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Tens of Thousands Rally for Mousavi in Tehran
The damnedest thing happened in Tehran on Monday. A massive rally estimated by Farnaz Fassihi of the WSJ at tens of thousands sprang up all […]
March 14 Faction Wins in Lebanon
President Obama’s hopes for progress on the Arab-Israeli peace process would have been sunk if Hezbollah had won the Lebanese elections. As it is, the […]
Cole at CNN’s GPS and at Democracy Now!
Video of my appearance Sunday on CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria and a panel of other guests discussing President Obama’s Cairo address to the Muslim […]
Reprint: ‘The Cost of War’ Conference at Liverpool Hope U. June 17-19
For those of you who only read on the weekdays, this is from Friday: Announcing an important peace conference in the UK at Liverpool Hope […]
Anbar Police Chief Attacked; Talabani visits ailing al-Hakim in Tehran
A suicide bomber with a bomb belt attempted to kill the police chief of al-Anbar Province, Tariq al-Asal, in the city of Ramadi on Saturday. […]
Cole on CNN’s GPS, Tavis Smiley
Check out Fareed Zakaria’s GPS on Sunday— I’m on a panel discussion Obama’s speech in Cairo. Also you can hear a podcast of my appearance […]
OSC: Pakistani Editorialists Respond to Obama
The USG Open Source Center translates Pakistani editorials from the Urdu press reacting to President Obama’s address in Cairo to the Muslim world. Pakistan: Urdu […]
OSC: Israeli Press on Obama’s Cairo Address
The USG Open Source Center translates key passages from the Israeli Hebrew press responding to President Obama’s Cairo address to the Muslim world. The Israeli […]
Convoy Attacked, Sufi Muhammad’s aides Killed; 38 Killed in Mosque Bombing
On Friday, a suicide bomber detonated his payload inside a mosque in Hayagay Sharqi, in Upper Dir near Swat. The bombing is said to have […]