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Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals
Donald Trump

Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals

Juan Cole

Ironically, the strike was fully supported by the Muslim president of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

12/27/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

The Real Threat: U.S. Spending to Combat Climate Change has been Swallowed by the Pentagon

The Real Threat: U.S. Spending to Combat Climate Change has been Swallowed by the Pentagon

12/27/2025 By OtherWords

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FBI admits to Protecting spying Telecoms from Lawsuits

FBI admits to Protecting spying Telecoms from Lawsuits

So, the Bush administration was caught with its pants down, spying on thousands of Americans without a warrant, with the complicity of telecom corporations. So […]

Juan Cole

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Newt Gingrich Quote of the Day

Newt Gingrich Quote of the Day

In honor of the Newtie One’s run for president: Newt Gingrich quote of the Day: ‘ If combat means living in a ditch, females have […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Free Libya Forces Advance as NATO announces Phase 2 of War

Free Libya Forces Advance as NATO announces Phase 2 of War

The Libyan struggle will likely go on for some time, but the so-called stalemate did witness some movement on Tuesday. Indeed, NATO announced the inauguration […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
On Arab Uprisings & al-Qaeda: Cole Radio Interviews

On Arab Uprisings & al-Qaeda: Cole Radio Interviews

Here are two recent radio interviews I’ve given on the Arab Spring and the end of Bin Laden: With Grant Reeher at Syracuse University and […]

Juan Cole

Energy
The Green Gap with China: US falling Behind as Congress Fiddles (Cole in Truthdig)

The Green Gap with China: US falling Behind as Congress Fiddles (Cole in Truthdig)

My column is out at Truthdig , on the growing Green Gap between China and the United States with regard to clean energy technologies: “The […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Secret Pakistani Deal with US on Bin Laden

Secret Pakistani Deal with US on Bin Laden

It turns out that when President Obama ordered the Navy SEALs to get Usama Bin Laden in Abbotabad, he did not infringe against Pakistani sovereignty […]

Juan Cole

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Wilkerson wants to Waterboard Rumsfeld

Wilkerson wants to Waterboard Rumsfeld

On MSNBC’s Ed Show, Lawrence Wilkerson, former aid to Colin Powell, asks if he cannot pretty please, please waterboard Donald Rumsfeld? He also reaffirms that […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
On Bin Laden: I ask myself ‘Why?’

On Bin Laden: I ask myself ‘Why?’

I ask myself why. Some Pakistanis are complaining about the violation of their country’s sovereignty during the Navy SEALs’ raid at Abbottabad. But why aren’t […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Junun Musician Ahmad: Bin Laden Demise a Great Good thing for Muslims

Junun Musician Ahmad: Bin Laden Demise a Great Good thing for Muslims

In this excellent Dawn article, rock musician Salman Ahmad of Junun explains why it is a great good thing that Usama Bin Laden was taken […]

Juan Cole

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