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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*
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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Medford, a city of 60,000 people in Massachusetts, voted to pass an historic ordinance to divest from […]

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

08/27/2025 By Juan Cole

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

08/27/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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Franken/Coleman

Franken/Coleman

I do courtesy links time to time for members of the liberal blogads network, and today’s recommendation is CultureKitchen for their posting on the Minnesota […]

Juan Cole

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The Coming McCain Military Draft

The Coming McCain Military Draft

There has been almost no discussion in the press about the broader implications of John McCain’s military policies. McCain wants to keep a large military […]

Juan Cole

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Deputy Oil Minister Wounded; Iraq Likely to tie down Next President

Deputy Oil Minister Wounded; Iraq Likely to tie down Next President

Guerrillas deployed a bomb to wound Iraq’s deputy oil minister on Monday morning. Steven R. Hurst at AP correctly argues that if there is no […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistanis Are Closed Following Us

Pakistanis Are Closed Following Us

Pakistanis are closely following the US presidentail elections, according to Aljzeera English. Centcom commander Gen. David Petraeus is visiting Pakistan to discuss the security situation. […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki Confident of US Withdrawal

Al-Maliki Confident of US Withdrawal

McCain says that victory is in sight in Iraq. In contrast, Iraqi PM Nuri al-Malki says that at US troop withdrawal is in sight. Al-Hayat […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan: Next President's Top Challenge

Afghanistan: Next President’s Top Challenge

The British commander of an elite special operations unit in Afghanistan, Major Sebastian Morley, has resigned over what he says is the inadequate equipment given […]

Juan Cole

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Palin Pranked

Palin Pranked

Sarah Palin gets pranked by a comedy team from Montreal pretending to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Scariest things about the interview: 1. Palin laughs […]

Juan Cole

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Sanchez asks Goldfarb a Question

Sanchez asks Goldfarb a Question

CNN’s Rick Sanchez asks McCain campaign flack Michael Goldfarb to give specifics when he claims that Barack Obama pals around with antisemites; Goldfarb crashes and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq to Share Security Plan with Neighbors; Syria may cut Diplomatic ties with Iraq

Iraq to Share Security Plan with Neighbors; Syria may cut Diplomatic ties with Iraq

After the Iraqi government receives a response from the US on five changes to the draft security agreement proposed by the cabinet of Prime Minister […]

Juan Cole

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