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The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran
Donald Trump

The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran

H. Patricia Hynes

An enduring menace to the global economy, this unnecessary and illegal war also pushes the world toward long-term environmental disaster

Fear Trump but hesitating About “No Kings”? Think Again!

Fear Trump but hesitating About “No Kings”? Think Again!

03/28/2026 By Mitchell Zimmerman

U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflict Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflict Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

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Ron Paul:  We’ve Already Declared War on Iran

Ron Paul: We’ve Already Declared War on Iran

From last summer after the passage of the Comprehensive Iran sanctions or CISADA: Rep. Ron Paul argues that this measure is more or less a […]

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Pakistan
Some Attackers Escaped After Karachi Blast: Dawn

Some Attackers Escaped After Karachi Blast: Dawn

Dawn is breaking the news that some of the attackers behind the massive explosion on Thursday night at a Sindh Crime Investigation Department building in […]

Juan Cole

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Robot Actress in Tokyo Steals Show (Reuters): Video of the Day

Robot Actress in Tokyo Steals Show (Reuters): Video of the Day

Reuters reports on a Japanese stage play, Sayonara in which a robot caretaker of an ill woman is actually played by a robot (or more […]

Juan Cole

India
Cole in Tomdispatch: Asia Rising, American Hessians

Cole in Tomdispatch: Asia Rising, American Hessians

My column is out in Tomdispatch on the troubling ways that President Obama’s Asian trip suggest America’s weakening position in the world, especially with regard […]

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ACLU calls on Att’y General to investigate Bush for Torturing

ACLU calls on Att’y General to investigate Bush for Torturing

The American Civil Liberties Union is calling upon the Attorney General to look into prosecuting George W. Bush now that the latter has admitted to […]

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Iraq
Iran-backed al-Maliki Tapped to form Government in Iraq

Iran-backed al-Maliki Tapped to form Government in Iraq

Iraqi politicians have finally begun forming a government at long last, 8 months after the parliamentary elections of March 7. Parliament finally met Thursday and […]

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Afghanistan
Afghan Poll: We don’t Like Taliban but will Gladly Talk with Them

Afghan Poll: We don’t Like Taliban but will Gladly Talk with Them

A summer, 2010, poll done in Afghanistan by the San Francisco-based Asian Foundation, the results of which have just been released, shows: More and more […]

Juan Cole

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Obama praises Indonesia, Slams Israeli Settlement-building; and, OSC:  Indonesian Press Swoons over Obama

Obama praises Indonesia, Slams Israeli Settlement-building; and, OSC: Indonesian Press Swoons over Obama

CNN has President Obama’s address in Indonesia. Obama stressed Indonesia’s pluralist and secular heritage. He referred to the 5 principles, ‘panca sila’ (Sanskrit, pronounced pancha […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq’s Christians Urged to Flee, al-Maliki Says they Should Stay, and Everyone Wonders where the Government Is

Iraq’s Christians Urged to Flee, al-Maliki Says they Should Stay, and Everyone Wonders where the Government Is

Update:: The NYT is reporting that on Wednesday morning, more bombings targeted Christians in Baghdad, leaving 3 dead and 28 wounded. Some of those hit […]

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