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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Taliban Talks Collapse; RIC Pressure on Obama to Stay Course; German Military Head Resigns over Qunduz Bombing

Taliban Talks Collapse; RIC Pressure on Obama to Stay Course; German Military Head Resigns over Qunduz Bombing

Proposed talks between the US and the Taliban, to be brokered by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, have broken down because the Taliban are unwilling to […]

Juan Cole

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Mullah Omar Rejects Talks with US, Demands Western Departure

Mullah Omar Rejects Talks with US, Demands Western Departure

The USG Open Source Center translates the statement of Mullah Omar, leader of the “Old Taliban” in Afghanistan, on the occasion of the Muslim Feast […]

Juan Cole

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‘The Geographic Gap’

‘The Geographic Gap’

'The Geographic Gap' | HUMNews Of 237 countries and territories in the world, the 4 largest newsgathering and distribution companies that supply the world with […]

Juan Cole

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The Thanksgiving of the Fantasticals A Day of Rule breaking, and Spontaneous Mirth

The Thanksgiving of the Fantasticals A Day of Rule breaking, and Spontaneous Mirth

When we used to do Thanksgiving as cross-dressing and insulting authority: Thanksgiving was a Northeastern regional commemoration until Abraham Lincoln promulgated it as a national […]

Juan Cole

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Town under Camel siege

Town under Camel siege

Town under siege: 6,000 camels to be shot – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) There are a million camels in Australia’s outback, and the camels […]

Juan Cole

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Training the Afghan army

Training the Afghan army

Daily Times – Leading News Resource of Pakistan – opinion: Training the Afghan army —Brian Cloughley Brian Cloughley warned last September: ‘In Kabul last week, […]

Juan Cole

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Tony Blair told ‘days before Iraq invasion’ WMD had been dismantled

Tony Blair told ‘days before Iraq invasion’ WMD had been dismantled

Iraq inquiry: Tony Blair told ‘days before invasion’ WMD had been dismantled – Telegraph What I remember is that knowledgeable inspectors and expatriate Iraq scientists […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Vows to Finish Job; Heroin Trade Thrives; Afghanistan, Inc.?

Obama Vows to Finish Job; Heroin Trade Thrives; Afghanistan, Inc.?

In the midst of the state visit to Washington of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Barack Obama at a brief news conference announced that […]

Juan Cole

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4 US Troops Killed by Taliban; India Pressures US to Stay in Afghanistan

4 US Troops Killed by Taliban; India Pressures US to Stay in Afghanistan

Four US troops were killed Sunday and Monday in Afghanistan in bombings or attacks. On Sunday, about 9 Afghan civilians were killed by bombings or […]

Juan Cole

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