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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran
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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

Juan Cole

How the Ghost of Renee Nicole Good Haunts Trump’s Response to Iran’s Protests

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

02/03/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

02/03/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Libya
Women Protest, Mourn in Liberated Misrata as UK Pledges Aid

Women Protest, Mourn in Liberated Misrata as UK Pledges Aid

Chairman of the Transitional National Council based in Benghazi, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, met Thursday in London with British Prime Minister David Cameron. Abdel Jalil said […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Stewart Skewers Bushies for claiming Bin Laden Credit

Stewart Skewers Bushies for claiming Bin Laden Credit

Jon Stewart of the Daily Show makes fun of Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice, Doug Feith and other figures from the Bush administration to […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Bin Laden was Operational Leader

Bin Laden was Operational Leader

Kimberly Dozier of the Associated Press got the scoop. USG analysts going through the material captured at Usamah Bin Laden’s residence in Abbotabad described to […]

Juan Cole

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FBI admits to Protecting spying Telecoms from Lawsuits

FBI admits to Protecting spying Telecoms from Lawsuits

So, the Bush administration was caught with its pants down, spying on thousands of Americans without a warrant, with the complicity of telecom corporations. So […]

Juan Cole

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Newt Gingrich Quote of the Day

Newt Gingrich Quote of the Day

In honor of the Newtie One’s run for president: Newt Gingrich quote of the Day: ‘ If combat means living in a ditch, females have […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Free Libya Forces Advance as NATO announces Phase 2 of War

Free Libya Forces Advance as NATO announces Phase 2 of War

The Libyan struggle will likely go on for some time, but the so-called stalemate did witness some movement on Tuesday. Indeed, NATO announced the inauguration […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
On Arab Uprisings & al-Qaeda: Cole Radio Interviews

On Arab Uprisings & al-Qaeda: Cole Radio Interviews

Here are two recent radio interviews I’ve given on the Arab Spring and the end of Bin Laden: With Grant Reeher at Syracuse University and […]

Juan Cole

Energy
The Green Gap with China: US falling Behind as Congress Fiddles (Cole in Truthdig)

The Green Gap with China: US falling Behind as Congress Fiddles (Cole in Truthdig)

My column is out at Truthdig , on the growing Green Gap between China and the United States with regard to clean energy technologies: “The […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Secret Pakistani Deal with US on Bin Laden

Secret Pakistani Deal with US on Bin Laden

It turns out that when President Obama ordered the Navy SEALs to get Usama Bin Laden in Abbotabad, he did not infringe against Pakistani sovereignty […]

Juan Cole

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