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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
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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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Cold as Hell: North Dakota Burns up the World with Fracked Oil

By Laura Gottesdiener via Tomdispatch At 9 p.m. on that August night, when I arrived for my first shift as a cocktail waitress at Whispers, […]

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Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine

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Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine Gush Shalom, Israel. Press Release, October 13, 2014 363 Israeli public […]

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Top 5 Ways Lower oil Prices Could Change the World

By Juan Cole Brent Crude has fallen to $90 a barrel as China’s and Asia’s slowing economic growth has reduced oil demand and production remains […]

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Climate Change
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Reuters Plus: “Israeli firm Brenmiller Energy aims to solve the conundrum of producing solar power at night with a new energy storage system that it […]

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Bill of Rights
Why do Politicians spend $9 billion a year to Jail the Mentally Ill?

Why do Politicians spend $9 billion a year to Jail the Mentally Ill?

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Apartheid
Israeli Squatters beat up woman picking olives in Palestinian West Bank (400 Attacks a Year)

Israeli Squatters beat up woman picking olives in Palestinian West Bank (400 Attacks a Year)

SALFIT (Ma’an) — A large group of Israeli settlers on Saturday morning violently beat a young Palestinian woman while she was picking olives from trees […]

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The Wider Appeal of ISIL and Sunni Grievances

The Wider Appeal of ISIL and Sunni Grievances

By Juan Cole al-Quds al-`Arabi [Arab Jerusalem] reports on the appeal of ISIL to Salafi hard line Sunni Muslims. In a worrisome development, radicals throughout […]

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