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Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One
Donald Trump

Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One

Juan Cole

The US and Israeli decapitation strikes, killing over 40 high-ranking Iranian officials, have not had the desired effect

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

03/04/2026 By The Conversation

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

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Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

The first country to face being wiped off the map by climate change is Kiribati in the South Pacific. Its 100,000 residents live on flat […]

Juan Cole

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Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having strengthened his position in the Iranian parliament, is moving to try to control the internet in Iran. He has appointed […]

Juan Cole

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Dear Rick Santorum & MSM:  We’re just Not that into You

Dear Rick Santorum & MSM: We’re just Not that into You

From Current TV, current home of Cenk Uygur and Ketih Olbermann: A twitter feed analysis shows that the US public was not nearly as interested […]

Juan Cole

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Obama slams GOP for casual war talk re Iran, stresses Costs

Obama slams GOP for casual war talk re Iran, stresses Costs

President Barack Obama, in his Super Tuesday news conference, explained his thinking on Iran and tensions between it and Israel. The most impressive thing he […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Eyal Press, Chilling Dissent on Wall Street

Tomgram: Eyal Press, Chilling Dissent on Wall Street

What’s worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing — or to be ignored for doing so?

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (51)

Omar Khayyam (51)

I was deep asleep when a wise man said to me, ‘The rose of joy never bloomed  for anyone from slumber! What are you doing?  Life […]

Juan Cole

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The N. Korea/ Iran Nuclear Connection Fraud

The N. Korea/ Iran Nuclear Connection Fraud

The wingnuts are all in a tizzy about some German news article alleging that North Korea carried out a nuclear test for Iran. As with […]

Juan Cole

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Darpa Cheetah Robot beats Land Speed Record

Darpa Cheetah Robot beats Land Speed Record

“This video shows a demonstration of the “Cheetah” robot galloping at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour (mph), setting a new land speed […]

Juan Cole

Syria
McCain: Bomb Syria; But Iraq and Russia oppose Intervention

McCain: Bomb Syria; But Iraq and Russia oppose Intervention

Senator John McCain called on Monday for US air strikes on Syria, but the Obama administration pushed back. McCain said on the Senate floor, “Foreign […]

Juan Cole

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