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Trump Compares his Gaza Peace Plan to the Melania Movie, and he is Right
Donald Trump

Trump Compares his Gaza Peace Plan to the Melania Movie, and he is Right

Juan Cole

Trump’s Gaza plans have no concrete reality, consisting of a mere Potemkin Village: the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza are sleeping rough

Iran Crisis Exposes the Impotence of America’s Neoliberal War Machine

Iran Crisis Exposes the Impotence of America’s Neoliberal War Machine

02/20/2026 By Nicolas J. S. Davies

Working for a Nuclear-Free Future, or 85 Seconds to My Own Midnight?

Working for a Nuclear-Free Future, or 85 Seconds to My Own Midnight?

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All Hell Breaks Loose in the Middle East

All Hell Breaks Loose in the Middle East

Friday saw major protests in Syria, Jordan and Yemen, along with continued fighting in Libya. The Arab Spring has not breathed its last gasp, but […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Libyan Liberation Movement Strikes Back as NATO Comes to the Rescue

Libyan Liberation Movement Strikes Back as NATO Comes to the Rescue

The leadership of the United Nations-authorized No-Fly Zone over Libya will pass from the US to the 28 nations of NATO, after an agreement was […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Top Ten Accomplishments of the UN No-Fly Zone

Top Ten Accomplishments of the UN No-Fly Zone

1. The participation of the Muslim world in the United Nations no-fly zone over Libya has been underlined. The measure was called for by the […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
It's the Popular Sovereignty, Stupid

It’s the Popular Sovereignty, Stupid

The logic of the Arab spring is about popular sovereignty. The people power being displayed in the streets, on twitter and Facebook, is intended to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Top Ten Ways that Libya 2011 is Not Iraq 2003

Top Ten Ways that Libya 2011 is Not Iraq 2003

Here are the differences between George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the current United Nations action in Libya: 1. The action in […]

Juan Cole

Libya
The War for Libya's West: More Qaddafi Massacres

The War for Libya’s West: More Qaddafi Massacres

The United Nations no-fly zone over Libya so far extends only over the rebel-held east, especially Benghazi. It seems to stop at Ajdabiya, where fierce […]

Juan Cole

Libya
How the No Fly Zone Can Succeed

How the No Fly Zone Can Succeed

The United Nations no-fly zone over Libya is risky but it can have a good outcome under certain conditions. Above all, it should look more […]

Juan Cole

Libya
UN Allies Bombard Libya to protect Protesters

UN Allies Bombard Libya to protect Protesters

United Nations allies France, Britain and the United States took the lead Saturday evening in imposing a no-fly zone on Libya. French and British fighter […]

Juan Cole

Libya
French Jets Defend Benghazi

French Jets Defend Benghazi

Aljazeera English is reporting that French fighter jets have destroyed 4 tanks on the outskirts of Benghazi, the center of the provisional government opposing dictator […]

Juan Cole

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