The World Is Safer Without a Republican House
Nov 2, 2010 A Republican victory has the potential to keep the US in Iraq and Afghanistan, derail the beleaguered peace process and worsen U security.
Ahmadinejad and the Limits of American and Israeli Power
Oct 12, 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Middle East’s populist answer to the American tea party, has stirred controversy with his trip to Lebanon, which will begin Wednesday.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stirred controversy with his trip to Lebanon, which will begin Wednesday.
Israel’s Gift to Iran’s Hard-Liners
Jun 11, 2010 Juan Cole, who offers the single best available running commentary on the Middle East, considers the ways in which, on the first anniversary of the fraudulent Iranian elections and the rise of the Green Movement, the policy moves of both the U.S. and Israel continued to backfire in Iran.
Fishing for a Pretext to Squeeze Iran
Mar 14, 2006 Truthdig's Middle Eastern affairs expert argues that the Iranian nuclear issue "has not reached the point of crisis, and therefore other motivations must be sought for the Bush administration's breathless rhetoric." UPDATE: Cole says that Bush's recent linking of Iran to Iraqi roadside bombs is "wholly implausible."How Bush Created a Theocracy in Iraq
Dec 2, 2005 Retracing the steps of Shiite religious leaders and parties who have come to dominate the post-invasion process.
