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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals
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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

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War Criminal in the White House

War Criminal in the White House

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – With the drone missile assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, President Trump launched a reckless criminal act of state […]

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Juan on "Democracy Now!" - Trump's war in Iran: Deadly sanctions & erratic decisions by a "hollow shell" administration

Juan on “Democracy Now!” – Trump’s war in Iran: Deadly sanctions & erratic decisions by a “hollow shell” administration

Amy Goodman of “Democracy Now!” interviews Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan. He’s the author of many books including Muhammad: Prophet […]

Juan Cole

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Trump's Twitter threat to destroy Iran's cultural sites was a historic mistake

Trump’s Twitter threat to destroy Iran’s cultural sites was a historic mistake

By David J. Wasserstein | – Be careful of the company you keep. In a threat delivered over Twitter on Jan. 4, U.S. President Donald […]

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Trump has Conducted a War on Iran for 19 Months; Iran finally Hit Back

Trump has Conducted a War on Iran for 19 Months; Iran finally Hit Back

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iranian government replied to Trump’s assassination of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani on Tuesday by firing some 15 ballistic […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Why Conflict with Iran also works for Israel's Netanyahu: Wagging Two Dogs

Why Conflict with Iran also works for Israel’s Netanyahu: Wagging Two Dogs

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – Even though he has lost two general elections and been indicted for corruption, bribery and breach of trust; […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Christians
The Other Theocracy Threatening the United States: Far Right Fundamentalists weigh down the GOP

The Other Theocracy Threatening the United States: Far Right Fundamentalists weigh down the GOP

By James A. Haught (Daylight Atheism) – Every schoolchild knows that the Ancient Mariner was forced to wear a dead albatross around his neck. I […]

James A. Haught

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The Miseries of being a Hyper-Power: How America Squandered its Cold War Victory

The Miseries of being a Hyper-Power: How America Squandered its Cold War Victory

(Tomdispatch.com – Thirty years ago this month, President George H.W. Bush appeared before a joint session of Congress to deliver his first State of the […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

Donald Trump
Millions Come into Streets for Slain Gen. Soleimani in Biggest Rallies in Iran's History (And no, They weren't Coerced)

Millions Come into Streets for Slain Gen. Soleimani in Biggest Rallies in Iran’s History (And no, They weren’t Coerced)

Trump and Pompeo have managed to Shore up the Iranian Regime

Juan Cole

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In Iran showdown, conflict could explode quickly – and disastrously

In Iran showdown, conflict could explode quickly – and disastrously

By Bear F. Braumoeller | Despite the claims of optimists, the odds that an international conflict will snowball into a bloody war haven’t gone down […]

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