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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy
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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Juan Cole

Any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure will lead to retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in the region owned by U.S. oil companies

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

03/15/2026 By Truthdig

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

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India: No Troop Movements; Zardari offers to Try Perps in Pakistan; Lashkar had fought in Iraq

India: No Troop Movements; Zardari offers to Try Perps in Pakistan; Lashkar had fought in Iraq

Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that India is not contemplating a military attack on Pakistan, but has sent Pakistan a list of 20 […]

Juan Cole

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Mumbai Muslims Castigate Attackers as Criminals; Footage of Capture of Ajmal

Mumbai Muslims Castigate Attackers as Criminals; Footage of Capture of Ajmal

Aljazeera English has more on the Indian Muslim Council Trust’s request that the attackers of Mumbai not be buried in the city’s Muslim cemetery. The […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Sticks to 16 Month Timetable; Gives Gates ‘New Mission’; 38 Killed, 100 Wounded in Spate of Bombings;

Obama Sticks to 16 Month Timetable; Gives Gates ‘New Mission’; 38 Killed, 100 Wounded in Spate of Bombings;

President-elect Barack Obama reaffirmed on Monday that he wants to withdraw US troops from Iraq within 16 months of his inauguration. That would be well […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Sticks to 16 Month Timetable; Gives Gates ‘New Mission’; 38 Killed, 100 Wounded in Spate of Bombings;

Obama Sticks to 16 Month Timetable; Gives Gates ‘New Mission’; 38 Killed, 100 Wounded in Spate of Bombings;

President-elect Barack Obama reaffirmed on Monday that he wants to withdraw US troops from Iraq within 16 months of his inauguration. That would be well […]

Juan Cole

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Jones at NSC; Even knows French (Eat your Heart out Tom DeLay)

Jones at NSC; Even knows French (Eat your Heart out Tom DeLay)

The last eight years of yahoo anti-intellectualism (i.e. worship of stupidity) is coming to an end. I note that incoming National Security Adviser Gen. James […]

Juan Cole

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Jones at NSC; Even knows French (Eat your Heart out Tom DeLay)

Jones at NSC; Even knows French (Eat your Heart out Tom DeLay)

The last eight years of yahoo anti-intellectualism (i.e. worship of stupidity) is coming to an end. I note that incoming National Security Adviser Gen. James […]

Juan Cole

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Rivera: How Obama’s Presidency will Affect People of Color Forever

Rivera: How Obama’s Presidency will Affect People of Color Forever

Jeff Rivera writes in a guest op-ed for IC This week Obama appointed members for his national security team which included his former nemesis, Hillary […]

Juan Cole

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Rivera: How Obama’s Presidency will Affect People of Color Forever

Rivera: How Obama’s Presidency will Affect People of Color Forever

Jeff Rivera writes in a guest op-ed for IC This week Obama appointed members for his national security team which included his former nemesis, Hillary […]

Juan Cole

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Indian Muslims Refuse to Bury Militants

Indian Muslims Refuse to Bury Militants

The Muslim community in Mumbai says it doesn’t want the gunmen who attacked Mumbai to be buried in the Muslim cemetery, on the grounds that […]

Juan Cole

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