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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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al-Qaeda
Sharpening Contradictions:  Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris

Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record?   The Humans did it

Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record? The Humans did it

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — A Japanese team has confirmed that 2014 was the hottest year on record. Moreover, ten of the warmest […]

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Climate Change
Obama will Veto Keystone XL Pipeline, Stopping 110 mn tons of CO2 Annually

Obama will Veto Keystone XL Pipeline, Stopping 110 mn tons of CO2 Annually

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) — “The White House announced Tuesday afternoon that President Obama plans to veto a newly introduced pro-Keystone XL bill […]

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Climate Change
As 2014 declared Warmest Year, Watch where World's CO2 Comes From

As 2014 declared Warmest Year, Watch where World’s CO2 Comes From

Vox | — “A new high-resolution computer model created by NASA shows carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas driving global warming, as you’ve never seen it […]

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Militarization
How the US Nat'l Security State goes on Failing Upward

How the US Nat’l Security State goes on Failing Upward

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) As 2015 begins, let’s take a trip down memory lane.  Imagine that it’s January 1963.  For the last three years, […]

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Education
Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers

Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers

AJ+ | — “The British government wants kindergarten teachers to report their toddlers…for potential extremism. Seriously.” AJ+ “Terrorist Toddlers In The UK? ”

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Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?

Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?

By Juan Cole | — Kurdish forces (including both the local YPG and Peshmerga units from Iraqi Kurdistan), and supported by Free Syrian Army troops […]

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Islam
What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS/Daesh & why it Matters to us All

What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS/Daesh & why it Matters to us All

By Neslihan Çevik | (Daily Sabah) — To combat radicalism, EU countries should avoid considering an increased interest in the origins and nature of Islam […]

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Books
Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches

Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches

PEN America | “Global Chilling” PEN America writes: “Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers is a new report demonstrating the damaging […]

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