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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting
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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting

Juan Cole

The horrid Bill Maher and his guest Van Jones even guffawed about dead Gaza babies.

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

01/31/2026 By The Conversation

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

01/31/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

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#YesAllWomen Changes the Story  in Wake of Isla Vista Massacre

#YesAllWomen Changes the Story in Wake of Isla Vista Massacre

By Rebecca Solnit via Tomdispatch.com It was a key match in the World Cup of Ideas. The teams vied furiously for the ball. The all-star […]

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Top 15 Ways Republicans Have Screwed Our Soldiers and Veterans

Top 15 Ways Republicans Have Screwed Our Soldiers and Veterans

Republicans love waging wars, but they sure don’t seem to love America’s soldiers and veterans. Whether they’re getting our soldiers killed in Iraq or cutting their food stamps here at home, here are the 15 top ways the GOP screws those who serve…

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Afghanistan
Dear GOP:  The US has negotiated with Terrorists  and Amnestied Them all through History

Dear GOP: The US has negotiated with Terrorists and Amnestied Them all through History

By Juan Cole The GOP talking points in response to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a trade for five former officials of the […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Now Palestinians must go to the Int'l Criminal Court, and US Should Back Them

Now Palestinians must go to the Int’l Criminal Court, and US Should Back Them

By Bill Van Esveld via Human Rights Watch Secretary of State John Kerry called the collapse of the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks “reality-check […]

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Climate Change
Global Warming Threat:  Florida could be overwhelmed by Sudden Sea Rise

Global Warming Threat: Florida could be overwhelmed by Sudden Sea Rise

By Harold R. Wanless, University of Miami It is amazing for me to see the very aggressive building boom underway in south Florida; on the […]

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Afghanistan
US Drones hitting Civilian Homes, Killing non-Combatants

US Drones hitting Civilian Homes, Killing non-Combatants

By Alice K Ross and Jack Serle Domestic buildings have been hit by drone strikes more than any other type of target in the CIA’s […]

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Barack Obama
Republicans Attack Obama For Negotiations Leading To Release Of American POW

Republicans Attack Obama For Negotiations Leading To Release Of American POW

The negotiations that led to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl represent one thing to Republicans: another excuse to attack President Obama. “Trading five senior Taliban leaders from detention in Guantanamo Bay for Berghdal’s release may have consequences…

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Afghanistan
What Does Sgt. Bergdahl's Release tell us about Afghanistan, Pakistan & the Taliban today?

What Does Sgt. Bergdahl’s Release tell us about Afghanistan, Pakistan & the Taliban today?

By Juan Cole The surprise announcement by President Obama on Saturday of the negotiated release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured in 2009, is wonderful news […]

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Africa
Is the US Mil. Training of African Special Ops a prelude to disaster?

Is the US Mil. Training of African Special Ops a prelude to disaster?

By William R. Polk With everyone’s attention focused either on the European elections, President Obama’s speech at West Point or the Ukraine, a story by […]

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