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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East
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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East

Dan Steinbock

As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

06/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

06/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Afghanistan
28 More US Fuel Trucks Set Ablaze in Pakistan, 6 Killed, as Convoy Boycott Continues

28 More US Fuel Trucks Set Ablaze in Pakistan, 6 Killed, as Convoy Boycott Continues

The Taliban Movement of Pakistan (Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan or TTP) claimed on Monday that it was responsible for yet another attack on NATO fuel trucks, […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians Refuse Talks until Settlement is Frozen

Palestinians Refuse Talks until Settlement is Frozen

Shorter Mahmoud Abbas: We refuse to negotiate with Israel about territory it is actively stealing from us while we are talking about its future disposition.” […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Army Ups Presence in Sunni Cities with al-Maliki’s Rise

Iraqi Army Ups Presence in Sunni Cities with al-Maliki’s Rise

Bobby Ghosh at Time reports that the Iraqi army in Sunni Arab cities like Falluja has increased its presence. The announcement that Nuri al-Maliki has […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Oceans Turning Acid from Carbon Emissions, Point to Biological Breakdown

Oceans Turning Acid from Carbon Emissions, Point to Biological Breakdown

The other problem with flooding carbon emissions into the atmosphere in such massive amounts, besides the certitude that it will cause the surface temperature of […]

Juan Cole

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O’Donnell would have Joined Hare Krishnas

O’Donnell would have Joined Hare Krishnas

Christine O’Donnell, candidate for senator in Delaware, was clearly a religious seeker in her youth. Bill Maher played a clip last night in which she […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iran Wins Iraqi Elections 7 Months Later

Iran Wins Iraqi Elections 7 Months Later

Although it make take some time yet to form a government in Iraq, Friday may have been a turning point. If so, it was a […]

Juan Cole

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On Paladino and Taking People Out

On Paladino and Taking People Out

The thing that most disturbed me about the altercation between NY gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino and NY Post reporter Fred Dicker was Paladino’s threat to […]

Juan Cole

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Blogfather in Iran sentenced to 19.5 years for Dissent

Blogfather in Iran sentenced to 19.5 years for Dissent

Iran jails blogfather Hussein Derakhshan for nearly 20 years for blogging. Derakhshan made a lot of enemies when he started justifying the Ahmadinejad regime in […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
27 US Fuel Trucks Torched as Pakistan Blocks US Supplies at Khyber Pass for 2nd Day

27 US Fuel Trucks Torched as Pakistan Blocks US Supplies at Khyber Pass for 2nd Day

Tensions between the United States (‘NATO”) and the Pakistani government boiled over on Thursday and Friday after American helicopter gunships killed 3 Pakistani Frontier Corpsmen […]

Juan Cole

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