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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?
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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Farhang Jahanpour

One hospital in Tehran has received more than 70 corpses of demonstrators shot in the head and chest by security guards

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

01/12/2026 By Richard Drake

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

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Libya Rebels: Reject Violence, Terrorism, Give Rights to Minorities

Libya Rebels: Reject Violence, Terrorism, Give Rights to Minorities

The USG Open Source Center in conjunction with the BBC translates a broadcast of the Libyan liberation movement in Benghazi on Friday that emphasizes the […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Defections, US Withdrawal Point to Political Solution in Libya

Defections, US Withdrawal Point to Political Solution in Libya

The United States is ending its active involvement in the UN-authorized air raids to stop dictator Muammar Qaddafi from massacring dissidents. NATO says it is […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Torpey:  Support the Libyans but Don’t Arm Them!

Torpey: Support the Libyans but Don’t Arm Them!

John Torpey writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: Looking After the Neighborhood in Libya John Torpey After much mischief and brutal behavior, the […]

Juan Cole

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Asad's Speech Falls Flat in Syria

Asad’s Speech Falls Flat in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Asad gave a major speech to the nation before his parliament on Wednesday, which largely disappointed the hopes of reformers . He […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Answer to Glenn Greenwald

Answer to Glenn Greenwald

Answer for Glenn Greenwald, for whom I have enormous respect: Yes. Iraq was an illegal war, for no pressing national interest & with no UNSC […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Cole/ Van den Heuvel on Libya: Nation Podcast

Cole/ Van den Heuvel on Libya: Nation Podcast

My conversation with Katrina van den Heuvel, the editor of the Nation, “Do we belong in Libya?” is available at the Nation’s web site. . […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi Forces Advance on All Fronts Despite Bombardment

Qaddafi Forces Advance on All Fronts Despite Bombardment

Leaders of much of the world agreed that Qaddafi must go on Wednesday morning at a conference in Europe. Canadian jets pounded an ammunition dump […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Debate on Libya:  Cole at Democracy Now!

Debate on Libya: Cole at Democracy Now!

My debate over intervention in Libya with my esteemed colleague Professor Vijay Prashad is available as a transcript and podcast at Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now!. […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Iran, Iraq Warn of Gulf Turmoil over Bahrain: Cole in Truthdig

Iran, Iraq Warn of Gulf Turmoil over Bahrain: Cole in Truthdig

My column at Truthdig is out, entitled “The Sleeping Giants of Tiny Bahrain.” Excerpt: ‘ Risking the radicalization of Bahrain’s Shiite community may be a […]

Juan Cole

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