attack on US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. […]

Juan Cole

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Santorum’s Clarifier:  Rick Condemned Obama’s Radical Islamic Theology

Santorum’s Clarifier: Rick Condemned Obama’s Radical Islamic Theology

Santorum surrogate’s slip of the tongue Santorum sent his spokesperson Alice Stewart out to explain that when he condemned President Obama’s “theology” for “not being […]

Juan Cole

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Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

What would happen if we substituted “the Middle East” for “Europe” in George Washington’s Farewell address? Emphasis and words in brackets added. “Observe good faith […]

Juan Cole

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