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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Cole On Majority Report Im Booked To

Cole On Majority Report Im Booked To

Cole on Majority Report I’m booked to be on Air America’s Majority Report Monday evening 7:40 or so EST. Please consider writing to tell the […]

Juan Cole

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Israel Kills 38 Civilians On Eve Of

Israel Kills 38 Civilians On Eve Of

Israel Kills 38 Civilians on Eve of Ceasefire Hersh: Israeli Campaign Dress Rehearsal for War on Iran 250 Hizbullah Rockets Slam into northern Israel, Kill […]

Juan Cole

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63 Dead 140 Wounded At Zafaraniyah Us

63 Dead 140 Wounded At Zafaraniyah Us

63 Dead, 140 Wounded at Zafaraniyah US Raids Ministry of Health The Associated Press reports that after 7 pm on Sunday, Sunni Arab guerrillas suddenly […]

Juan Cole

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Mcgreevy Wars Deathbed Patrick

Mcgreevy Wars Deathbed Patrick

McGreevy: The War’s Deathbed Patrick McGreevy writes from Beirut: The War’s Deathbed ‘ It is 3 am in Beirut. The war is scheduled to keel […]

Juan Cole

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Saving Baghdad Like We Saved Fallujah

Saving Baghdad Like We Saved Fallujah

Saving Baghdad Like We Saved Fallujah: Guest Comment A reader who was in Iraq recently writes: ‘[Baghdad:] . . . The city is virtually shut […]

Juan Cole

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Jill Carroll On Her Captivity

Jill Carroll On Her Captivity

Jill Carroll on Her Captivity The Christian Science Monitor is carrying a serial account by journalist Jill Carroll of her captivity in the hands of […]

Juan Cole

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Khalilzad And Iran Guest Comments

Khalilzad And Iran Guest Comments

Khalilzad and Iran: Guest Comments An informed observer writes: ‘ Ambassador Khalilzad made statements in Baghdad regarding Iran, perhaps for US and Western consumption and […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon Accepts Un Ceasefire Hizbullah

Lebanon Accepts Un Ceasefire Hizbullah

Lebanon Accepts UN Ceasefire Hizbullah Kills 24 Israeli Soldiers Despite significant reservations, the Lebanese government on Sunday morning accepted the UN security council resolution. Hizbullah […]

Juan Cole

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Fuel Crisis In Baghdad Dozens Of

Fuel Crisis In Baghdad Dozens Of

Fuel Crisis in Baghdad Dozens of Bodies Found The Sunni Arab guerrillas have long sought to cut Baghdad off from fuel. Al-Sharq al-Awsat/ AFP say […]

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