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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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Penn: The DPJ Victory and Japanese-Islamic Relations

Penn: The DPJ Victory and Japanese-Islamic Relations

Michael Penn writes in a guest op-ed for IC: The thumping victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the Japanese general elections is […]

Juan Cole

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McChrystal Advises Escalation of Aghan War

McChrystal Advises Escalation of Aghan War

I have some basic questions about the “take, clear and hold” strategy that seems to be recommended in Afghanistan by Gen. Stan McChrystal, and which […]

Juan Cole

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Are the Taliban Surrounding NATO Armies and Cutting them Off? Why Washington Needs Iran and Russia

Are the Taliban Surrounding NATO Armies and Cutting them Off? Why Washington Needs Iran and Russia

There is an old saying in military affairs, that everyone wants to do strategy and tactics, but real men do logistics. That is, moving persons […]

Juan Cole

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Abdullah Will not Accept Karzai Victory; Ethnic Conflict could Flare; Pentagon using Rendon to Vet Journalists

Abdullah Will not Accept Karzai Victory; Ethnic Conflict could Flare; Pentagon using Rendon to Vet Journalists

Things to worry about on a lazy August Sunday: Abdullah Abdullah, the leading rival to incumbent Hamid Karzai in the Afghanistan presidential elections, told a […]

Juan Cole

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Is Karzai trying to Steal the Afghanistan Election, taking a Leaf from Ahmadinejad's Book?

Is Karzai trying to Steal the Afghanistan Election, taking a Leaf from Ahmadinejad’s Book?

The BBC is reporting that Obama’s special envoy to AfPak, Richard Holbrooke, has had a shouting match with President Hamid Karzai over the desirability of […]

Juan Cole

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Khamenei Backs off on Charge of Western Plots; Ayatollahs Sani’i and Montazeri Attack Khamenei.

Khamenei Backs off on Charge of Western Plots; Ayatollahs Sani’i and Montazeri Attack Khamenei.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that he did not believe the leaders of Iran’s protesters against the official presidential election results were instigated […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Hakim’s Death Unsettles Iraqi Politics

Al-Hakim’s Death Unsettles Iraqi Politics

The big news in Iraq was the death from cancer in Tehran of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the clerical leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians Plan State, but Will Netanyahu Block it?

Palestinians Plan State, but Will Netanyahu Block it?

The Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, has put forward a plan for a Palestinian state to be attained within 2 years. This is the first […]

Juan Cole

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41 Killed in Qandahar Bombing; Karzai & Abdullah Neck and Neck; Taliban Threaten Western Capitals; 4 US Soldiers Killed

41 Killed in Qandahar Bombing; Karzai & Abdullah Neck and Neck; Taliban Threaten Western Capitals; 4 US Soldiers Killed

A massive truck bomb was set off near a Japanese construction company in the southwestern city of Qandahar in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing about 41 […]

Juan Cole

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