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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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Anzalone, After Usama: The Jihadi-Takfiri Trend after Bin Laden

Anzalone, After Usama: The Jihadi-Takfiri Trend after Bin Laden

Christopher Anzalone writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The killing of Usama bin Laden, the founder of Al-Qa‘ida Central, this week in Pakistan […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Obama right not to Release Usama Photo

Obama right not to Release Usama Photo

President Obama’s decision not to release photographs of Usama Bin Laden’s disfigured corpse is wise and decent. Obama is right that the photo would be […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
No need for Torture.  Did a Telephone Call to al-Qaeda in Iraq Unravel Bin Laden?

No need for Torture. Did a Telephone Call to al-Qaeda in Iraq Unravel Bin Laden?

The Obama team is said to have been dismayed by the rapidity with which the national subject has switched from the death of Usama Bin […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Top Ten Myths about Bin Laden’s Death

Top Ten Myths about Bin Laden’s Death

New details of the operation against Usama Bin Laden have emerged. Here are the myths that people keep bombarding me with and which are now […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Libyan Opposition: 'Extremely Happy' at Bin Laden's Death, Combatting al-Qaeda

Libyan Opposition: ‘Extremely Happy’ at Bin Laden’s Death, Combatting al-Qaeda

The Qaddafis have repeatedly accused the Free Libya forces to the east and south of Tripoli of being Muslim radicals and even al-Qaeda sympathizers. On […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Cole Interview:  Bin Laden an Utter Failure

Cole Interview: Bin Laden an Utter Failure

My interview on the significance of Bin Laden’s passing with Detroit Channel 2’s Bill Gallagher is now available. I argue that to take full advantage […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
The Muslim World Sounds off on Bin Laden's Demise

The Muslim World Sounds off on Bin Laden’s Demise

Usama Bin Laden, a mass killer, passed virtually unmourned from the scene. There were no demonstrations against his killing in the Arab world. A few […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Obama and the End of Al-Qaeda

Obama and the End of Al-Qaeda

An American president, himself the son of a Muslim father and a Christian mother, has taken down notorious terrorist Usama Bin Laden. Despite being a […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Birth Certificate silliness Really Looks Petty Now

Birth Certificate silliness Really Looks Petty Now

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Juan Cole

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