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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

09/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

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Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority – Hotline On Call Juan cannot understand why Scott Brown can be elected with just 52% of the […]

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One Year Later: Did Obama Win the Iraq War?

One Year Later: Did Obama Win the Iraq War?

President Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated a year ago, and this is a good time to review his major foreign policy success. It is, of […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Counter-Terrorism Scandals 2010

Top Ten Counter-Terrorism Scandals 2010

The new year is not very old, but several recent revelations cast the the US fight against al-Qaeda (a tiny if deadly fraternity of a […]

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Study Finds Exposure to Chemical Pollutants Increases Fat:

Study Finds Exposure to Chemical Pollutants Increases Fat: Scientific American Then there is the recent University of California study that indicates extra obesity risks from […]

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Kabul attacks Video Update

Kabul attacks Video Update

Skynews has video of Monday’s coordinated bombings and attacks in Kabul. End/ (Not Continued)

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Kabul gets the Baghdad Treatment from Taliban Bombers

Kabul gets the Baghdad Treatment from Taliban Bombers

The Taliban mounted their boldest and most ambitious assault on the capital of Kabul in recent years on Monday, with a series of well-coordinated bombings […]

Juan Cole

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MLK: The International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment

MLK: The International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment

We live in an even more regimented society than the 1950s and early 1960s. We live in a society where protests can be confined to […]

Juan Cole

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HAITI: Arab aid making its way

HAITI: Arab aid making its way

Reuters AlertNet – HAITI: Arab aid making its way I was watching Aljazeera Arabic and they noted that the Qatari aid plane had difficulty getting […]

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Scott Brown implies that Obama was born out of Wedlock

Scott Brown implies that Obama was born out of Wedlock

Martha Coakley – Salon.com An evolution in the birthers and teabaggers? Joan Walsh points out that Republican candidate for senator from Massachusetts Scott Brown says […]

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