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Nations Rush to Renewables, EVs in face of Iran Forever War
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Nations Rush to Renewables, EVs in face of Iran Forever War

Juan Cole

Germany’s Energy Minister said that energy policy is now “security policy” and that it wants to avoid being under the thumb of foreign powers

Israeli Officials Vow Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon

Israeli Officials Vow Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon

03/26/2026 By Human Rights Watch

How the US Became an International Serial Killer

How the US Became an International Serial Killer

03/26/2026 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Omar Khayyam (79)

Omar Khayyam (79)

79 Mix together wine, song and heavenly lover if you can, and sit on the bank  of a purling stream. Don’t look for anything better, […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Noam Chomsky, Hegemony and Its Dilemmas

Tomgram: Noam Chomsky, Hegemony and Its Dilemmas

Significant anniversaries are solemnly commemorated — Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, for example…

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (29)

Omar Khayyam (29)

My heart, your fate is so bloody– and every second your condition must change again. My soul, what business do you have in this body […]

Juan Cole

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Indian Investigators do not Suspect Iran in Israel Embassy Blast

Indian Investigators do not Suspect Iran in Israel Embassy Blast

India has suffered from both Hindu and Muslim terrorist groups. So the attack on an automobile outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi could easily […]

Juan Cole

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Sternfeld:  Will Iran’s Elections Provoke a New Green Movement?

Sternfeld: Will Iran’s Elections Provoke a New Green Movement?

Lior Sternfeld writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Two important realities about Iran are obscured behind the smokescreen of the “Iranian threat” which […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (28)

Omar Khayyam (28)

Since today  is the time of my youth, I drink what makes me happy. Don’t speak badly of it–  although it is bitter, it is […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Nick Turse, Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops in Afghanistan

Tomgram: Nick Turse, Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops in Afghanistan

Despite all the talk of drawdowns and withdrawals, there has been a years-long building boom in Afghanistan that shows little sign of abating.  In early 2010, the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had nearly 400 bases in Af…

Juan Cole

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Arab World Mourns Whitney Houston

Arab World Mourns Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston’s tragic death on Saturday was a global event, because of the enormous popularity of American popular culture. Houston’s music was played worldwide, not […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (27)

Omar Khayyam (27)

That priceless ruby is from a different mine, and that unique pearl is from a different shop. Thinking about this and that is just your […]

Juan Cole

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