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Juan Cole

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If you Love the Earth on Earth Day, Close a Coal Plant

If you Love the Earth on Earth Day, Close a Coal Plant

Juan Cole

Dirty coal is killing us and killing the earth. Here is a short documentary. Coal plants produce a lion’s share of carbon dioxide poisoning of the atmosphere, causing rapid global warming. In the case of the US, they are responsible for fully 40% of our CO2 emissions. The single most important thing you can do […]

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For Fun:  M.C. Escher Drawings brought to Life via 3-D Printer by Israeli Professor

For Fun: M.C. Escher Drawings brought to Life via 3-D Printer by Israeli Professor

Juan Cole

Professor Gershon Elber of Technion Israel Institute of Technology uses the university’s Objet 3-D printer to bring into reality the absurdist architecture of M. C. Escher :

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Did the Boston Bombing Hurt the Syrian Revolution?  Obama & Putin Confer as Rebels Allege Regime Massacre

Did the Boston Bombing Hurt the Syrian Revolution? Obama & Putin Confer as Rebels Allege Regime Massacre

Juan Cole

The phone call between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Boston Marathon bombers were identified as Chechens, in which Obama thanked Putin for Russia’s cooperation on counter-terrorism and promised more such collaboration, was probably the most cordial exchange the two countries have had for some time. The thaw was occurring as Syrian […]

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Chechen Rock Group G Town (Music Video)

Chechen Rock Group G Town (Music Video)

Juan Cole

For a different view of Chechens, a performance of G-Town covering the Blues Brothers:

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Syrian Bombing Victims send Condolences to Boston

Syrian Bombing Victims send Condolences to Boston

Juan Cole

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Rep. Peter King Calls on FBI to put him under Close Surveillance and Profile Redheads

Rep. Peter King Calls on FBI to put him under Close Surveillance and Profile Redheads

Juan Cole

Satire. Or not. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) called on Saturday for close and constant FBI surveillance of himself. “Let’s not be politically correct,” the congressman told surprised agents. “I have a long history as a material supporter of terrorism. Someone needs to keep a closer eye on me.” He admitted having complained about what […]

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Is LindJohn’s notion of an Enemy Combatant Racist?  How about attempted Assassination of the Commander in Chief?

Is LindJohn’s notion of an Enemy Combatant Racist? How about attempted Assassination of the Commander in Chief?

Juan Cole

Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain (or as I refer to them, LindJohn) have demanded that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be charged as an enemy combatant rather than tried as an American civilian. This attempt to sidestep the US Constitution by creating an alternative jurisdiction, and to try civilians in military courts, is a stride toward dictatorship. […]

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Chechen Jihadis Reject Tsarnaevs (OSC)

Chechen Jihadis Reject Tsarnaevs (OSC)

Juan Cole

The USG Open Source Center translates a reaction from the Caucasus Emirate Islamic insurgency on the news that the Tsarnaev brothers are accused of the Boston Marathon bombing. The CEII casts doubt on their guilt and also on the plausibility that these are jihadis, given their internet profiles at Russian-language sites. It does not claim […]

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Moroccan, Indian have lives Ruined by old, new Media, falsely Accused of Boston Bombing

Moroccan, Indian have lives Ruined by old, new Media, falsely Accused of Boston Bombing

Juan Cole

US judges’ famous reluctance to apply libel laws because of the First Amendment may need to be revisited. We can’t be having peoples’ lives ruined by being falsely accused, with photographs of them going viral. In essence, contemporary mass and social media are turning everyone into a potential Salman Rushdie. And geez, guys, Afro-Asia is […]

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