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How the Palestinian West Bank is being Annexed by Israel, with Tacit US Support
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How the Palestinian West Bank is being Annexed by Israel, with Tacit US Support

Dan Steinbock

Behind the fog of war and the obliteration of Gaza, Israel’s far-right cabinet has escalated the annexation of the West Bank to Israel. New York […]

Do Palestinians deserve a State only if they are Genocided?

Do Palestinians deserve a State only if they are Genocided?

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Trump may be Abandoning Climate Fight, but New Leaders, including China, are Emerging

Trump may be Abandoning Climate Fight, but New Leaders, including China, are Emerging

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Cole in Salon: The Hidden Hand of Dick Cheney

Cole in Salon: The Hidden Hand of Dick Cheney

My column for Salon.com, “The hidden hand of Dick Cheney” is now out. Excerpt: ‘ don’t dismiss Dick Cheney as a fading punch line, or […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Libi Case Eloquent Testimony against Torture

Al-Libi Case Eloquent Testimony against Torture

The best refutation of Dick Cheney’s insistence that torture was necessary and useful in dealing with threats from al-Qaeda just died in a Libyan prison. […]

Juan Cole

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McKiernan Steps Down in Afghanistan;Pakistan Offensive continues in Swat

McKiernan Steps Down in Afghanistan;Pakistan Offensive continues in Swat

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced on Monday that he had fired Gen. David McKiernan. Time reports that Gates was impatient with McKiernan’s failure to […]

Juan Cole

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Wanda Sykes makes Short Work of Rush Limbaugh

Wanda Sykes makes Short Work of Rush Limbaugh

Wanda Sykes Comedy @ White House Correspondents Dinner – 05/09/09, Part I: and Part II, which includes the destruction of Rush Limbaugh and a wicked […]

Juan Cole

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The Problem is Statelessness

The Problem is Statelessness

King Abdullah II of Jordan revealed to the Times of London that the Obama administration may attempt a comprehensive peace treaty between Israel and the […]

Juan Cole

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NYT Review of "Engaging the Muslim World"

NYT Review of "Engaging the Muslim World"

David E. Sanger, writing in the New York Times Book Review, reviews my new book, Engaging the Muslim World. Sanger, chief Washington correspondent of the […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan: 700 Militants Killed; Hundreds of Thousands Displaced

Pakistan: 700 Militants Killed; Hundreds of Thousands Displaced

In Pakistan, a suicide bomber hit a checkpoint near Peshawar on Monday morning, killing 10 The Pakistani military is claiming it has killed hundreds of […]

Juan Cole

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Karzai Seeks Hikmatyar Alliance; Government’s Tie to Drug Trade President’s Brother Threatens Journalist

Karzai Seeks Hikmatyar Alliance; Government’s Tie to Drug Trade President’s Brother Threatens Journalist

Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government is pursuing talks with Gulbadin Hekmatyar, an old holy warrior of the 1980s and 1990s who helped destroy Afghanistan. Hekmatyar […]

Juan Cole

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Karzai Complains about US Air-Strikes

Karzai Complains about US Air-Strikes

Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded Friday that the US military cease its aerial bombing campaigns in Afghanistan, in the wake of a mistaken bombing alleged […]

Juan Cole

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