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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

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Egypt
Our News and their News

Our News and their News

Americans live in a late capitalist society where the rich have gotten many times richer and the middle class has gotten poorer, where Wall Street […]

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Energy
What if Everything Ran on Gasoline?

What if Everything Ran on Gasoline?

“What if Everything Ran on Gas” is a smart, thought-provoking ad for the Nissan Leaf. I’ve often thought that one of the problems environmentalists face […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Troops kill 20, wound Hundreds at Golan

Israeli Troops kill 20, wound Hundreds at Golan

Israeli troops on Sunday fired live ammunition into unarmed crowds of protesters who moved toward the barbed wire fence marking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (which […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
One to Go

One to Go

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (Tunisia), Ali Abdullah Saleh (Yemen), Muammar Qadhafi (Libya), Hosni Mubarak (Egypt); from: VOA report on Afro-Arab summit, October 10, 2010, […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
Was there a Yemeni Revolution?

Was there a Yemeni Revolution?

Aljazeera Arabic is reporting that later in the day Sunday, clashes between armed groups of pro-Saleh and anti-Saleh gunmen broke out in the capital, where […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
Yemen's Saleh Narrowly Avoids Death, Civil war Looms

Yemen’s Saleh Narrowly Avoids Death, Civil war Looms

Yemeni president for life Ali Abdullah Saleh nearly reached the end of his term on Friday, when rockets slammed into the mosque where he was […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Libya Rebels take Key Western Mountains, Train Women Fighters

Libya Rebels take Key Western Mountains, Train Women Fighters

The Free Libya forces centered at Benghazi are turning out to have a vivid political imagination. For instance, they are training female soldiers for the […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Top Struggles in the Arab Spring Today

Top Struggles in the Arab Spring Today

The Arab Spring began with peaceful protests in Tunis, Cairo, Alexandria, and elsewhere in the region, with masses of demonstrators giving their elites a choice […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
US Should Move Navy Base from Bahrain

US Should Move Navy Base from Bahrain

In the wake of the brutal crackdown by the monarchy of Bahrain on the largely peaceful protest movement this winter and spring, the United States […]

Juan Cole

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