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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars
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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars

Yakov M. Rabkin

MontrĂ©al (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I […]

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

06/20/2025 By The Conversation

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

06/20/2025 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Allegations of Israeli Plan to Attack Iran from Georgia

Allegations of Israeli Plan to Attack Iran from Georgia

This story has been around for a week or so, alleging that Israel was planning to strike at Iran from Georgia. Arnaud de Borchgrave put […]

Juan Cole

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Rambo and the Mean Girl

Rambo and the Mean Girl

The Republican Party convention in St. Paul gave us two American film narratives in an attempt to shift the national political debate away from issues […]

Juan Cole

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US Raid on Pakistan leaves 30 Dead; Pakistan Government Protests; 3 Canadian Troops killed in Afghanistan

US Raid on Pakistan leaves 30 Dead; Pakistan Government Protests; 3 Canadian Troops killed in Afghanistan

US ground troops conducted a raid into Pakistan’s tribal areas leaving an estimated 20 dead. The governor of the North-West Frontier Province, Owais Ahmed Ghani, […]

Juan Cole

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7 Killed by US in FriendlyFire; China Deal to Gross $55 bn for Iraq

7 Killed by US in FriendlyFire; China Deal to Gross $55 bn for Iraq

The US killed 7 Iraqi troops in a friendly fire incident on Wednesday. What do you want to bet the incident gets brought up at […]

Juan Cole

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Noonan on Palin: They Blew It!

Noonan on Palin: They Blew It!

One thing is what conservative pundits are saying in public about the McCain-Palin ticket. Another thing is what they think in private. Thanks to an […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombings in Mosul, Baghdad kill 11; Maliki’s Conflict with Kurds Deepens; Anbar Sheikhs Angered by US Handover

Bombings in Mosul, Baghdad kill 11; Maliki’s Conflict with Kurds Deepens; Anbar Sheikhs Angered by US Handover

DPA reports that “Seven people were killed in a car bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul city Tuesday . . . a suicide […]

Juan Cole

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CNN Does its Job, McCain Punishes It

CNN Does its Job, McCain Punishes It

Campbell Brown of CNN asks McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds some hard questions about Sarah Palin’s national security experience and refuses to let him get away […]

Juan Cole

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Amy Goodman Manhandled, Arrested for Protesting Arrest of News Staff

Amy Goodman Manhandled, Arrested for Protesting Arrest of News Staff

Thousands of protesters rallied against the Iraq War at the Republican Convention on Monday. The thousands of protesters were almost all peaceful. I had US […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
US Turns over Al-Anbar; Is al-Maliki Too Cocky?

US Turns over Al-Anbar; Is al-Maliki Too Cocky?

The US has handed over security duties in al-Anbar Province to Iraqi troops and police. Maj. Gen. John Kelly warns,however,that al-Anbar needs an infusion from […]

Juan Cole

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