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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands
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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands

Juan Cole

Russian leaders are clearly taking delight in the way in which Iran is turning into a quagmire for Washington, gleeful at their significant wins

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

03/17/2026 By The Conversation

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (36)

Omar Khayyam (36)

I can’t reveal the mystery to either saint or sinner; I can’t state at length what I’ve said curtly; I achieve an altered state that […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli PM Netanyahu attacks Gen. Dempsey as Servant of Iran

Israeli PM Netanyahu attacks Gen. Dempsey as Servant of Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have launched a vicious attack on US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. […]

Juan Cole

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Santorum’s Clarifier:  Rick Condemned Obama’s Radical Islamic Theology

Santorum’s Clarifier: Rick Condemned Obama’s Radical Islamic Theology

Santorum surrogate’s slip of the tongue Santorum sent his spokesperson Alice Stewart out to explain that when he condemned President Obama’s “theology” for “not being […]

Juan Cole

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Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

What would happen if we substituted “the Middle East” for “Europe” in George Washington’s Farewell address? Emphasis and words in brackets added. “Observe good faith […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (34)

Omar Khayyam (34)

Pagan temples and mosques are all houses of worship. Ringing church bells are hymns of worship. The sacred thread of the Parsee, the synagogue, the […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways Iran is Defying US, EU Oil Sanctions and How You are Paying for It All

Top Ten Ways Iran is Defying US, EU Oil Sanctions and How You are Paying for It All

It wasn’t supposed to be like this, the Neocons assured us. Iran would soon be on its knees because of ever more stringent US sanctions […]

Juan Cole

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US Interventions in the World since WW II

US Interventions in the World since WW II

US military and CIA interventions in the world since World War II.

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Uncle Sam, Global Gangster

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Uncle Sam, Global Gangster

With the United States now well into the second decade of what the Pentagon has styled an “era of persistent conflict,” the war formerly known as the global war on terrorism (unofficial acronym WFKATGWOT) appears increasingly fragmented and…

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (33)

Omar Khayyam (33)

Night and day preceded you and me. The vault of the sky revolved upon some work. Be careful to tread lightly  on the earth– you’re […]

Juan Cole

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