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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank
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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank

H. Scott Prosterman

Rightwing settlers have out with escalating impunity, as the Israeli army has ignored the terrorism the settlers perpetrate

God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

03/27/2026 By The Conversation

The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

03/27/2026 By Tomdispatch

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6 Marines Injured, 1 Soldier Killed; Sistani Aide: Jihad Fatwa May Come; Karbala’i: Punish Blasphemous GI

6 Marines Injured, 1 Soldier Killed; Sistani Aide: Jihad Fatwa May Come; Karbala’i: Punish Blasphemous GI

Al-Sharq al-Awsat writing in Arabic carries a follow-up article on the AP story regarding Sistani’s oral rulings on the permissibility of attacking multinational troops in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Will Sistani Declare Jihad on US?

Will Sistani Declare Jihad on US?

Hamza Hendawi and Qassim Abdul Zahra of AP get the scoop: Their sources in Najaf tell them that young Shiite men belonging to the “Troops […]

Juan Cole

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Hagee Anti-Semitism and Endorsement of McCain

Hagee Anti-Semitism and Endorsement of McCain

John McCain actively sought and accepted the endorsement of pastor John Hagee. Breaking News: CNN is reporting that McCain has just repudiated Hagee, specifically over […]

Juan Cole

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Cole on Newshour

Cole on Newshour

The Newshour with Jim Lehrer will be doing an Iraq segment this evening on the Public Broadcasting Service, and I will be one of the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Assassinations of High Officials; 36 Killed, Wounded in Baghdad; Iraqiya Rebuffs al-Maliki

Assassinations of High Officials; 36 Killed, Wounded in Baghdad; Iraqiya Rebuffs al-Maliki

Signs that things weren’t that calm in Baghdad on Wednesday: Guerrillas assassinated Colonel Abdul Kareem Muhsin, the director of the protection department in the ministry […]

Juan Cole

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Appeasement Breaks out Everywhere

Appeasement Breaks out Everywhere

After all that trouble George W. Bush caused with his foolish speech before the Israeli Knesset condemning negotiation with bad guys, it turns out that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Poll: Americans Want their Iraq News

Poll: Americans Want their Iraq News

The Zogby news release, below, about a new poll demonstrates that Informed Comment is giving the American people what they want in the way of […]

Juan Cole

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Reuters/Zogby: Obama Opens up 10 Point Lead on McCain

Reuters/Zogby: Obama Opens up 10 Point Lead on McCain

Zogby Polling has permitted the reprinting of the below. What I take away from it is that in a four-way race Nader would hurt Clinton […]

Juan Cole

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American Idol and American Politics

American Idol and American Politics

I find it a little eerie how closely the finale of the television program American Idol resembles the presidential race. Here you have an older […]

Juan Cole

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