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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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"Modern-day levels of carbon dioxide were last reached about 15 million years ago"

"Modern-day levels of carbon dioxide were last reached about 15 million years ago"

Scientific American summarizes two new studies giving evidence that the earth’s climate is highly sensitive to the amount of carbon dioxide in it. One is […]

Juan Cole

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41 Killed, 61 wounded in Pakistan Bombing; US Aid Package Controversial in both Washington and Islamabad

41 Killed, 61 wounded in Pakistan Bombing; US Aid Package Controversial in both Washington and Islamabad

A suicide bomber targeted a Pakistani military convoy in the town of Alpuri in Shangala district northeast of Peshawar on Monday, killing 41 persons and […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Condemn Obama Nobel Peace Prize

Taliban Condemn Obama Nobel Peace Prize

The USG Open Source Center Translates the Taliban reaction to President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. Afghan Taleban ‘strongly’ condemn Obama peace prize – agencyAfghan […]

Juan Cole

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23 Dead, 100 wounded in Ramadi Blast; Election Law still in Doubt

23 Dead, 100 wounded in Ramadi Blast; Election Law still in Doubt

Liz Sly reports from Baghdad on the three bombings that shook Ramadi, capital of al-Anbar Province, to its core on Sunday and left at least […]

Juan Cole

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What did Rawalpindi Militants Want?

What did Rawalpindi Militants Want?

A hostage standoff at Pakistani military HQ in Rawalpindi ended violently on Sunday morning when Pakistani troops stormed the compound where the militants had holed […]

Juan Cole

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Obama as Nobelist, Obama as game-changer

Obama as Nobelist, Obama as game-changer

I was listening to National Public Radio on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama, and they brought on some nonentity […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban say they are No Threat to International Community; Bombing targeted Indian Embassy; Will Afghan Election Fraud Sway Obama

Taliban say they are No Threat to International Community; Bombing targeted Indian Embassy; Will Afghan Election Fraud Sway Obama

According to this Persian site, the old Taliban of Mulla Omar have issued a communique that holds out a promise and a threat. They said […]

Juan Cole

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Nearly One in Four Persons on Globe is Muslim

Nearly One in Four Persons on Globe is Muslim

CNN reports that nearly one in four human beings is Muslim, based on a new extensive survey by the Pew Forum for Religion in Public […]

Juan Cole

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ECC Will Count Fraudulent Ballots Against Candidates; Obama won't Slash Troop Numbers

ECC Will Count Fraudulent Ballots Against Candidates; Obama won’t Slash Troop Numbers

Another big explosion has rocked Kabul, killing several persons and wounding more. I don’t know if Peter Galbraith still has a job at the United […]

Juan Cole

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