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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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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”:

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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

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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

Environment
Hurricanes could Threaten BP Ships, Relief Well Operations

Hurricanes could Threaten BP Ships, Relief Well Operations

Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico could force oil recovery ships to seek a safe harbor for as much as two weeks starting early July. […]

Juan Cole

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Aerial footage of tar on Pensacola Beach

Aerial footage of tar on Pensacola Beach

Aerial footage of tar on Pensacola Beach from Escambia County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.

Juan Cole

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