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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

09/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

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Iran: Beware Neocons Bearing Boycotts

Iran: Beware Neocons Bearing Boycotts

Hamid Dabashi at CNN points out that the US executive’s (the Obama administration’s) plans to engage Iran may come up against Congress’s desire to act […]

Juan Cole

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Reformists Boycott Ahmadinejad's Inauguration

Reformists Boycott Ahmadinejad’s Inauguration

Even the official Iranian site Press TV had to admit that of 70 reformist members of parliament, only 13 attended Ahmadinejad’s inauguration. AP has more […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad sworn in; Critic worries about Brain Drain and Capital Flight

Ahmadinejad sworn in; Critic worries about Brain Drain and Capital Flight

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as president of Iran on Wednesday, to scattered protests. Several hundred protesters were said to have marched around the parliament […]

Juan Cole

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Neocon Bolton Condemns Release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee

Neocon Bolton Condemns Release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee

“the unwise impulse to negotiations. . .” Or the answer to the question of “Where have all the Neocons gone? Aljazeera English has video:

Juan Cole

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Clashes, Boycotts attend Certification of Ahmadinejad

Clashes, Boycotts attend Certification of Ahmadinejad

The certification of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner of the presidential election in a special ceremony in Tehran set off demonstrations by thousands of protesters […]

Juan Cole

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Olbermann Refutes NYT Allegations on GE Deal with Murdoch over O'Reilly

Olbermann Refutes NYT Allegations on GE Deal with Murdoch over O’Reilly

Keith Olbermann debunks the report that General Electric (owner of MSNBC and NBC) and Rupert Murdoch (owner of Fox Cable News) made a deal to […]

Juan Cole

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Chalabi Seeks to Reinvigorate old United Iraqi Alliance

Chalabi Seeks to Reinvigorate old United Iraqi Alliance

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that a delegation from the (Shiite) United Iraqi Alliance [UIA] met for three hours on Sunday with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, […]

Juan Cole

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Is Sarah Palin America’s Ahmadinejad?

Is Sarah Palin America’s Ahmadinejad?

See my regular column in Salon.com, “Sarah Palin, meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: You two right-wing populists have a surprising amount in common.” Excerpt: “Palin portrays herself […]

Juan Cole

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Missing Pilot found in Iraq; In the End, will there be anything Left of Bush’s UN Speech that is not a sheer Falsehood?

Missing Pilot found in Iraq; In the End, will there be anything Left of Bush’s UN Speech that is not a sheer Falsehood?

“Speech by George W. Bush, President of the United States at the United Nations General Assembly, 12 September 2002″, making the case for going to […]

Juan Cole

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