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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

09/19/2025 By Juan Cole

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

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Obama and Iran

Obama and Iran

President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that “Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon, I believe is unacceptable. . . Iran’s support of terrorist organizations, I think […]

Juan Cole

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Rather on the Broken US News Industry

Rather on the Broken US News Industry

Dan Rather blames the decline of television news in the US on media consolidation and the corporate bottom line. Rather prescribes greater courage on the […]

Juan Cole

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Can Obama Get out of Iraq in 16 Months? Bombings Shake Baghdad

Can Obama Get out of Iraq in 16 Months? Bombings Shake Baghdad

The daily bombings in Baghdad that appear to signal a resurgence of the guerrilla movement continued on Thursday, with three bombings in the capital killing […]

Juan Cole

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Monsters on Television

Monsters on Television

Paul Krugman, among my favorite political commentators, has spoken forthrightly of how during the past few years we have had “monsters” in office, naming Tom […]

Juan Cole

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Karzai: President Obama, Stop this Bombing

Karzai: President Obama, Stop this Bombing

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on president-elect Barack Obama to reverse the increasing US and NATO dependence on air strikes to combat anti-government guerrillas. The […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan on Obama: Hope and Trepidation

Pakistan on Obama: Hope and Trepidation

Pakistan’s president, Asaf Ali Zardari, and its prime minister Sayyid Raza Yusuf Gilani, gave a warm welcome to Barack Obama as US president. They recently […]

Juan Cole

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Celebrating in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Celebrating in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arborites celebrated Obama’s victory into the wee hours on Nov. 4-5.

Juan Cole

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Natalie Portman on Wars

Natalie Portman on Wars

Padme Amidala makes a statement.

Juan Cole

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The Ordinariness of Revolution

The Ordinariness of Revolution

Nabil Al-Tikriti writes in a guest op-ed for IC: All day they came. And came. On this overcast Tuesday wave after wave of “real Americans” […]

Juan Cole

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