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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis
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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis

Juan Cole

The reason Gaza has this monstrous number of orphans is that the Israeli government killed their parents, including their mothers

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

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Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

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Ahmadinejad Slams Obama; 70 Professors Arrested; Wednesday Protest Violently Attacked

Ahmadinejad Slams Obama; 70 Professors Arrested; Wednesday Protest Violently Attacked

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who stands accused of stealing the recent election in Iran, lashed out at Barack Obama on Thursday. He demanded an apology […]

Juan Cole

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70 Dead in Bombing of Shiite Area, Baghdad

70 Dead in Bombing of Shiite Area, Baghdad

A massive bomb shook Shiite east Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 70 persons and wounding 135. It was unclear, Ned Parker of the LAT reports, who […]

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Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed in the US?

Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed in the US?

President Barack Obama had this to say about the Iran crisis on Tuesday: ‘ First, I’d like to say a few words about the situation […]

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30 Killed in Iraq Violence; Kurds: Oil Contracts ‘Unconstitutional’

30 Killed in Iraq Violence; Kurds: Oil Contracts ‘Unconstitutional’

Bombings and other violence left 30 dead in Iraq on Monday, and the three-day death toll is 100. Monday’s strikes included a bombing of a […]

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Guardianship Council Rules out Annulment of Election Results; Reformists Planning Strikes, Mourning

Guardianship Council Rules out Annulment of Election Results; Reformists Planning Strikes, Mourning

Iran’s Guardianship Council, a sort of clerical senate on Tuesday ruled out any cancellation of the results of the recent presidential election, as called for […]

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IRGC Breaks up Demonstration in Downtown Tehran

IRGC Breaks up Demonstration in Downtown Tehran

AKI is reporting that Iran’s national guard, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, with help from the popular militia, Basij, just broke up a demonstration by […]

Juan Cole

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Mousavi, Defiant, Calls for More Rallies

Mousavi, Defiant, Calls for More Rallies

Reformist presidential aspirant Mir Hosain Mousavi called Monday morning for another round of big street protests by his supporters against the attempt of the regime […]

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Chatham House Study Definitively Shows Massive Ballot Fraud in Iran’s Reported Results

Chatham House Study Definitively Shows Massive Ballot Fraud in Iran’s Reported Results

An authoritative study from Chatham House (pdf) , the renowned UK think tank, finds that with regard to the official statistics on the recent presidential […]

Juan Cole

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More Details on Saturday’s Demonstrations

More Details on Saturday’s Demonstrations

Update This video posted by BBC is worth watching all the way to the end. Update: A friend passed on this further eyewitness account of […]

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