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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

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Top Ten Myths about Iraq, 2008

Top Ten Myths about Iraq, 2008

1. Iraqis are safer because of Bush’s War. In fact, conditions of insecurity have helped created both an internal and external refugee problem: ‘ At […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki's Party Calls for Boycott of Israel; Nasrallah Calls for Arab summit; Widespread Protests in Arab World

Al-Maliki’s Party Calls for Boycott of Israel; Nasrallah Calls for Arab summit; Widespread Protests in Arab World

Israel pursued “all out war” on Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday, as the death toll rose to 360, with wounded at over 1000. Already in […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani’s Fatwa on Gaza

Sistani’s Fatwa on Gaza

Here is my translation of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani’s fatwa or legal ruling issued on Sunday concerning the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Arabic text courtesy […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Calls for Action on Behalf of Gaza; Third Day of Bombardment; Gaza Hospitals Overwhelmed

Sistani Calls for Action on Behalf of Gaza; Third Day of Bombardment; Gaza Hospitals Overwhelmed

Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani of Iraq has called upon Arab and Muslim nations to support the Palestinians in Gaza with more than lip service. Iran’s […]

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230 Killed, 388 Wounded in 100 Israeli Air strikes on Gaza; Challenge for US, Obama

230 Killed, 388 Wounded in 100 Israeli Air strikes on Gaza; Challenge for US, Obama

Aljazeera English reports on the Israeli air strikes on Gaza, which have killed 230 persons, a third of them civilians and wounded 388. The Other […]

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28 Killed in Kadhimiya Bombing

28 Killed in Kadhimiya Bombing

A brazen car-bombing in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad killed 28 and wounded 55 on Saturday. Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that an Iraqi security official […]

Juan Cole

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Dramatic Jailbreak in Ramadi; Sunni Arab Bloc Splits

Dramatic Jailbreak in Ramadi; Sunni Arab Bloc Splits

Sunni fundamentalist guerrillas in Iraqi government custody staged a jail break in Ramadi on Friday, when a ringleader grabbed a guard’s gun and shot him, […]

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Pakistan Moves 20,000 Troops to Indian Border; Gilani Pledges no First Strike

Pakistan Moves 20,000 Troops to Indian Border; Gilani Pledges no First Strike

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani pledged no first strike against India on Friday, but said his country was ready to defend itself. Gilani’s statement […]

Juan Cole

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Purohit: "Why Solving Pakistan is the Pivot for Obama’s South Asian Security Strategy"

Purohit: "Why Solving Pakistan is the Pivot for Obama’s South Asian Security Strategy"

Raj Purohit writes in a guest op-ed for IC: In the space of 10 days, two terrorist actions in South Asia highlighted why President-elect Obama’s […]

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