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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

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Maliki ahead in Key Shiite Privinces

Maliki ahead in Key Shiite Privinces

Al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East] reports in Arabic that the Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq has released some information on the performance of the […]

Juan Cole

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Fathollah-Nejad: "Why ‘Smart Sanctions’ on Iran are Actually Stupid

Fathollah-Nejad: "Why ‘Smart Sanctions’ on Iran are Actually Stupid

Ali Fathollah-Nejad writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment: Collateral Damages of Smart Sanctions on Iran The prospects for democracy, socio-economic development and conflict […]

Juan Cole

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The Mahmoud and Robert Show comes to Afghanistan

The Mahmoud and Robert Show comes to Afghanistan

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates traded insults on Wednesday in Kabul. Gates accused Iran of claiming to support the […]

Juan Cole

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Abbas Reported to have Withdrawn from Israeli-Palestinian talks; Obama Mideast Policy Sabotaged by Netanyahu

Abbas Reported to have Withdrawn from Israeli-Palestinian talks; Obama Mideast Policy Sabotaged by Netanyahu

Obama’s Mideast policy lies in tatters this morning and US credibility as a broker of any future settlement was deeply wounded. Amr Moussa, the secretary-general […]

Juan Cole

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Israel Humiliates Biden, Announces Further Colonization on Eve of US-Brokered Talks

Israel Humiliates Biden, Announces Further Colonization on Eve of US-Brokered Talks

The far rightwing government of Binyamin Netanyahu in Israel majorly sandbagged Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday, demonstrating once again that it has not the […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad Calls 9/11 a ‘Big Lie’; Says Collapse of Zionist Regime will Herald Return of Christ, Mahdi

Ahmadinejad Calls 9/11 a ‘Big Lie’; Says Collapse of Zionist Regime will Herald Return of Christ, Mahdi

As I reported in January, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has begun taking the line that the September 11, 2001, attacks by al-Qaeda on New York […]

Juan Cole

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Petition to Save Palestinians’ Mamilla Cemetery from the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s plans to Build over It

Petition to Save Palestinians’ Mamilla Cemetery from the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s plans to Build over It

Received from the Mamilla Campaign, which notes: THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL ARE BUILDING A “MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE” ON CENTURIES-OLD MUSLIM […]

Juan Cole

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Secular National Iraqi List of Allawi reported to have surged in Sunni Arab Provinces; Implications for Iran, US

Secular National Iraqi List of Allawi reported to have surged in Sunni Arab Provinces; Implications for Iran, US

Sunday’s vote for a new parliament in Iraq on Sunday could result in two possible geopolitical futures for that country. If the Iraqi National List […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Briefing on the Hill Wednesday

Iran Briefing on the Hill Wednesday

Announcement: The National Iranian American Council is pleased to present “Iran at a Crossroads: Assessing a Changing Landscape” on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9 […]

Juan Cole

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