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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report
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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report

Juan Cole

Palestinians face “criminal prosecution in military courts during which their due process and fair trial rights are systematically violated.”

The Power Play President

The Power Play President

01/08/2026 By John Feffer

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

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Against War (George Washington Poster)

Against War (George Washington Poster)

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Real Patriotism is Recognizing the Cost for Vets of War (Jamiol Cartoon)

Real Patriotism is Recognizing the Cost for Vets of War (Jamiol Cartoon)

Courtesy Jamiol’s World

Juan Cole

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The Arab World’s Fourths of July

The Arab World’s Fourths of July

Young Americans followed the events of 2011 in the Arab world with great interest and remarkable sympathy, such that a real difference now shows up […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (170) “For a hand … which always grips a wine glass”

Omar Khayyam (170) “For a hand … which always grips a wine glass”

For a hand like mine,  which always grips a wine glass, it would be a shame  to put scripture or a rosary in it. You’re […]

Juan Cole

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Dear ExxonMobil: This is What Global Warming Looks like

Dear ExxonMobil: This is What Global Warming Looks like

This summer is what global warming looks like: Increased average temperatures, forest fires, extreme weather episodes. Climate change is gradual and a matter of averages. […]

Juan Cole

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Syria Spirals down

Syria Spirals down

The news out of Syria is bad and worse. The regime is being accused of widespread torture, and it is having to fight the rebels […]

Juan Cole

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On Dogmatism (Ambrose Bierce Poster)

On Dogmatism (Ambrose Bierce Poster)

Juan Cole

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Aphorisms:  Outrage

Aphorisms: Outrage

When you see some politicians reacting with outrage to a new law, ask yourself which firms face a loss of profits from it.

Juan Cole

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Hajizadeh: If Israel attacks Iran, it will be Destroyed

Hajizadeh: If Israel attacks Iran, it will be Destroyed

On Sunday, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force gave a speech about Iran’s ballistic missile capability. […]

Juan Cole

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