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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives
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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

H. Scott Prosterman

Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

01/13/2026 By Human Rights Watch

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

01/13/2026 By The Conversation

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Farhi On Afghanistan Iraq And Bush

Farhi On Afghanistan Iraq And Bush

Farhi on Afghanistan, Iraq and the Bush Administration’s Incoherent Iran Policy At our Global Affairs group blog, Farideh Farhi explains “Afghanistan, Iraq and the Bush […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Surge Of Phony Spin On Iraq Cole In

Surge Of Phony Spin On Iraq Cole In

A Surge of Phony Spin on Iraq: Cole in Salon My column is out in Salon.com Tuesday: A surge of phony spin on Iraq Bush’s […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Napoleons Egypt And Page 99 Test

Napoleons Egypt And Page 99 Test

Napoleon’s Egypt and the Page 99 Test Marshal Zeringue’s Page 99 Test highlights my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East. This book blog […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
122 Dead In Civil War Violence Collapse

122 Dead In Civil War Violence Collapse

122 Dead in Civil War Violence; The Collapse of the al-Maliki Cabinet The cabinet ministers in the al-Maliki government belonging to the National Iraqi List […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Satire I Wanna Be Like Usama

Satire I Wanna Be Like Usama

Satire: I Wanna Be Like Usama I’ve always been a firm believer in making fun of the bad guys, since they derive some of their […]

Juan Cole

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Edwards Hammers Clinton Over Ties To

Edwards Hammers Clinton Over Ties To

John Edwards on the Pernicious Influence of Lobbyists on US Politics: Yearly Kos Thanks to David Sirota & YouTube. See also Dennis Perrin’s detailed and […]

Juan Cole

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Analysis Of Al Malikis Cabinet

Analysis Of Al Malikis Cabinet

Analysis of al-Maliki’s Cabinet Regarding the collapsing al-Maliki government, an informed observer writes: “The analysis of the current composition of the Council of Ministers is […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Tal Afar Bombing Kills 25 60 Bodies

Tal Afar Bombing Kills 25 60 Bodies

Republican Candidates for Staying the Course; Tal Afar Bombing Kills 25; 60 Bodies found Near Baquba; 190,000 Guns Unaccounted for by Pentagon Republican candidates on […]

Juan Cole

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Bonapartes Proclamation On Overthrowing

Bonapartes Proclamation On Overthrowing

Bonaparte’s Proclamation on Overthrowing the Ottoman Beys of Egypt Just one day until the book is out!. From the Napoleon’s Egypt Blog today, Bonaparte’s June […]

Juan Cole

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