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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

03/07/2026 By Dialogue Earth

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Gingrich Accused of Twitter Fraud

Newt Gingrich has ten times as many Twitter followers as Mitt Romney, but it is being alleged that most of them are dummy accounts or […]

Juan Cole

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Zakaria: Tea Party Tactics Immoral, Dictatorial

Zakaria: Tea Party Tactics Immoral, Dictatorial

Vice President Joe Biden may or may not have concurred with some disgruntled Democratic politicians that in the negotiations over the debt ceiling, the Tea […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Eissenstat:  Turkey’s Generals Resign

Eissenstat: Turkey’s Generals Resign

Howard Eissenstat writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Turkey’s Generals Resign: Thoughts on a New Chapter in Turkish Politics For most of my […]

Juan Cole

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Sound and Fury:  Americans Actually Lightly Taxed

Sound and Fury: Americans Actually Lightly Taxed

The following chart is a slightly shortened version of the one at The Globe and Mail, which demonstrates that US tax rates are among the […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Cheek:  We have no Liberty without Energy Freedom

Cheek: We have no Liberty without Energy Freedom

Martin Cheek, co-author of Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels, writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: Americans Must […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Al-Tamimi: The Norway Attacks and the Paranoid Mindset

Al-Tamimi: The Norway Attacks and the Paranoid Mindset

Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The Norway Attacks and the Paranoid Mindset It has emerged that Anders Breivik- who […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Top Developments in the Arab Spring this Weekend

Top Developments in the Arab Spring this Weekend

As usual, Friday was a big day for the popular Arab reform movements that are challenging dictatorial governments. 1. Syrian security forces are alleged to […]

Juan Cole

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European Extremism Scares Arabs

European Extremism Scares Arabs

Egyptian newspaper Al-Shuruq in Arabic for July 29, 2011: Article on Anders Breivik with the title, “Europe’s Extreme Right: A Hatred Factory”

Juan Cole

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A Story More Important than Debt Limit Kabuki

A Story More Important than Debt Limit Kabuki

I take it the American news cycle is dominated by the artificial debate over raising the debt limit. It is a silly season story. The […]

Juan Cole

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