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A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran
Dissent

A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran

Fariba Amini

The families had to search for the bodies of their loved ones amongst the many covered coffins in the many morgues or hospitals

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

01/26/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes

01/26/2026 By Tomdispatch

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al-Qaeda
Ridge Alleges Bush Political Pressure for Terrorism Alert

Ridge Alleges Bush Political Pressure for Terrorism Alert

Ooops, a golden oldie from 2009 thrown up by mistake. Tom Ridge appears to be alleging in a new book that the Bush administration put […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Thousands Protest in Bahrain

Thousands Protest in Bahrain

The Shiite Wifaq Party succeeded in staging a demonstration some 10,000 strong in the town of Sar, Bahrain, on Saturday. Movement leader Sheikh Ali Salman […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Arab Spring Turns Deadly Again

Arab Spring Turns Deadly Again

Thousands of Syrians demonstrated all over the country on Friday, especially in smaller cities and rural towns. Some 7000 came out in downtown Homs. Troops […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Things Anthony Weiner has Said that are Worse than Sexting

Top Ten Things Anthony Weiner has Said that are Worse than Sexting

The real scandal surrounding Anthony Weiner is that he is bigoted against Palestinians and has misused his position in Congress to support punitive policies against […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi Accused of Systematic Rape, War Crimes by ICC, UN

Qaddafi Accused of Systematic Rape, War Crimes by ICC, UN

The International Criminal Court not only has evidence that Libyan soldiers have been using rape as a way of punishing and humiliating rebel populations, it […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Dagan, Ofer and Israel’s Growing Iran Credibility Gap

Dagan, Ofer and Israel’s Growing Iran Credibility Gap

Far rightwing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin (“Bibi”) Netanyahu of the Likud Party has attempted to sidestep making peace with the Palestinians by using the magician’s […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Which Headline Doesn’t Fit?

Which Headline Doesn’t Fit?

Screenshot of most viewed headlines at Yahoo News, 6/8/2011. Which headline seems to you out of place here?

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Ellsberg:  All Nixon’s Crimes Against me now Legal

Ellsberg: All Nixon’s Crimes Against me now Legal

Daniel Ellsberg (Website here) interviewed on CNN’s “In the Arena”: Courtesy Martin Torsleff [CNN:]These days, when you find yourself thinking about Richard Nixon, what comes […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Leonard Nimoy to Palestinians and Israelis: Live Long and Prosper in Two States

Leonard Nimoy to Palestinians and Israelis: Live Long and Prosper in Two States

Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on Star Trek, speaks out as a Jewish American in favor of a two-state solution and a divided Jerusalem. […]

Juan Cole

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