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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women
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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that an Israeli tank crew fired on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, […]

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

07/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

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Afghanistan
Petraeus confirmed Quickly by Committee; <br/> Seminary rioting, Jalabad Airport Bombings

Petraeus confirmed Quickly by Committee;
Seminary rioting, Jalabad Airport Bombings

The LAT reports on the lightning speed with which the Senate Armed Forces Committee confirmed the appointment of Gen. David Petraeus as commander of US […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Turkey Forbids Israeli Military Overflights

Turkey Forbids Israeli Military Overflights

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday in Toronto in the wake of the G20 conference that Turkey will no longer routinely give Israeli […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Walthen: I saw 100 Dolphins in the Oil, some Dying

Walthen: I saw 100 Dolphins in the Oil, some Dying

John L. Walthen and companions take a helicopter trip out over the Gulf of Mexico. “This was the most emotionally disturbing video I have ever […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
7 NATO Troops Killed; <br/> as Karzai is Said to Dicker with Insurgents; <br/> and Panetta Scoffs<br/> Taliban Rejoice in McChrystal Firing

7 NATO Troops Killed;
as Karzai is Said to Dicker with Insurgents;
and Panetta Scoffs
Taliban Rejoice in McChrystal Firing

Radio Azadi reports that from early Sunday morning in the Marawara District of Kunar Province, a vigorous firefight has been pursued by the Taliban on […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Public Souring on the Afghanistan War

Public Souring on the Afghanistan War

If you’ve lost Rory Stewart, you’ve lost the war. Rory Stewart is a young British conservative, who once walked Afghanistan and later governed the Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Jindal idles National Guardsmen He Demanded

Jindal idles National Guardsmen He Demanded

CBS reports that after jumping up and down demanding Federal government resources for Louisiana to deal with the BP Gulf oil gusher, Republican Gov. Bobby […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Blue Planet

Blue Planet

Sam Lardner, “Blue Planet”:

Juan Cole

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On Ghana

On Ghana

Since the US is playing Ghana today, I thought it would be nice to mirror some video on, like, Ghana. So here is a Worldbusiness […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Top Ten News that is Not News

Top Ten News that is Not News

10. “Tropical Depression Stirs Concern.” 9. ” Financial reform package wouldn’t change Wall Street much.” 8. ” In Afghanistan, Petraeus will have difficulty replicating his […]

Juan Cole

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