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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands
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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands

Juan Cole

Russian leaders are clearly taking delight in the way in which Iran is turning into a quagmire for Washington, gleeful at their significant wins

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

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Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

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Iranian Cleric Blames US in Mosque Bombing

Iranian Cleric Blames US in Mosque Bombing

Tabnak reports in Persian on the bombing of the chief Shiite mosque in Zahedan, the capital of the largely Sunni Sistan and Baluchistan Province in […]

Juan Cole

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Was Amiri a Double Agent who Hyped Iran's Nukes?

Was Amiri a Double Agent who Hyped Iran’s Nukes?

The saga of Shahram Amiri points to a real danger for world peace and prosperity, with the disturbing possibility now emerging that he was a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Libyan Aid Ship Extracts Concessions from Israel; <br/> Resumption of House Demolitions in Jerusalem

Libyan Aid Ship Extracts Concessions from Israel;
Resumption of House Demolitions in Jerusalem

Al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East] reports in Arabic that the Libyan aid ship, Amaltheal (“Hope” or Amal in Arabic) docked late Wednesday at al-Arish in […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Global Warming and al-Qaeda in the Greater Indian Ocean

Global Warming and al-Qaeda in the Greater Indian Ocean

Politico says that the fate of the earth, i.e. the climate bill in the senate, is now in the hands of Sen. Jeff Bingaman of […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
8 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan in 24 Hours

8 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan in 24 Hours

8 American troops have died in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours. One of the operations involved a suicide bombing at the gates of an […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Taliban Grant Renegade Afghan Soldier, Killer of 3 British Troops, Asylum

Taliban Grant Renegade Afghan Soldier, Killer of 3 British Troops, Asylum

A soldier in the Afghanistan National Army based in Helmand province, at a joint base with the British 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles, went berserk […]

Juan Cole

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Lockerbie Bomber released for Sake of BP Libya Drilling Rights

Lockerbie Bomber released for Sake of BP Libya Drilling Rights

The Times of London reports on two leaked memos from the British government under Labor Prime Minister Gordon Brown that strongly suggest that the Libyan […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Erdogan vows that Turkey will not Let Israel Get away with Flotilla Attack</b>

Erdogan vows that Turkey will not Let Israel Get away with Flotilla Attack

Predictably, the Israeli military investigation of itself with regard to the commando attack on the Mavi Marmara humanitarian aid ship on May 31 is a […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Al-Shabab behind Kampala Bombing

Al-Shabab behind Kampala Bombing

The horrific bombings in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, during public celebrations of the World Cup finale, was carried out by Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahidin (Movement […]

Juan Cole

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