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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis
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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis

Juan Cole

The reason Gaza has this monstrous number of orphans is that the Israeli government killed their parents, including their mothers

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

02/26/2026 By The Conversation

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

02/26/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Tripoli Surrounded, Cut Off

Tripoli Surrounded, Cut Off

Aljazeera Arabic is reporting directly from Zawiya (to the west of Tripoli along the Mediterranean), where Free Libya forces have liberated some 80 percent of […]

Juan Cole

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President Bachmann as Mideast Prophet: Cole/ Truthdig

President Bachmann as Mideast Prophet: Cole/ Truthdig

My column in Truthdig is now out, “President Bachmann: Another Mideast Messiah” Excerpt: “Bachmann recently alleged that Iran had been “delivered a nuclear warhead” (this […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Bombings unlikely to Change Minds on US Troop Withdrawal

Iraq Bombings unlikely to Change Minds on US Troop Withdrawal

Some 80 people were killed and over two hundred wounded on Monday in a clearly coordinated set of bombings and attacks in 17 Iraqi cities. […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Rebels Advance, Surround Tripoli, as Qaddafi Totters

Rebels Advance, Surround Tripoli, as Qaddafi Totters

The long slow slog of the Libyan struggle to throw off the rule of Muammar Qaddafi, accelerated this weekend, possibly decisively, with rebel forces making […]

Juan Cole

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Rick Perry and the Hucksterism of the Rich

Rick Perry and the Hucksterism of the Rich

Rick Perry’s announcement of his presidential ambitions marks the triumph of fantasy over reality in American politics. Among our more pressing problems are global climate […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq declines to Cut Syria Off

Iraq declines to Cut Syria Off

As Syria passed another bloody Friday of protests, Arab journalists and now the New York Times are noting that the Iraqi government of PM Nouri […]

Juan Cole

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Paul, Santorum and the Sixth War (on Iran)

Paul, Santorum and the Sixth War (on Iran)

One of the places foreign policy emerged in the GOP Iowa debate last night was an exchange between Ron Paul and Rick Santorum on Iran, […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Obama may Call for al-Asad to step down

Obama may Call for al-Asad to step down

President Barack Obama is seriously considering calling publicly for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to step down, according to press reports. He is said to be […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Jordan Plans Green Star Trek Theme Park

Jordan Plans Green Star Trek Theme Park

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has big plans to renovate the port of Aqaba, and among them is the building of a $1.5 billion Star […]

Juan Cole

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