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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War
Archaeology

Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War

Daniel Martin Varisco

Imperial wars falsely advertised as a means to peace and stability are not, however, “new” in this region

200K in St. Paul Join 8M  Record “No Kings” US Protest

200K in St. Paul Join 8M Record “No Kings” US Protest

03/29/2026 By Minnesota Reformer

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

03/29/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Atom Bomb Factory in 3D

Israel’s Atom Bomb Factory in 3D

An Israeli news magazine reported in 3D animation on Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility, which produces enough plutonium every year to make another 10 nuclear weapons […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (63)

Omar Khayyam (63)

Every heart in which  the light of love shines– whether worshipper in a mosque or member of a church– and those who write their names […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
US Public to Israel’s Likud:  On Iran, Negotiate or you are on Your Own

US Public to Israel’s Likud: On Iran, Negotiate or you are on Your Own

A new poll shows that the US public, showing a broad consensus across parties, wants the Iran nuclear enrichment issue dealt with through negotiations. They […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan Senate Chants Against US, Speaker Threatens to Evict it

Afghanistan Senate Chants Against US, Speaker Threatens to Evict it

The USG Open Source Center translates an article from the Afghan Islamic Press news agency in which the speaker of the Afghanistan parliament threatens to […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (60)

Omar Khayyam (60)

I am not suited to the mosque nor fitted to the church The Lord knows  what he made my clay from. I am like an […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Michael Klare, Why High Gas Prices Are Here to Stay

Tomgram: Michael Klare, Why High Gas Prices Are Here to Stay

In energy terms, we are now entering a world whose grim nature has yet to be fully grasped…

Juan Cole

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Cheney afraid to speak in “Dangerous” Canada

Cheney afraid to speak in “Dangerous” Canada

Dick Cheney has cancelled a talk in Toronto because, he says, “Canada is too dangerous.” This is the ultimate chicken hawk, who had 5 deferrals […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Massacre: Unstable Soldiers, Untreated Brain Injuries, PTSD

Afghanistan Massacre: Unstable Soldiers, Untreated Brain Injuries, PTSD

AP is reporting that the staff sergeant who killed 16 Afghan villagers near Qandahar on Sunday morning had suffered a head injury in a vehicle […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence: Zambarakji

Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence: Zambarakji

Angie Zambarakji writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Analysis: Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence by Angie Zambarakji Domestic violence cases in […]

Juan Cole

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