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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War
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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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Romney:  “I’m not concerned about the very poor.”

Romney: “I’m not concerned about the very poor.”

Quarter-billionaire Mitt Romney to Soledad O’Brien on CNN: “Romney says, “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it […]

Juan Cole

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Chart:  Euro-American boycott of Iranian Petroleum would Fail

Chart: Euro-American boycott of Iranian Petroleum would Fail

Courtesy Courtesy crudeoilpeak.info Europe doesn’t loom that large already. And, Asia and other global South areas would take up the slack.

Juan Cole

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Marsh on Obama:  The Party’s Over

Marsh on Obama: The Party’s Over

Taylor Marsh writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The Party’s Over There’s a reason Obama reelect doesn’t have a slogan. All they’ve got […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Michael Klare, No Exit in the Persian Gulf?

Tomgram: Michael Klare, No Exit in the Persian Gulf?

All of a sudden, the Strait of Hormuz has become the most combustible spot on the planet, the most likely place to witness a major conflict between well-armed adversaries.  Why, of all locales, has it become so explosive?

Juan Cole

Syria
Syria’s Crisis Deepens:  Does Internationalization Loom?

Syria’s Crisis Deepens: Does Internationalization Loom?

The events of the past five days in Syria may be a game changer, both domestically and internationally. Last Thursday, opposition forces said, 100 people […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Engelhardt, Iran Through the Looking Glass

Tomgram: Engelhardt, Iran Through the Looking Glass

Reverse the story, though, and it immediately becomes a malign, if unimaginable, fairy tale.  Of course, no Iranian elite forces will ever operate along the U.S. border…

Tom Engelhardt

Israel/ Palestine
Can Obama Prevail against a Romney-Netanyahu Ticket? – Robertson

Can Obama Prevail against a Romney-Netanyahu Ticket? – Robertson

John Robertson writes in a guest column for Informed Comment CAN OBAMA PREVAIL AGAINST A ROMNEY-NETANYAHU TICKET? Paul Pillar and Leslie Gelb – both of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Way Forward in the Middle East — Peled & Peled

The Way Forward in the Middle East — Peled & Peled

Yoav Peled and Horit Herman Peled write in a guest column for Informed Comment The Way Forward in the Middle East Reversing a bi-partisan US […]

Juan Cole

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Béji:  “We are all Tunisian Jews”

Béji: “We are all Tunisian Jews”

Hélé Béji, a prominent woman writer from an old notable family in Tunis, was outraged by an incident in early January when a small crowd […]

Juan Cole

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