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Two New Polls Reveal the Falsehoods of Right-Wing Israeli Propaganda
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Two New Polls Reveal the Falsehoods of Right-Wing Israeli Propaganda

Roy Eidelson

( Roy Eidelson: Psychology for Human Rights) – Labeling criticism of Israel and expressions of support for Palestinian rights as “antisemitism” has apparently become the […]

How your Smartphone is Spying on You and giving You Attention Deficit Disorder

How your Smartphone is Spying on You and giving You Attention Deficit Disorder

06/06/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Is there a Crack in Western Support for the Gaza Genocide?

Is there a Crack in Western Support for the Gaza Genocide?

06/06/2025 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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OSC: Sadrists Applaud al-Zaidi’s Shoe-Throwing

OSC: Sadrists Applaud al-Zaidi’s Shoe-Throwing

The USG Open Source Center translates reports on Dubai al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic on 15 December regarding the throwing of shoes at George W. Bush […]

Juan Cole

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Shoe-Thrower had been Traumatized by US Aerial Bombings

Shoe-Thrower had been Traumatized by US Aerial Bombings

Iraqi journalist Muntazir al-Zaidi, who threw the shoes at Bush in Baghdad, shouted “Killer of Iraqis, killer of children.” while security guards piled on him. […]

Juan Cole

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Two BBC Stories 5 Years Apart: Leaders and Shoes

Two BBC Stories 5 Years Apart: Leaders and Shoes

A journalist, Muntazir al-Zaidi of Baghdadiya Television, aimed two shoes at W. during a news conference in Baghdad during which Bush attempted to justify his […]

Juan Cole

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Odierno: Thousands of US Troops will Remain in Cities

Odierno: Thousands of US Troops will Remain in Cities

Gen. Ray Odierno said Saturday in Baghdad that non-combat US troops would remain inside Iraqi cities after June 30, 2009, in a training and mentoring […]

Juan Cole

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Repubs waste $50 bn. in Iraq, but stiff Detroit

Repubs waste $50 bn. in Iraq, but stiff Detroit

You know how the Republicans in the Senate refused to spend $30 billion to bring the US auto industry back from the brink? It turns […]

Juan Cole

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Dabbagh: Some US Troops likely to be Needed for a Decade

Dabbagh: Some US Troops likely to be Needed for a Decade

Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh, who is visiting Washington, DC, said Friday that “We do understand that the Iraqi military is not going to get […]

Juan Cole

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Bombing in Kirkuk Kills 55; Did it Target Talabani?

Bombing in Kirkuk Kills 55; Did it Target Talabani?

A massive suicide bombing at a restaurant just north of Kirkuk killed 55 persons and wounded 120 on Thursday. The restaurant was the site of […]

Juan Cole

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Rumsfeld, Bush, Implicated in Torture by US Senate

Rumsfeld, Bush, Implicated in Torture by US Senate

It is official. According to a bipartisan Senate report, then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and President George W. Bush bear responsibility for the torture […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: The Challenge of Pakistan for Obama

Cole in Salon: The Challenge of Pakistan for Obama

My column is out at Salon.com: “Does Obama understand his biggest foreign-policy challenge? The president-elect wants to work with the Pakistani government to “stamp out” […]

Juan Cole

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