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An Iranian-American View: Tehran will Never Surrender
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An Iranian-American View: Tehran will Never Surrender

Fariba Amini

Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.        –Rumi Like the rest of the world, I […]

Recycling Solar Panels will Reduce Waste, but We Should Repair and Reuse First

Recycling Solar Panels will Reduce Waste, but We Should Repair and Reuse First

06/17/2025 By The Conversation

Congress Considers War Powers Resolution Rejecting an Iran War

Congress Considers War Powers Resolution Rejecting an Iran War

06/17/2025 By Medea Benjamin

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McCain Campaign No. 1 at Self-Parody; McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

McCain Campaign No. 1 at Self-Parody; McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

Sarah Palin’s jab at Barack Obama on Sunday attempting to tie him to terrorism (!) is another in a long line of gaffes that will […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Arabia mediates between Karzai Gov’t, Taliban

Saudi Arabia mediates between Karzai Gov’t, Taliban

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah recently hosted talks in Mecca, between Taliban and the Karzai government. And that’s the good news!

Juan Cole

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11 Family Members killed in US Raid; GI likely torured in Iraq;

11 Family Members killed in US Raid; GI likely torured in Iraq;

A US raid on a suspected guerrilla safe house left 11 members of a family dead on Sunday, including three women and three children. The […]

Juan Cole

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Is Karzai’s Brother a Drug Lord?

Is Karzai’s Brother a Drug Lord?

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s brother may be involved in the drug trade. Actually, a majority of Afghans are involved in raising poppies or making and […]

Juan Cole

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15 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Fighting with Kurds; 2 GIs wounded in Helicopter Crash; Sadrists Denounce Negroponte Visit

15 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Fighting with Kurds; 2 GIs wounded in Helicopter Crash; Sadrists Denounce Negroponte Visit

Fighting between Turkish government troops and Kurdish guerrillas in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq left 15 Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish fighters dead. Sounds like […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza's Tunnels Are Lifeline for Territory under Siege

Gaza’s Tunnels Are Lifeline for Territory under Siege

Aljazeera English reports on the tunnels that Gazans use to blunt the impact of the siege imposed on them by Israel (and Egypt). The smugglers […]

Juan Cole

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Tuvalu Threatened by Rising Sea Water

Tuvalu Threatened by Rising Sea Water

As global warming melts land ice and causes ocean levels to rise, islands like Tuvalu are in danger of being inundated. The 10,000 people in […]

Juan Cole

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You Betcha, Get out Those Snorkels, *Wink*

You Betcha, Get out Those Snorkels, *Wink*

The bad news is that 250 million years ago, global warming almost killed the planet. ‘Through the darkest days, the planet was a barren wasteland. […]

Juan Cole

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US Soldier Killed in South; Provincial Elections Bill Passes Presidential Council

US Soldier Killed in South; Provincial Elections Bill Passes Presidential Council

Shiite guerrillas deploying a roadside bomb killed a US soldier in Amara. Iraq’s presidency council approved the enabling legislation for provincial elections scheduled early next […]

Juan Cole

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