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In New Low, Israel’s Netanyahu has Recklessly allied with ISIS in Gaza
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In New Low, Israel’s Netanyahu has Recklessly allied with ISIS in Gaza

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]

Gov. Newsom asks Trump to Withdraw Troops from Los Angeles and Protests Intensify

Gov. Newsom asks Trump to Withdraw Troops from Los Angeles and Protests Intensify

06/09/2025 By Cal Matters

Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

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Eyewitnesses: Palin Asked Repeatedly about Removing Books: Eyewitness: "No Way it was Rhetorical."

Eyewitnesses: Palin Asked Repeatedly about Removing Books: Eyewitness: "No Way it was Rhetorical."

Despite the whitewashing attempt being made by the Republican Party, it is obvious to me that the allegation stands, that Palin inquired pointedly and repeatedly […]

Juan Cole

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Dirty Wars in Baghdad

Dirty Wars in Baghdad

We know Iraq has been the scene of several wars in recent years. But it seems increasingly clear that it has been a set of […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists?

Cole in Salon: What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists?

My column has appeared in Salon.com, What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick! Excerpt: ‘ The GOP vice-presidential pick holds that abortion should […]

Juan Cole

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Drake: In Pursuit of Osama Bin Laden

Drake: In Pursuit of Osama Bin Laden

Richard Drake writes in a guest book review for IC, reprinted by the author’s permission from The Great Falls Tribune, 7 September 2008 : In […]

Juan Cole

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Biden: And the Economy . . ?

Biden: And the Economy . . ?

Biden complains that his GOP rivals virtually ignored the economy in favor of snarky personal attacks. At a time when the Republican Party is forced […]

Juan Cole

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Biden to McCain: Now What? Shell to Develop Iraqi Gas

Biden to McCain: Now What? Shell to Develop Iraqi Gas

Joe Biden wants to know what exactly John McCain’s plans are for Iraq, beyond this vague claim of ‘victory.’ Iraq has approved a preliminary deal […]

Juan Cole

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US Missile Strike on Haqqani Compound; New President Faces Economic Mess in Pakistan

US Missile Strike on Haqqani Compound; New President Faces Economic Mess in Pakistan

New Pakistani president Asaf Ali Zardari will face the challenge of a struggling economy. The stock market has lost 40% of its value since last […]

Juan Cole

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Zardari President; 65 Killed in Bombings, Clashes

Zardari President; 65 Killed in Bombings, Clashes

For the nine years before 2005, Asaf Ali Zardari, widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was in prison facing corruption charges. On Saturday Zardari […]

Juan Cole

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Marrin: Choice of Palin Dishonorable

Marrin: Choice of Palin Dishonorable

A conservative Republican woman who idolizes Margaret Thatcher decries McCain’s choice of Palin as cynical and dishonorable: ‘ In choosing a woman he doesn’t know […]

Juan Cole

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