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Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences
Donald Trump

Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

Hugh J. Curran

the U.S. is approaching the precipice without articulating a vision as to what will follow, plunging toward a large-scale war against Iran

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

02/22/2026 By Juan Cole

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

02/22/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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From Tahrir to New Orleans:  Hope has not Failed, it has only Begun

From Tahrir to New Orleans: Hope has not Failed, it has only Begun

(By Rebecca Solnit) Hope, History, and UnpredictabilityBy Rebecca Solnit North American cicada nymphs live underground for 17 years before they emerge as adults. Many seeds […]

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A Christian Bride of Mosul, Iraq, 1903 (Photo of the Day)

A Christian Bride of Mosul, Iraq, 1903 (Photo of the Day)

Caption: A Mosul Bride: The girl in the centre of the picture is a Christian bride decked out in her wedding costume. The gold coins, […]

Juan Cole

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Coleridge, Kubla Khan (Poem of the Day)

Coleridge, Kubla Khan (Poem of the Day)

(By Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Kubla Khan Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, […]

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The End of the Turkish Model?  Erdogan's Paranoia and Authoritarian Streak Threaten his Legacy

The End of the Turkish Model? Erdogan’s Paranoia and Authoritarian Streak Threaten his Legacy

(By Juan Cole) Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is sounding more and more hysterical, and less and less like a statesman as 2013 ends. If […]

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Top Five Differences between Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson and Miley Cyrus

Top Five Differences between Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson and Miley Cyrus

(By Juan Cole) Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal last week defended Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson and slammed pop diva Miley Cyrus. He said, “The politically […]

Juan Cole

Top US academic association decries Israel boycott

Top US academic association decries Israel boycott

Association of American Universities releases statement saying measure ‘clearly violates’ academic freedom

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FDL Book Salon on Andrew Bacevich, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country

FDL Book Salon on Andrew Bacevich, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country

Hosting Book Salon at Firedoglake: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Andrew J. Bacevich, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Author: Juan […]

Juan Cole

Gov’t lost its legitimacy: Turkey's main opposition leader

Gov’t lost its legitimacy: Turkey's main opposition leader

Turkey’s main opposition leader has raised the pressure on the government over the massive graft probe

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Arab Spring
Egypt Military Junta Sentences 2011 Revolutionaries to 3 Years Hard Labor

Egypt Military Junta Sentences 2011 Revolutionaries to 3 Years Hard Labor

Egypt court jails anti-Mubarak activists for 3 years (via AFP) An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced three activists who spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Hosni […]

Juan Cole

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