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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship
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Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

07/19/2025 By Arzu Geybullayeva

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

07/19/2025 By The Conversation

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"Bring’em on"? Are the Sanaa Embassy Attacks Blowback from Iraq?

"Bring’em on"? Are the Sanaa Embassy Attacks Blowback from Iraq?

Newsweek asks if the fundamentalist vigilantes (my term) who hit the US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen included returnees from the fighting in Iraq. If the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Provincial Election Law Stalled Again; Arab-Kurdish Disputes Deepen; Da'wa Security Committees Protested by Badr Head

Provincial Election Law Stalled Again; Arab-Kurdish Disputes Deepen; Da’wa Security Committees Protested by Badr Head

The Iraqi parliament failed for a fifth time to pass a law on provincial elections. Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that after months of wrangling in […]

Juan Cole

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The Rain in Spain falls Mainly on McCain

The Rain in Spain falls Mainly on McCain

John McCain seems to have gotten confused in an interview about Spanish prime minister Zapatero and someone in Latin America. When pressed he kept talking […]

Juan Cole

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Arab Reaction to Ascent of Livni

Arab Reaction to Ascent of Livni

Reuters on Tzipi Livni’s likely stance on negotiating with the Palestinians. Palestinian reactions to Tzipi Livni becoming head of the Kadima Party, a rightwing party […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
7 US Soldiers Killed; Al-Maliki Doubts Security Agreement

7 US Soldiers Killed; Al-Maliki Doubts Security Agreement

A helicopter crash in southern Iraq killed 7 US troops on Wednesday. The crash may or may not be the result of hostile action by […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Obama smeared by Taheri on Iraq Troop Withdrawals; Journalist Notorious for False Story on Iranian Jews; Odierno Warns Iraq still Unstable

Obama smeared by Taheri on Iraq Troop Withdrawals; Journalist Notorious for False Story on Iranian Jews; Odierno Warns Iraq still Unstable

Amir Taheri, the rightwing Iranian ‘journalist’ who is the least accurate reporter to feign practicing journalism since Gutenberg invented movable metal type accused Barack Obama […]

Juan Cole

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20% Goal for Alternative Energy to be Set in Europe

20% Goal for Alternative Energy to be Set in Europe

The European Union is moving closer to a goal of 20% of European energy coming from renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels by 2020. […]

Juan Cole

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We have Met the Environmental Poisons and they are US

We have Met the Environmental Poisons and they are US

They actually put it in baby bottles! Chemical in plastics gives you diabetes, heart attacks. We are now exposed to thousands of chemicals in daily […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians See no Hope in Kadima Leadership Change

Palestinians See no Hope in Kadima Leadership Change

Aljazeera reports on the dim view Palestinians are taking of the contest for leadership of the Kadima Party in Israel.

Juan Cole

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