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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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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 […]

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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 […]

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127 Dead, 500 Wounded in 5 Baghdad Bombings

127 Dead, 500 Wounded in 5 Baghdad Bombings

Five large bombs were detonated throughout Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 127 persons and wounding 500, and damaging important government buildings. Three of the five were […]

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Student Protests Erupt in Over a Dozen Iranian Cities

Student Protests Erupt in Over a Dozen Iranian Cities

The protests against the regime in Iran on Monday were remarkable in several ways, I conclude on reading Borzou Daragahi’s account in LAT. One is […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings kill 46 people in 2 Pakistan cities

Bombings kill 46 people in 2 Pakistan cities

Bombings kill 46 people in 2 Pakistan cities | Top AP Stories | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle The market that was struck in Lahore, in […]

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Top Ten Questions about Climate Change on the Eve of Copenhagen

Top Ten Questions about Climate Change on the Eve of Copenhagen

Is the earth’s climate warming? Indisputably. Has the pumping of vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by human beings since the beginning of […]

Juan Cole

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Karzai: Talk to Mullah Omar; Mutwakkil: Taliban would Break with al-Qaeda; Indo-Pak Rivalry in Afghanistan

Karzai: Talk to Mullah Omar; Mutwakkil: Taliban would Break with al-Qaeda; Indo-Pak Rivalry in Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged the United States to back talks between his government and Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban. Former Taliban foreign […]

Juan Cole

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Silverman: Iraqi Electoral Law Passes but Dangers Loom

Silverman: Iraqi Electoral Law Passes but Dangers Loom

Adam L. Silverman writes in a guest op-ed for Informed Comment: Politics and Politicking: Iraqi Elections, the Failure of Reconciliation, and the Consolidation of Power […]

Juan Cole

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