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Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences
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Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

Hugh J. Curran

the U.S. is approaching the precipice without articulating a vision as to what will follow, plunging toward a large-scale war against Iran

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

02/22/2026 By Juan Cole

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

02/22/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Cole in Salon: Obama’s Vietnam?

Cole in Salon: Obama’s Vietnam?

My column is out in Salon.com: “Obama’s Vietnam? Friday’s airstrikes are evidence Obama will take the hard line he promised in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But […]

Juan Cole

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Lyons: The Crusades are Over; The West needs to Engage with the Muslims

Lyons: The Crusades are Over; The West needs to Engage with the Muslims

Jonathan Lyons writes in a guest op-ed for IC: With the change of administration in Washington, the time has come to acknowledge the so-called war […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza War! Hunh! What was it Good For?

Gaza War! Hunh! What was it Good For?

According to UNICEF, their preliminary estimate of the damage done by the Israeli military to Gaza infrastructure is $1.9 billion. Note that this is Gaza […]

Juan Cole

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Sunday Reading

Sunday Reading

Don’t miss Barney Rubin’s long and personal meditation in the Boston Review on his involvement in Afghanistan diplomacy over the past decades. The depth of […]

Juan Cole

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Ibrahim: Al-Qaeda wants to Hit the US Again and turn Obama into another Bush

Ibrahim: Al-Qaeda wants to Hit the US Again and turn Obama into another Bush

Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports in Arabic that Shaikh Najih Ibrahim, the leader of the fundamentalist group al-Gama’a al-Islamiya in Egypt, said Friday that his organization fears […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Comment: Afghanistan Can’t be Fixed Just by Changing its President

Guest Comment: Afghanistan Can’t be Fixed Just by Changing its President

An experienced observer writes with regard to rumors that President Obama may cease supporting Afghan President Hamid Karzai: “I read with interest the story about […]

Juan Cole

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Obama as Anti-Bush

Obama as Anti-Bush

President Barack Obama signalled on several fronts on Thursday that the new president is his own man and is eager to actively reverse Bush administration […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza Aftermath Raises Question of War Crimes: Obama Must Overcome Initial Muslim Distrust

Gaza Aftermath Raises Question of War Crimes: Obama Must Overcome Initial Muslim Distrust

The Israeli assault on Gaza has drawn to an end, now that its Great Enabler (W.) is no longer in the cockpit of the Calamity […]

Juan Cole

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Obama’s Pledge to Withdraw from Iraq and the Iraqi Reality; 2 US Soldiers Wounded; 7 Dead, 22 Injured in Bombings

Obama’s Pledge to Withdraw from Iraq and the Iraqi Reality; 2 US Soldiers Wounded; 7 Dead, 22 Injured in Bombings

President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday, his first day on the job, with his secretary of defense, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff […]

Juan Cole

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