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Biden delivered the Country to Trump, disbelieving Gaza Death Statistics; they were Underestimates
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Biden delivered the Country to Trump, disbelieving Gaza Death Statistics; they were Underestimates

Juan Cole

The article confirms the Ministry of Health estimate that about 56% of violent deaths were among children, women and elderly men

The Strait of Hormuz and Iran: Where Geography becomes a Weapon

The Strait of Hormuz and Iran: Where Geography becomes a Weapon

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Waiting for ICE

Waiting for ICE

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Sunday Reading

Sunday Reading

Don’t miss Barney Rubin’s long and personal meditation in the Boston Review on his involvement in Afghanistan diplomacy over the past decades. The depth of […]

Juan Cole

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Ibrahim: Al-Qaeda wants to Hit the US Again and turn Obama into another Bush

Ibrahim: Al-Qaeda wants to Hit the US Again and turn Obama into another Bush

Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports in Arabic that Shaikh Najih Ibrahim, the leader of the fundamentalist group al-Gama’a al-Islamiya in Egypt, said Friday that his organization fears […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Comment: Afghanistan Can’t be Fixed Just by Changing its President

Guest Comment: Afghanistan Can’t be Fixed Just by Changing its President

An experienced observer writes with regard to rumors that President Obama may cease supporting Afghan President Hamid Karzai: “I read with interest the story about […]

Juan Cole

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Obama as Anti-Bush

Obama as Anti-Bush

President Barack Obama signalled on several fronts on Thursday that the new president is his own man and is eager to actively reverse Bush administration […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza Aftermath Raises Question of War Crimes: Obama Must Overcome Initial Muslim Distrust

Gaza Aftermath Raises Question of War Crimes: Obama Must Overcome Initial Muslim Distrust

The Israeli assault on Gaza has drawn to an end, now that its Great Enabler (W.) is no longer in the cockpit of the Calamity […]

Juan Cole

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Obama’s Pledge to Withdraw from Iraq and the Iraqi Reality; 2 US Soldiers Wounded; 7 Dead, 22 Injured in Bombings

Obama’s Pledge to Withdraw from Iraq and the Iraqi Reality; 2 US Soldiers Wounded; 7 Dead, 22 Injured in Bombings

President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday, his first day on the job, with his secretary of defense, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff […]

Juan Cole

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The Dream of Our Founders will Live On

The Dream of Our Founders will Live On

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that […]

Juan Cole

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"They even killed the cats!"

"They even killed the cats!"

Some 50,000 Palestinians have been left homeless by the Israeli war on the people of Gaza, with 400,000 now lacking access to running water. Rebuilding […]

Juan Cole

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King’s Anti-Imperialism and the Challenge for Obama

King’s Anti-Imperialism and the Challenge for Obama

The Martin Luther King, Jr. that most Americans know is the man who said, “I have a dream” at a massive rally 250,000 strong in […]

Juan Cole

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