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Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?
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Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?

Peiman Salehi

Such recalibration does not necessarily signal concession. It may reflect caution.

“In Infinite Pursuit:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:39

“In Infinite Pursuit:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:39

02/28/2026 By Juan Cole

Critiquing Israel is not Anti-Semitism: The American Psychological Association

Critiquing Israel is not Anti-Semitism: The American Psychological Association

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Palestinian Hunger Games

Palestinian Hunger Games

Some 2000 of the estimated 4600 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are now hunger striking. Three hundred of them have been deprived of the right […]

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Omar Khayyam (103) The sword of fate is sharp

Omar Khayyam (103) The sword of fate is sharp

Take care, for the age  is in an uproar. Don’t be assured, since the sword of fate  is sharp. If destiny puts candy in your […]

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On the Consequences of Oppression (Simone de Beauvoir Poster)

On the Consequences of Oppression (Simone de Beauvoir Poster)

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Military-Salafi Clashes in Egypt Injured hundreds, Kill 1 Soldier

Military-Salafi Clashes in Egypt Injured hundreds, Kill 1 Soldier

The Egyptian military pushed back Friday against largely Salafi protesters, who insisted on attempting to get near to the Ministry of Defense in the al-Abbasiya […]

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“Democracy becomes a government of bullies . . .” (Ralph Waldo Emerson Poster)

“Democracy becomes a government of bullies . . .” (Ralph Waldo Emerson Poster)

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Romney v. Carter (Jamiol Cartoon)

Romney v. Carter (Jamiol Cartoon)

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No, Virginia, Iran isn’t in Bed with Al-Qaeda (Abbotabad Trove)

No, Virginia, Iran isn’t in Bed with Al-Qaeda (Abbotabad Trove)

The al-Qaeda documents released by West Point’s Center for Combatting Terrorism (which needs to be better funded by Congress) show that the whole warmonger meme […]

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (128):  Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell

Omar Khayyam (128): Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell

Seekers of the truth look at the  lovely and the ugly  as the same. Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell. Those who’ve […]

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Raging Weather & Climate Change (McKibben)

Raging Weather & Climate Change (McKibben)

Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com Too Hot Not to Notice? A Planet Connected by Wild Weather By Bill McKibben The Williams River was so languid […]

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