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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Us Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

Us Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

*US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld blamed the Iraqis for their own lack of security, since they are not doing enough to tell the US […]

Juan Cole

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My National Public Radio Interview On

My National Public Radio Interview On

My National Public Radio interview on All Things Considered for Saturday, September 6, 2003, about my correspondence with the late Lt. Kylan Jones-Huffman, is now […]

Juan Cole

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Two American Soldiers Were Wounded

Two American Soldiers Were Wounded

*Two American soldiers were wounded Wednesday at al-Anbar University in Ramadi by a suicide bomber. On Thursday, a British bomb-disposal expert was killed at Mosul […]

Juan Cole

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As President Bush Went To United

As President Bush Went To United

*As President Bush went to the United Nations for a new resolution in Iraq, his representatives immediately met again with the Indian Foreign Secretary* Kanwal […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Near Tikrit Set Off Roadside

Guerrillas Near Tikrit Set Off Roadside

*Guerrillas near Tikrit set off a roadside bomb that wounded four US soldiers in a passing convoy. Later they fired mortar rounds at US positions […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas In Southern Iraq Set Off

Guerrillas In Southern Iraq Set Off

*Guerrillas in southern Iraq set off a roadside bomb as a US convoy went by on Monday, killing two US soldiers and wounding a third. […]

Juan Cole

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Fourteen Us Soldiers Were Wounded Over

Fourteen Us Soldiers Were Wounded Over

*Fourteen US soldiers were wounded over the weekend. Several fell victim to attacks in the Sunni Arab triangle on Sunday. The WP now reports that […]

Juan Cole

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Note I Will Appear On Lehrer News Hour

Note I Will Appear On Lehrer News Hour

Note: I will appear on the Lehrer News Hour on PBS on Monday 9/1, at 6 pm or 7 pm in most markets. Sorry for […]

Juan Cole

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Band Of 8 Iraqi Guerrillas Fired Rocket

Band Of 8 Iraqi Guerrillas Fired Rocket

*A band of 8 Iraqi guerrillas fired rocket propelled grenades at a US convoy west of Kirkuk on Saturday, wounding two U.S. soldiers. The soldiers […]

Juan Cole

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