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Iran: A Visionary Life to Remember
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Iran: A Visionary Life to Remember

Fariba Amini

then he got involved in the student movement. It was the height of the Vietnam war.

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Israel’s Desperate Quest to Erase the History of the Gaza Genocide

Israel’s Desperate Quest to Erase the History of the Gaza Genocide

11/13/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

Protesting Cancellation of Conference on “Palestine and Europe” at the Collège de France

Protesting Cancellation of Conference on “Palestine and Europe” at the Collège de France

11/13/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Suicide Bomber Kills 58 outside Munitions Plant; Zardari Candidate for President

Suicide Bomber Kills 58 outside Munitions Plant; Zardari Candidate for President

The Tehrik-i Taliban responded to Pakistani military operations against it at Bajaur by sending a suicide bomber to attack workers leaving a munitions factory. Some […]

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Baquba Raid Roils Sunni-Shiite Relations; Al-Maliki to Disband Awakening Councils

Baquba Raid Roils Sunni-Shiite Relations; Al-Maliki to Disband Awakening Councils

The raid by a special forces operation on the governor’s HQ in Diyala province is being denounced as a rogue operation by the US military. […]

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Reuters/Zogby Poll: McCain Makes a Move, Takes 5-Point Lead Over Obama

Reuters/Zogby Poll: McCain Makes a Move, Takes 5-Point Lead Over Obama

Zogby News Release reprinted by permission at IC: Released: August 20, 2008 Reuters/Zogby Poll: McCain Makes a Move, Takes 5-Point Lead Over Obama Obama loses […]

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Afghanistan in Crisis

Afghanistan in Crisis

All hell seems to be breaking loose in Afghanistan, at a time when most Western observers are focusing on the Georgia crisis. Ten French troops […]

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Iraq
Raid on Governor’s office in Diyala; Seniora to Baghdad; Dulaimi’s Son Arrested

Raid on Governor’s office in Diyala; Seniora to Baghdad; Dulaimi’s Son Arrested

Strange things happen in Iraq. On Tuesday, an unidentified Iraqi government security force, or at least people wearing such uniforms, attacked the Diyala provincial governor’s […]

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Davidson: Privatizing Foreign Policy: The Road to Iran

Davidson: Privatizing Foreign Policy: The Road to Iran

Lawrence Davidson writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Americans’ penchant for paying little attention to their nation’s foreign policies has powerful and disastrous effects […]

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McCain's Mansions and the Real Elitist

McCain’s Mansions and the Real Elitist

BraveNewFilms on McCain’s mansions and his elitism.

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Cole in Salon: The Fall of Bush’s Man in Pakistan; Dawn: Bush was Last Holdout

Cole in Salon: The Fall of Bush’s Man in Pakistan; Dawn: Bush was Last Holdout

My column is out in Salon.com: “The fall of Bush’s man in Pakistan:” (Despite Pervez Musharraf’s despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, […]

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Kirkuk a Powderkeg: NYT; Ramadi Bombing Targets Police

Kirkuk a Powderkeg: NYT; Ramadi Bombing Targets Police

Kurdish control of Kirkuk creates a powder keg in Iraq, the NYT explains this morning: ‘ it demonstrates that despite a recent decline in violence, […]

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