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How Minnesotans became Palestinians: Top 5 Ways they are Occupied
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How Minnesotans became Palestinians: Top 5 Ways they are Occupied

Juan Cole

Occupied people do not have rights, and they do not even have the right to have rights. They are lesser.

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

01/25/2026 By The Conversation

Aid by permission: How Israel’s NGO ban is reshaping life and survival in Gaza

Aid by permission: How Israel’s NGO ban is reshaping life and survival in Gaza

01/25/2026 By Prism

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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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24 Dead in Tunisia Clashes; US Ambassador Called In

24 Dead in Tunisia Clashes; US Ambassador Called In

Some 24 persons have been killed in clashes between protesters and government security forces in Tunisia. The government has closed schools and universities “indefinitely” as […]

Juan Cole

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Naw, There's been no Right Wing Extreme Rhetoric

Naw, There’s been no Right Wing Extreme Rhetoric

Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and other far right-wing demagogues have been quick to defend themselves from the charge of fostering a climate of poisonous political […]

Juan Cole

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