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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Iraqi TV: Rate of Withdrawal of Foreign Troops is Accelerating; Calls for Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation

Iraqi TV: Rate of Withdrawal of Foreign Troops is Accelerating; Calls for Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation

Al-Iraqiyah, Al-Sharqiyah Roundup: Thirty Killed in Baghdad Suicide BombingIraq — OSC SummarySunday, March 8, 2009 Document Type: OSC Summary . . . Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television […]

Juan Cole

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Chas Freeman forced by Israel Lobbies to withdraw from NIC Chairmanship

Chas Freeman forced by Israel Lobbies to withdraw from NIC Chairmanship

Below is a note former MEPC president, Chas Freeman, sent to friends and supporters. Begin Text: To all who supported me or gave me words […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan Political Crisis Deepens

Pakistan Political Crisis Deepens

The Pakistani Taliban are not going to take over the Pakistani government. That worry doesn’t keep me up at night. They are small, and operate […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Might Save Some of us from Alzheimer’s

Obama Might Save Some of us from Alzheimer’s

George W. Bush set stem cell research back 8 years and violated the principle of the separation of church and state by issuing what was […]

Juan Cole

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12000 US Troops Withdrawn from Iraq; 32 Killed in Police Academy Bombing

12000 US Troops Withdrawn from Iraq; 32 Killed in Police Academy Bombing

The Obama administration will not replace two US brigades (12,000 troops) that are departing Iraq. There are 140,000 US troops in that country, down from […]

Juan Cole

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Obama: Talks Possible with Moderate Taliban; Karzai Accepts August Elections, Refuses to Step Down

Obama: Talks Possible with Moderate Taliban; Karzai Accepts August Elections, Refuses to Step Down

In an interview in the New York Times, President Barack Obama admitted that the US is not winning in Afghanistan. He also allowed that it […]

Juan Cole

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Walt: In Defense of Chas Freeman Why we Need Clear-Eyed NIEs

Walt: In Defense of Chas Freeman Why we Need Clear-Eyed NIEs

Harvard political scientist Stephen Walt, who blogs for Foreign Policy takes on the critics of Chas Freeman’s possible appointment as chair of the National Intelligence […]

Juan Cole

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Clinton Reaches out to Iran on Afghanistan; 3 Americans Wounded, 3 Canadian Troops killed

Clinton Reaches out to Iran on Afghanistan; 3 Americans Wounded, 3 Canadian Troops killed

In the Obama administration’s first formal overture to Iran, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that Iran might be invited to an international conference […]

Juan Cole

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12 Killed in Market Blast; Rafsanjani visits Sistani

12 Killed in Market Blast; Rafsanjani visits Sistani

A car bomb at a livestock market in Babi province near the city of Hilla . The blast left 12 dead. Babil is majority Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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