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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives
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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

H. Scott Prosterman

Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

01/13/2026 By Human Rights Watch

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

01/13/2026 By The Conversation

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69 Dead In Bombings Shootings Al Maliki

69 Dead In Bombings Shootings Al Maliki

69 Dead in Bombings, Shootings; Al-Maliki Stops Wall-building at Adhamiya Reuters reports that a lot of wounded vets from the Iraq War are having to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
3 Us 1 Polish Soldiers Killed Protests

3 Us 1 Polish Soldiers Killed Protests

3 US, 1 Polish– Soldiers Killed Protests Against Adhamiya Wall Iraqi guerrillas killed three US soldiers and wounded 6 others on Saturday. In a separate […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Sadrists Reject De Baathification Us

Sadrists Reject De Baathification Us

Sadrists Reject Abandoning De-Baathification; US Walls off Adhamiya One of the four benchmarks that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates pressed on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
5 Coalition Troops Killed 20 Iraqis

5 Coalition Troops Killed 20 Iraqis

5 Coalition Troops Killed, 20 Iraqis Executed Gates Warns Clock Ticking Guerrillas killed 5 Coalition troops in Iraq– 3 Americans and 2 British, and wounded […]

Juan Cole

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Buzz Reason Real Reason Much Of Cable

Buzz Reason Real Reason Much Of Cable

The Buzz Reason, the Real Reason Much of cable television news is a conspiracy to keep people gossiping about the wrong thing and to prevent […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Analysis Of Reported Iran

Pakistani Analysis Of Reported Iran

Pakistani Analysis of Reported Iran Arms for Taliban The US military report that it intercepted a cache of Iranian arms intended for the Taliban was […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Bloody Wednesday Guerrillas Violence

Bloody Wednesday Guerrillas Violence

Bloody Wednesday: Guerrillas, Violence kill Nearly 300 Iraqis Well I guess those Baghdad markets aren’t as safe as Senator John McCain thought. And, they look […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
85 Killed Or Found Dead In Baghdad

85 Killed Or Found Dead In Baghdad

85 Killed or Found Dead in Baghdad, Ramadi, etc. Return of Death Squads to Baghdad? A Majority of Americans Say War is Lost In the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

7 US Troops Killed; Iraq Has Two Virginia Techs Every Day; Thousands Protest in Basra, Demand Governor’s Resignation I keep hearing from US politicians and […]

Juan Cole

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