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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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New Oil Bids, Censorship, and the Fate of Iraq

New Oil Bids, Censorship, and the Fate of Iraq

The big news out of Iraq over the weekend was the awarding of a handful of new oil development contracts to companies such as Royal […]

Juan Cole

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Tripathi: Blair’s Iraq Confession

Tripathi: Blair’s Iraq Confession

Deepak Tripathi, former BBC journalist and author of the book Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan (Potomac, January 2010) writes in guest op-ed […]

Juan Cole

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Gilani Threatens Orakzai Campaign

Gilani Threatens Orakzai Campaign

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has announced the end of the Pakistani military campaign in South Waziristan, although he seems to reserve the possibility […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Reactions to Obama’s Nobel

Pakistani Reactions to Obama’s Nobel

The USG OSC translates or paraphrases Pakistani Urdu editorials on President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize: Pakistan Urdu Press Roundup on Obama Receiving Nobel Peace PrizeThe […]

Juan Cole

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AfPak Dilemmas

AfPak Dilemmas

Not only have Blackwater mercenaries (now Xe) helped the CIA kidnap people (“rendition”), but it is now coming out that they’ve been helping launch covert […]

Juan Cole

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Obama, Peace and War

Obama, Peace and War

If it is true that the Nobel committee awarded President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize for not being George W. Bush, they must have […]

Juan Cole

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Antony Adolph guest Op-Ed: A Missile Shield by Any Other Name

Antony Adolph guest Op-Ed: A Missile Shield by Any Other Name

Antony Adolph writes in a guest op-ed for IC: A Missile Shield by Any Other Name: Is Obama’s Global Military Strategy Taking Shape in Eastern […]

Juan Cole

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Top Things that would Redeem Obama’s Peace Prize

Top Things that would Redeem Obama’s Peace Prize

The world has noted the irony that President Barack Obama is delivering his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize after launching an escalation of […]

Juan Cole

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The Progressive on Best Books of 2009

The Progressive on Best Books of 2009

Favorite Books of 2009 | The Progressive The Progressive lists their writers’ favorite books this year. I’m proud that Engaging the Muslim World made the […]

Juan Cole

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