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Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals
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Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals

Juan Cole

Ironically, the strike was fully supported by the Muslim president of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

12/27/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

The Real Threat: U.S. Spending to Combat Climate Change has been Swallowed by the Pentagon

The Real Threat: U.S. Spending to Combat Climate Change has been Swallowed by the Pentagon

12/27/2025 By OtherWords

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Eyewitness in Tehran

Eyewitness in Tehran

Made my way down the west side of Laleh Park, large crowed was gathered around a radio listening to Rafi [Rafsanjani] give the sermons, moved […]

Juan Cole

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Tamaddon Condemns Attack on Karroubi

Tamaddon Condemns Attack on Karroubi

AFP has more on the beating and cursing by hard liners or the Basij militia of Mehdi Karroubi, a reformist cleric and two-time presidential candidate, […]

Juan Cole

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Million-Person Crowd Comes out for Friday After-Prayers Protest

Million-Person Crowd Comes out for Friday After-Prayers Protest

Borzou Daragahi in Beirut and Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran have just filed a summary of Friday afternoon’s events in Tehran. They let slip about two-thirds […]

Juan Cole

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Cell Phone Service Blocked in Downtown Tehran

Cell Phone Service Blocked in Downtown Tehran

The USG Open Source Center translates an item from the opposition press alleging that the regime turned off cell phone service before Friday prayers in […]

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Friday’s Sermon Fateful for Iran

Friday’s Sermon Fateful for Iran

Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran on Friday will be closely watched for the signals he sends about the future […]

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Hotel Bombings in Jakarta Kill at Least 9, Wound Dozens

Hotel Bombings in Jakarta Kill at Least 9, Wound Dozens

ITN reports on the bombings at hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday morning: Aljazeera English has a detailed interview with an eyewitness survivor: The difference […]

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After a Hiatus, a President at NAACP

After a Hiatus, a President at NAACP

AP provides video of a memorable moment in President Barack Obama’s address to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: What a difference […]

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Mullen: Fighting for two Years in Afghanistan; Clinton: Distinctions among Taliban

Mullen: Fighting for two Years in Afghanistan; Clinton: Distinctions among Taliban

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged in a major foreign policy speech on Wednesday that: ‘ “Today we and our Afghan allies stand ready to […]

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Zawahiri Calls on Pakistani Public to support Holy War vigilantes

Zawahiri Calls on Pakistani Public to support Holy War vigilantes

The USG Open Source Center transcribes the call by the number two man in al-Qaeda for the Pakistani public to support the Pakistani Taliban. (They […]

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