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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Oil Billionaires Plot Secret Campaigns against Renewable Energy (duh)

The intrepid Suzanne Goldenberg of the Guardian reveals the secret campaign waged behind the scenes by the greasy oil billionaires, the Koch brothers, and other […]

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On the Separation of Religion and State ….  (George Carlin Poster)

On the Separation of Religion and State …. (George Carlin Poster)

Juan Cole

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Romneynejad: We didn't have gays in the 1960s

Romneynejad: We didn’t have gays in the 1960s

Mitt Romney, accused of harassing gay students when he was in high school, tried to get out of the charge by pretending that being gay […]

Juan Cole

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The Egyptian Presidential Debate: It is all about Constituencies

The Egyptian Presidential Debate: It is all about Constituencies

Egyptians watched their first national presidential debate with great interest on Thursday evening. The event, sponsored by two television channels and two newspapers, was preceded […]

Juan Cole

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Analysis: Why we must name all drone attack victims (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Sunday’s death of Fahd al-Quso in a CIA drone strike was a significant US success. The […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings shake Damascus, kill 70

Bombings shake Damascus, kill 70

The continuing turmoil in Syria turned even more deadly on Thursday morning when two enormous bombs were set off at a government intelligence building in […]

Juan Cole

Energy
The New Energy Wars (Klare)

The New Energy Wars (Klare)

Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: The Energy Wars Heat Up Six Recent Clashes and Conflicts on a Planet Heading Into Energy Overdrive By Michael T. […]

Juan Cole

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Kenyan police accused of brutal attacks on Somalis (Serle)

Kenyan police accused of brutal attacks on Somalis (Serle)

Jack Serle writes at the Bureau of Investigative Jounalism: For more than two decades Somalia has been pummelled by a bloody conflict. The country has […]

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Israel/ Palestine
New Israeli government likely won't launch Iran attack

New Israeli government likely won’t launch Iran attack

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu moved from the far right to just the Right on Tuesday by bringing into his government the center-right Kadima Party, […]

Juan Cole

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