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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Sanchez v. Stewart: El Error del Dia

Sanchez v. Stewart: El Error del Dia

My reading of the Rick Sanchez meltdown is that he was implying in his radio interview that Daily Show host Jon Stewart is prejudiced against […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
28 More US Fuel Trucks Set Ablaze in Pakistan, 6 Killed, as Convoy Boycott Continues

28 More US Fuel Trucks Set Ablaze in Pakistan, 6 Killed, as Convoy Boycott Continues

The Taliban Movement of Pakistan (Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan or TTP) claimed on Monday that it was responsible for yet another attack on NATO fuel trucks, […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians Refuse Talks until Settlement is Frozen

Palestinians Refuse Talks until Settlement is Frozen

Shorter Mahmoud Abbas: We refuse to negotiate with Israel about territory it is actively stealing from us while we are talking about its future disposition.” […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Army Ups Presence in Sunni Cities with al-Maliki’s Rise

Iraqi Army Ups Presence in Sunni Cities with al-Maliki’s Rise

Bobby Ghosh at Time reports that the Iraqi army in Sunni Arab cities like Falluja has increased its presence. The announcement that Nuri al-Maliki has […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Oceans Turning Acid from Carbon Emissions, Point to Biological Breakdown

Oceans Turning Acid from Carbon Emissions, Point to Biological Breakdown

The other problem with flooding carbon emissions into the atmosphere in such massive amounts, besides the certitude that it will cause the surface temperature of […]

Juan Cole

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O’Donnell would have Joined Hare Krishnas

O’Donnell would have Joined Hare Krishnas

Christine O’Donnell, candidate for senator in Delaware, was clearly a religious seeker in her youth. Bill Maher played a clip last night in which she […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iran Wins Iraqi Elections 7 Months Later

Iran Wins Iraqi Elections 7 Months Later

Although it make take some time yet to form a government in Iraq, Friday may have been a turning point. If so, it was a […]

Juan Cole

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On Paladino and Taking People Out

On Paladino and Taking People Out

The thing that most disturbed me about the altercation between NY gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino and NY Post reporter Fred Dicker was Paladino’s threat to […]

Juan Cole

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Blogfather in Iran sentenced to 19.5 years for Dissent

Blogfather in Iran sentenced to 19.5 years for Dissent

Iran jails blogfather Hussein Derakhshan for nearly 20 years for blogging. Derakhshan made a lot of enemies when he started justifying the Ahmadinejad regime in […]

Juan Cole

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