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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire
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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire

Fariba Amini

People were gunned down in a systematic way during these protests on a scale unseen since the 1980s

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

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How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

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Thousands Flee Marja Area as NATO Prepares Campaign; Anti-American Rally in Kapisa

Thousands Flee Marja Area as NATO Prepares Campaign; Anti-American Rally in Kapisa

Agence France Presse reports that thousands of Afghans are fleeing an anticipated NATO/Afghan (mainly British) campaign against the Taliban stronghold of Marja, a city of […]

Juan Cole

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Undoing Lex Luthor

Undoing Lex Luthor

The red increase in job loss is the climax of Republican White House control. The blue decrease in job loss is Obama and the Democrats. […]

Juan Cole

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Reading cuts stress levels by 68%

Reading cuts stress levels by 68%

Reading cuts stress levels by 68% | Health news | Marie Claire Well now we’ve solved the difference in approach to the world of Barack […]

Juan Cole

40-Day Mourning Sessions targeted by Sunni Radicals in Karbala, Karachi

40-Day Mourning Sessions targeted by Sunni Radicals in Karbala, Karachi

The 40th day mourning ceremonies after the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad) in 680 CE was marred […]

Juan Cole

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Informed Comment Poll: Should US Troops be in Pakistan?

Informed Comment Poll: Should US Troops be in Pakistan?

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Juan Cole

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Michael Schwartz, Will Iraq’s Oil Ever Flow? | TomDispatch

Michael Schwartz, Will Iraq’s Oil Ever Flow? | TomDispatch

Tomgram: Michael Schwartz, Will Iraq's Oil Ever Flow? | TomDispatch Sociologist Michael Schwartz, a sharp Iraq-watcher and author of a provocative book on the Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki Gov't Appeals Reinstatement of Candidates, Calls Special Session of Parliament

Al-Maliki Gov’t Appeals Reinstatement of Candidates, Calls Special Session of Parliament

Iraqi politics and the conduct of the March 7 elections has been thrown into turmoil by the reversal on Wednesday by a judicial appeals panel […]

Juan Cole

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Sophisticated Taliban Bombing, Deaths of 3 US Troops, Embarrasses Zardari Government by Revealing US Troop Presence on Ground in Pakistan

Sophisticated Taliban Bombing, Deaths of 3 US Troops, Embarrasses Zardari Government by Revealing US Troop Presence on Ground in Pakistan

The fragile Pakistani government of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Asaf Ali Zardari was deeply embarrassed Wednesday when a massive bombing killed 3 […]

Juan Cole

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Was US-Iran rivalry Driving the Exclusion of Candidates in Iraq? Was Allawi the Target?

Was US-Iran rivalry Driving the Exclusion of Candidates in Iraq? Was Allawi the Target?

I am going to speculate a little today, but I am hoping it is informed speculation. I think an end-game drama is playing out in […]

Juan Cole

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