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Pariah State: Israeli Cruise Ship, Rebuffed at Greek Island Ports over Gaza Genocide, becomes Flying Dutchman
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Pariah State: Israeli Cruise Ship, Rebuffed at Greek Island Ports over Gaza Genocide, becomes Flying Dutchman

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Extreme-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to turn Israel into a 21st century version of the Flying Dutchman. […]

Gaza hunger deepens as 6,000 aid trucks await Entry: UN agency for Palestinian Refugees

Gaza hunger deepens as 6,000 aid trucks await Entry: UN agency for Palestinian Refugees

07/27/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — ProPublica

Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — ProPublica

07/27/2025 By ProPublica

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Farhi: IAEA Finds Iran did not Divert Material to Weapons

Farhi: IAEA Finds Iran did not Divert Material to Weapons

Some Saturday reading: At our Global Affairs group blog, Farideh Farhi takes a closer look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran. This issue […]

Juan Cole

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Turks Favor Invasion

Turks Favor Invasion

A new poll shows that 81% of Turks favor invading northern Iraq, up from 46% in July. ‘ The number of people saying Turkey should […]

Juan Cole

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Cole on Academic Freedom

Cole on Academic Freedom

The Monreal Mirror carries an interview with me by Samer Elatrash, in honor of the holding of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Conference in […]

Juan Cole

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The Democratic Debate seen from San Francisco, Boston and Des Moines

The Democratic Debate seen from San Francisco, Boston and Des Moines

Everyone reads the NYT and WaPo, so I thought it might be interesting to see how some other newspapers covered the Democratic debate. The San […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Russia Seeks Political, Economic Dividends from Syria Ties

OSC: Russia Seeks Political, Economic Dividends from Syria Ties

The USG Open Source Center analyzes Russia’s renewed ties of patronage with Syria. The analysts look at arms sales, energy deals and port access for […]

Juan Cole

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3 US Soldiers Killed Blackwater Blues Dems Try Again to Bring Troops Home

3 US Soldiers Killed Blackwater Blues Dems Try Again to Bring Troops Home

An FBI investigation has found that the Blackwater Security guards who killed 17 Iraqis in mid-September had broken laws and regulations on the use of […]

Juan Cole

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Jama’at Demands Restoration of the Pakistani Judiciary

Jama’at Demands Restoration of the Pakistani Judiciary

The USG Open Source Center translates an interview given by the leader of Pakistan’s oldest and largest Muslim fundamentalist party, the Jama’at-i Islami [Islamic Society], […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Party Joins Call for New Elections in Iraq

Sunni Party Joins Call for New Elections in Iraq

Turkish aircraft struck at targets inside Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday, seeking to inflict damage on the Kurdish Worker Party guerrillas who have crossed over into […]

Juan Cole

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Like, Bad Vibes, Man, in Pakistan: Musharraf; Bhutto: Musharraf must Go

Like, Bad Vibes, Man, in Pakistan: Musharraf; Bhutto: Musharraf must Go

The Pakistani public is generally outraged at the repressive measures implemented by Gen. Musharraf, which now include forbidding the importation of satellite dishes to Pakistan. […]

Juan Cole

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