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Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”
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Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”

Dan Steinbock

Ferencz believed that wars of aggression are the “supreme international crime,” and leaders who initiate them should face prosecution

“A Blind Understanding:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

“A Blind Understanding:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

01/05/2026 By Juan Cole

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

01/05/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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McCain Rushes Campaign to Nowhere

McCain Rushes Campaign to Nowhere

Mao Zedong announced the adage by which John McCain is clearly living now: “The enemy advances, we retreat. / The enemy camps, we harass. / […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: Bashing Ahmadinejad

Cole in Salon: Bashing Ahmadinejad

My column is out at Salon.com: “Obama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:” Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah Palin and Barack […]

Juan Cole

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McCain admits Country has no current President

McCain admits Country has no current President

McCain says he will suspend his political campaign on Thursday morning and is calling for a cancellation of the debate. Joe Barton (R-Texas) just came […]

Juan Cole

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Palin wasTalking with Karzai about his Son!

Palin wasTalking with Karzai about his Son!

You know those ballyhooed meetings of Sarah Palin with world leaders? What if they weren’t even talking about foreign policy? Since the press was kept […]

Juan Cole

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McCain’s Aide’s Lobbying for Criminal Failed Mortgage Firm

McCain’s Aide’s Lobbying for Criminal Failed Mortgage Firm

Michael Tomasky writes: ‘The lobbying firm of Rick Davis, the manager, was being paid $15,000 a month by Freddie Mac until last month. That fact […]

Juan Cole

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US-Iran Relations

US-Iran Relations

Riz Khan on US-Iranian relations, interviewing Gary Sick. Veteran diplomat Edward P. Djerejian also weighs in on US-Iranian relations: ‘You negotiate peace with your adversaries […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Royal Dutch Shell Deal in Iraq

Royal Dutch Shell Deal in Iraq

Aljazeera English on the Shell deal with Iraq to develop natural gas. Critics of the deal say there was no competitive bidding. Supporters say it […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
GI Killed in Baghdad by Guerrillas; Mass Grave near Baquba with Dozens of Bodies; $13 Bn. in Taxpayer Money Embezzled or given to ‘al-Qaeda’

GI Killed in Baghdad by Guerrillas; Mass Grave near Baquba with Dozens of Bodies; $13 Bn. in Taxpayer Money Embezzled or given to ‘al-Qaeda’

Reuters reports that “A U.S. soldier died after a small-arms fire attack on his patrol in Baghdad.” Near Baquba, Reuters says, “Police found three mass […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Chorev Reviews Hafez on Suicide Bombers

Chorev Reviews Hafez on Suicide Bombers

Suicidal Ambitions: Human Bombs and the War in Iraq By Matan Chorev Review of Mohammed M. Hafez Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology […]

Juan Cole

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