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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Afghan women’s lives are now in danger from the Taliban – but they have always faced male violence

Afghan women’s lives are now in danger from the Taliban – but they have always faced male violence

By Jenevieve Mannell | – The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has undoubtedly put women’s lives in danger and threatened their human rights in […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Naftali Bennett once led Effort to insert Israeli Propaganda into Wikipedia, now He’s Trying to Influence US Foreign Policy

Naftali Bennett once led Effort to insert Israeli Propaganda into Wikipedia, now He’s Trying to Influence US Foreign Policy

( Middle East Monitor) – Online Palestinian outlet Quds News Network resurfaced a video clip this week from over a decade ago featuring current Israeli […]

Asa Winstanley

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Top 4 Times US Troops were Bombed under Republican Presidents and No one Resigned or was Impeached

Top 4 Times US Troops were Bombed under Republican Presidents and No one Resigned or was Impeached

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The silly season has descended permanently on Washington, D.C., so that minor congressmen are calling for the resignation or even […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
‘The Taliban Are Looking for Me:’  Many Unable to Flee Afghanistan Face Grave Risks

‘The Taliban Are Looking for Me:’ Many Unable to Flee Afghanistan Face Grave Risks

Patricia Gossman | Associate Asia Director | – Human Rights Watch – Thursday’s bombing at Kabul’s international airport has drastically curtailed evacuation flights for at-risk […]

Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan
The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now – and also what might happen next

The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now – and also what might happen next

By Ali A. Olomi | – The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban left many surprised. To Ali Olomi, a historian of the Middle […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Bennett's "Natural Growth" Rhetoric can't conceal Israel's colonial Land Grab

Bennett’s “Natural Growth” Rhetoric can’t conceal Israel’s colonial Land Grab

( Middle East Monitor) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is playing with words to advance the colonial state’s de-facto annexation of the occupied West […]

Ramona Wadi

Afghanistan
US Troops caught up in ISIL-K - Taliban Civil War: Why it Proves Biden was Right to Leave

US Troops caught up in ISIL-K – Taliban Civil War: Why it Proves Biden was Right to Leave

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera Arabic reports that ISIL-K (the so-called “Islamic state group” of Iraq and the Levant in Khorasan) claimed responsibility […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
What is ISIS-K, the Organization that Bombed Kabul Airport?

What is ISIS-K, the Organization that Bombed Kabul Airport?

By Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines | – An attack on a crowd gathered outside Kabul’s airport on Aug. 26, 2021, has left at least […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Biden says he’s prioritizing Human Rights, but is welcoming an Israeli Prime Minister who boasts about War Crimes

Biden says he’s prioritizing Human Rights, but is welcoming an Israeli Prime Minister who boasts about War Crimes

( Otherwords.org ) – Biden can’t say he’s putting human rights first and then welcome a prime minister who boasts about war crimes to the […]

Sahand Yazdanyar

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