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Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”
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Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”

Dan Steinbock

Ferencz believed that wars of aggression are the “supreme international crime,” and leaders who initiate them should face prosecution

“A Blind Understanding:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

“A Blind Understanding:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

01/05/2026 By Juan Cole

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

01/05/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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The First Middle Eastern Revolution since 1979

The First Middle Eastern Revolution since 1979

Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin Bin Ali has fled the country before the advancing crowds pouring in to the capital’s center. A French eye-witness said of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadr Demands Oil Shares for Iraqis, Insists on US Withdrawal

Sadr Demands Oil Shares for Iraqis, Insists on US Withdrawal

Washington observers are worried that the return to Iraq of Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr will forestall a revision of the Status of Forces Agreement. The SOFA […]

Juan Cole

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Over 9,000 Murders by Gun in US; 39 in UK

Over 9,000 Murders by Gun in US; 39 in UK

Number of Murders, United States, 2009: 15,241 Number of Murders by Firearms, US, 2009: 9,146 Number of Murders, Britain, 2008*: 648 (Since Britain’s population is […]

Juan Cole

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Another US Quagmire?  Lebanon Government Falls

Another US Quagmire? Lebanon Government Falls

Ironically, while Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri was meeting with President Obama on Wednesday, his government fell. As one Arab commentator observed, he went into […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palin Borrows ‘Blood Libel’ from Israeli Far Right

Palin Borrows ‘Blood Libel’ from Israeli Far Right

Sarah Palin in her response to the controversy over her violent political imagery and that of the US right wing in general in the wake […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Random Shooting in Egypt or Sectarian Hatred?

Random Shooting in Egypt or Sectarian Hatred?

Was it sectarian hatred or a policeman’s random meltdown? The answer is not clear, though many press accounts are rushing to judgment. One thing that […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Biden: US Could be in Afghanistan Past 2014;  Bombing Shakes Capital

Biden: US Could be in Afghanistan Past 2014; Bombing Shakes Capital

Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday in Kabul that the US might keep troops in Afghanistan after 2014 if asked to do so by the […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Death Penalty for Blasphemy Rare in  Muslim World

Death Penalty for Blasphemy Rare in Muslim World

Pakistani campaigners against the country’s blasphemy laws are pointing out that out of 54 Muslim-majority countries in the world, at most 5 permit capital punishment […]

Juan Cole

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Rightwingers feeling Unfairly Blamed

Rightwingers feeling Unfairly Blamed

(courtesy Stacey (twitter.com/flipflops).

Juan Cole

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