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Archives: October 2015
![Syria: US Boots on Ground risks Conflict with Turkey, not Russia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/syria-us-boots-on-ground-risks-c-187x137.jpg)
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Will Turkey’s Elections bring Peace or More Conflict with Kurds?
By Peter O'Connor | Diyarbakr | (Informed Comment) | - - Tomorrow, on November 1, Turkish voters will return to the polls for the second time in 5 months. At the core…![Unlike Florida, India’s Tamil Nadu State Requires Solar Panels on New Multistory Buildings](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/unlike-florida-indias-tamil-nadu-187x137.jpg)
Unlike Florida, India’s Tamil Nadu State Requires Solar Panels on New Multistory Buildings
Smitha TK | (NDTV Video Report) | - - "The Tamil Nadu Government makes Solar Power generation mandatory in buildings, but is it doing enough to crease out the implementation challenges? Smitha…![Autopsy as Vienna Syria Summit concludes: Did US let its hard Line Saudi Ally run Wild?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/autopsy-as-vienna-syria-summit-c-187x137.jpg)
Autopsy as Vienna Syria Summit concludes: Did US let its hard Line Saudi Ally run Wild?
By Carlyn Meyer | (Informed Comment) | - - Deep contradictions in the Administration’s Syria policy are on full display as the US, Russia, Iran and assorted other Middle Eastern states meet…![Israeli soldiers tell Palestinians: ‘We will gas you until you die’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/israeli-soldiers-tell-palestinia-187x137.jpg)
Israeli soldiers tell Palestinians: ‘We will gas you until you die’
By Megan Hanna | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - On October 29, Israeli military forces issued a disturbing message to residents of Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, telling them that unless…![Syria: On eve of Vienna Summit, Has Russia changed the facts on the Ground?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/syria-on-eve-of-vienna-summit-ha-187x137.jpg)
Syria: On eve of Vienna Summit, Has Russia changed the facts on the Ground?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Writing in al-Hayat [Life] this week, columnist Walid Choucair outlined the successes he sees Russia to have had in its Syria campaign, and…![Why Russia Fears ISIL: Panic over Domestic Terror Plots & Wave of Arrests](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/why-russia-fears-isil-panic-over-187x137.jpg)
Why Russia Fears ISIL: Panic over Domestic Terror Plots & Wave of Arrests
By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/ RL ) | - - Russia appears to be cracking down on Muslims and labor migrants in response to what it says are domestic terror threats…![More of Iraq’s Kurdish Women Training to Fight Extremists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/more-of-iraqs-kurdish-women-trai-187x137.jpg)
More of Iraq’s Kurdish Women Training to Fight Extremists
Shalaw Mohammed | Erbil | ( Niqash.org ) | - - Increasing numbers of Iraqi Kurdish women are training to become soldiers; they want to join their men in the fight against…![2016 Campaign and Forever War: Electorate gone to Disney World](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/2016-campaign-and-forever-war-el-187x137.jpg)
2016 Campaign and Forever War: Electorate gone to Disney World
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - You may not know it, but you’re living in a futuristic science fiction novel. And that’s a fact. If you were to…![Bernie Sanders Hugs Muslim Student And Vows To Fight Racism](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/bernie-sanders-hugs-muslim-stude-187x137.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Hugs Muslim Student And Vows To Fight Racism
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "Bernie Sanders promises to fight the "ugly stain" of anti-Islamic sentiment across the U.S." AJ+: "Bernie Sanders Hugs Muslim Student And Vows To Fight…![Iran’s Attendance at Syria talks in Vienna marks its Emergence as Regional Power](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/irans-attendance-at-syria-talks-187x137.jpg)
Iran’s Attendance at Syria talks in Vienna marks its Emergence as Regional Power
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Friday, Iran and Saudi Arabia will both attend an international summit on Syria and speak diplomatically about its future for the first…![Amnesty: Israeli forces have ‘ripped up the rulebook’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/amnesty-israeli-forces-have-ripp-187x137.jpg)
Amnesty: Israeli forces have ‘ripped up the rulebook’
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Amnesty International on Tuesday demanded that Israel stop unlawful killings in occupied Palestinian territory, stating that Israeli forces appeared to have "ripped up…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/71eoiWOEBpL-750x613-187x137.jpg)
War is Beautiful: How Newspapers’ War Photography Conceals the Hideous Reality
By David Shields | (Informed Comment) | - - The following is an excerpt from War Is Beautiful by David Shields: For decades, upon opening the New York Times every morning and…![From Canada as Hawk to Canada as Peacemaker in Mideast](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/from-canada-as-hawk-to-canada-as-187x137.jpg)
From Canada as Hawk to Canada as Peacemaker in Mideast
By Richard Foltz | (Informed Comment) | - _ As midnight approached on October 19th Canadians staying up to watch the results of the federal election let out a huge collective sigh…![House ‘Science’ Committee Climate Witch Hunt is Worse than Benghazi!](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/house-science-committee-climate-187x137.jpg)
House ‘Science’ Committee Climate Witch Hunt is Worse than Benghazi!
Michael Mann| (Thom Hartmann Video Interview) | - - "Thom Hartmann talks with Dr. Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology Director, Earth System Science Center-Penn State University / Author-Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate…![SC Cop Flips Black Student In Her Desk](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/sc-cop-flips-black-student-in-he-187x137.jpg)
SC Cop Flips Black Student In Her Desk
Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and Hannah Cranston | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "A cop in South Carolina was called in to deal with an unruly student at a high…![Yemen: Coalition Airstrikes Hit Hospital](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/yemen-coalition-airstrikes-hit-h-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Coalition Airstrikes Hit Hospital
Human Rights Watch | - - (Sanaa) – The airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a hospital in northern Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers, MSF) on October 26,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/352391C-187x137.jpg)
Jerusalem: A City Governed by Fear
By: Emily Mulder | ( Ma'an News Agency ) | - - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Mohammad, a 20-year-old Palestinian and resident of Jerusalem, was attacked by a group of Israelis on Oct.…![Iran helping build “New Syrian Army;” ISIL fighters Fleeing to Iraq from Russian Airstrikes](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/iran-helping-build-new-syrian-ar-187x137.jpg)
Iran helping build “New Syrian Army;” ISIL fighters Fleeing to Iraq from Russian Airstrikes
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Alarabiya television is reporting 16 new casualties in Syria since October 9 among Iranian fighters there. There are thought to be some 1,500…![Earthquake in Pakistan & Afghanistan hits Poor Worse](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/earthquake-in-pakistan-afghanist-187x137.jpg)
Earthquake in Pakistan & Afghanistan hits Poor Worse
Channel 4 News | (Video News Report) | - - "More than 200 people have been killed in a powerful quake which shook areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan and was felt as…![Senior National Security Advisers urge Obama to put Spec Ops Troops close to ISIL Front](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/senior-national-security-adviser-187x137.jpg)
Senior National Security Advisers urge Obama to put Spec Ops Troops close to ISIL Front
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Missy Ryan and Greg Jaffe at the Washington Post reveal that President Obama's senior national security advisers have recommended positioning US special operations…![Tel Aviv: Israelis Rally Over Netanyahu’s Policies](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/tel-aviv-israelis-rally-over-net-187x137.jpg)
Tel Aviv: Israelis Rally against Netanyahu’s Policies toward Palestinians
By IMEMC | - - Thousands of Israeli protesters have taken to the streets in Tel Aviv to denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies, which they blame for the recent wave of…![Let’s not forget: the real drivers behind Palestinian anger](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/lets-not-forget-the-real-drivers-187x137.jpg)
Let’s not forget: the real drivers behind Palestinian anger
By Hugh Lovatt | ( Your Middle East) | - - "Israeli society continues to turn a blind eye to the suffering it inflicts on Palestinians" An end to the violence will…![Are Red Meat & Bacon As Cancer-Causing As Cigarettes and Plutonium?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/are-red-meat-bacon-as-cancer-cau-187x137.jpg)
Are Red Meat & Bacon As Cancer-Causing As Cigarettes and Plutonium?
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - Processed meats have been placed in the same health risk category as smoking and asbestos by the cancer research body of the…![Bush Lapdog Blair can’t Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing the Middle East](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/bush-lapdog-blair-cant-even-apol-187x137.jpg)
Bush Lapdog Blair can’t Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing the Middle East
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Former British PM Tony Blair reiterated on Sunday some of his previous half-hearted "apologies" for illegally launching a war of aggression on Iraq…![Palestine: Hebron at eye of the storm as death toll rises from Squatter attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/palestine-hebron-at-eye-of-the-s-187x137.jpg)
Palestine: Hebron at eye of the storm as death toll rises from Squatter attacks
By: Killian Redden | Ma'an News Agency | - - HEBRON (Ma’an) -- As the death toll has risen across the occupied Palestinian territory, the southern West Bank city of Hebron has…![But are they effective? Elite US Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/but-are-they-effective-elite-us-187x137.jpg)
But are they effective? Elite US Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015
By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - They’re some of the best soldiers in the world: highly trained, well equipped, and experts in weapons, intelligence gathering, and battlefield medicine. …![Trump On Shutting Down Mosques: Yeah Sure Whatever](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/trump-on-shutting-down-mosques-y-187x137.jpg)
Trump On Shutting Down Mosques: Yeah Sure Whatever
By John Iadarola, Jayar Jackson, and Elliot Hill | (The Young Turks) | - - "How far would Donald Trump go to protect America from ISIS? Turns out pretty far… John Iadarola…![Ahmadinejad’s Ex-Bodyguard Among Growing Number Of Iranians Killed in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/ahmadinejads-ex-bodyguard-among-187x137.jpg)
Ahmadinejad’s Ex-Bodyguard Among Growing Number Of Iranians Killed in Syria
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL ) | - - A onetime bodyguard for former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has been killed in Syria while fighting Islamic State (IS) militants, according…![The Intifada, Viral Death, and the Facebook Fallacy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/the-intifada-viral-death-and-the-187x137.jpg)
The Intifada, Viral Death, and the Facebook Fallacy
By Julie Poucher Harbin, Editor, | Interview with Rebecca Stein | ISLAMICommentary | - - There are varying explanations for the uptick in violence in Israel-Palestine over the past few days, but…![Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/russiasyria-possibly-unlawful-ru-187x137.jpg)
Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes
Human Rights Watch | - - (New York) – At least two air strikes in northern Homs on October 15, 2015, that local residents believed to be Russian, apparently violated the laws…![Is Russia’s offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/is-russias-offer-of-parliamentar-187x137.jpg)
Is Russia’s offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?
By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | - - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said three surprising things Saturday in an interview with Rossiya 1. 1. Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad would have…![Jewish Squatter attack on Leader of Rabbis for Human Rights caught on Video](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/jewish-squatter-attack-on-leader-187x137.jpg)
Jewish Squatter attack on Leader of Rabbis for Human Rights caught on Video
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A Jewish settler on Friday attacked the head of the Israeli group Rabbis for Human Rights during a Palestinian olive harvest in the…![Iraqi Kurds Face Hard Diplomatic Choices Between the US and Russia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/iraqi-kurds-face-hard-diplomatic-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi Kurds Face Hard Diplomatic Choices Between the US and Russia
By Histyar Qader | (Niqash.org) | - - It is tough for Iraqi Kurdistan to turn down any kind of aid when it comes to fighting the Islamic State. So now the…![Mexico’s Patricia Megastorm so strong it broke scale used to measure hurricane intensity](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/mexicos-patricia-megastorm-so-st-187x137.jpg)
Mexico’s Patricia Megastorm so strong it broke scale used to measure hurricane intensity
AJ+ | (Video Report | - - "Hurricane Patricia is the strongest ever recorded and headed for Mexico at Category 5 speeds. It's so strong, it broke the scale used to measure…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/image-750x691-187x137.png)
‘Never Seen Anything Like This Before’ as 2015 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record
By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - With many eyes turning to UN talks in Paris, Earth continues to exhibit symptoms of a planet on fire How much…![Forever Refugees – Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis to Syria lose Homes Again](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/forever-refugees-palestinian-fam-187x137.jpg)
Forever Refugees – Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis to Syria lose Homes Again
By: Mai Abu Moghli, Nael Bitarie, and Nell Gabiam | Ma'an News Agency | - - Similarly to their Syrian counterparts, Palestinians in Syria have been severely affected by the ongoing war.…![Top Five Things Congress Should investigate instead of Benghazi](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/top-five-things-congress-should-187x137.jpg)
Top Five Things Congress Should investigate instead of Benghazi
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - The fruitless carnival barking that was the GOP Benghazi inquisition did the nation the disservice of taking focus off the things really wrong with…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/image-3-187x137.jpeg)
Did US-Russia Tensions Help Bring Iraq Victory in Baiji and Anbar?
By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) Recently Iraqi anti-extremist forces have made some of the biggest gains in months. Iraqi military leaders explain how they beat the Islamic State; some credit US- Russia…![Palestinians need hope, not calm](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/palestinians-need-hope-not-calm-187x137.jpg)
Palestinians need hope, not calm
By John V Whitbeck | (Middle East Eye) | - - It is a sad reality that, unless Jewish lives are lost, Israelis and the Western world tend to feel that the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/DBA2D5AF-E507-4FA8-AFC5-9ECA0B39BBD1_w640_r1_s-187x137.jpg)
Russian-Speaking Militants Prepare To Fight Assad In Hama
By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/RL) ) | - - Two Russian-speaking militant groups, including a battalion within Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate the Al-Nusra Front, claim they are preparing to fight Syrian government…![Hillary Clinton finally let Benghazi Committee Have It](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/hillary-clinton-finally-let-beng-187x137.jpg)
Hillary Clinton finally let Benghazi Committee Have It
Thom Hartmann | (Video Report) - - "Thom Hartmann comments on Hillary Clinton's appearance before the House Select Committee on Benghazi." Thom Hartmann: "Hillary hits back at the Benghazi Committee"![What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/what-if-the-u-s-had-not-invaded-187x137.jpg)
What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003?
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq in 2003? How would things be different in the Middle East today? Was Iraq, in…![First US Soldier Killed in Combat with Daesh/ ISIL as 70 Hostages Freed](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/first-us-soldier-killed-in-comba-187x137.jpg)
First US Soldier Killed in Combat with Daesh/ ISIL as 70 Hostages Freed
By Juan Cole | - - A joint operation by US Delta force and Iraqi Kurdish freed 70 captives on Thursday, led to killing of 20 and the capture of 6 Daesh…![Did Hillary just Win the Presidency because Biden couldn’t Raise $2 bn. this Fall?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/did-hillary-just-win-the-preside-187x137.jpg)
Did Hillary just Win the Presidency because Biden couldn’t Raise $2 bn. this Fall?
Patty Culhane | (Aljazeera English) | - - "United States Vice President Joe Biden has said will not run for president in 2016, ending months of indecision and removing one of Democratic…![US-Russia wrangle over Iraqi Sphere of influence: Parliament to Weigh In](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/us-russia-wrangle-over-iraqi-sph-187x137.jpg)
US-Russia wrangle over Iraqi Sphere of influence: Parliament to Weigh In
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi is alleged to be under "enormous pressure" from Shiite militiamen and hardliners to seek Russian airstrikes on Daesh…![Armed Israeli Squatters Attack Palestinian Hebron Homes as Fateh calls General Strike](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/armed-israeli-squatters-attack-p-187x137.jpg)
Armed Israeli Squatters Attack Palestinian Hebron Homes as Fateh calls General Strike
By IMEMC News | - - Armed Israeli settlers -- under Israeli military protection -- attacked Palestinian homes with stones and empty glass bottles to the east of Hebron city, on Tuesday,…![The Real Reason al-Assad Met Putin in Moscow](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/the-real-reason-al-assad-met-put-187x137.jpg)
The Real Reason al-Assad Met Putin in Moscow
By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL ) | - - Three weeks after the start of Russia's bombing campaign, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during…![Could Nuclear Deal hand power to Reformists inside Iran?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/could-nuclear-deal-hand-power-to-187x137.jpg)
Could Nuclear Deal hand power to Reformists inside Iran?
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | - - OXFORD, Oct 19 2015 (IPS) - As in most countries, in Iran too there are hardliners and moderates. All polls show that…![Is Hillary Clinton Copying Bernie Sanders – And Why Does It Matter?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/is-hillary-clinton-copying-berni-187x137.jpg)
Is Hillary Clinton Copying Bernie Sanders – And Why Does It Matter?
AJ+ | (Video report) | - - "Bernie Sanders has rubbed off on Hillary Clinton. Not only has she stopped combing her hair, she's railing against billionaires and Wall Street. But how…![The Aleppo Strategy against Daesh/ ISIL: Can it Work?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/the-aleppo-strategy-against-daes-187x137.jpg)
The Aleppo Strategy against Daesh/ ISIL: Can it Work?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Washington Post was the first to broach the issue of Russo-Iranian grand strategy in Syria. It turns out that an Iraqi Shiite…![The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Keep the U.S. Military Out](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/the-secret-to-winning-the-nobel-187x137.jpg)
The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Keep the U.S. Military Out
By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - Introduction, by Tom Engelhardt To this day, it remains difficult to take in the degree to which the American invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq…![The war of information in Israel and Palestine](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/the-war-of-information-in-israel-187x137.jpg)
The war of information in Israel and Palestine
By: Megan Hanna | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - Recent headlines by Western news outlets, such as the BBC, CNN and The Telegraph, in the coverage of the recent spate of…![Investing in Iran after Deal? Be careful of doing business with the Revolutionary Guards](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/investing-in-iran-after-deal-be-187x137.jpg)
Investing in Iran after Deal? Be careful of doing business with the Revolutionary Guards
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Former Detainees Sue CIA Torture Psychologists
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Thanks to Sanders, Democratic Party Just Debated Capitalism
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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian MiGs for the first time on Wednesday gave close air support to the Syrian Arab Army as it attacked rebels north of…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Abdul_Rashid_Dostum_in_September_2014-187x137.jpg)
If Russia is Region’s new Gun for Hire, Afghanistan Warlord wants to Bring it In
By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/ RL) | - - With the Taliban threatening to overrun large parts of Afghanistan, First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seeking help from an old ally…![How much Palestinian unrest is work of Undercover Israeli Agents?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/how-much-palestinian-unrest-is-w-187x137.jpg)
How much Palestinian unrest is work of Undercover Israeli Agents?
By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC | - - A Reuters camera operator captured on film a group of Israeli undercover agents dressed as Palestinian youth during a demonstration in Beit El on…![Nigeria’s Boko Haram is about Vengeance, not Islam](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/nigerias-boko-haram-is-about-ven-187x137.jpg)
Nigeria’s Boko Haram is about Vengeance, not Islam
By Gregory Alonso Pirio | (Informed Comment) | - - So many people are scratching their heads as they search for an explanation for the extreme acts of violence meted out by…![In massive Green Commitment, India Pledges 40% Renewables by 2030](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/in-massive-green-commitment-indi-187x137.jpg)
In massive Green Commitment, India Pledges 40% Renewables by 2030
The Tree | - - With the informal deadline now expired, India has joined other major economies to submit its climate pledge to the United Nations. The world’s third biggest polluter aims…![As Russia Strikes 20 Targets, Arab Twitter Wars over call of 52 clerics for Jihad against “occupation” of Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/as-russia-strikes-20-targets-ara-187x137.jpg)
As Russia Strikes, Arab Twitter Wars over call for Jihad against “occupation” of Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian plans hit 20 targets in Syria on Tuesday according to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. Among them were a training camp…![Netanyahu’s Tango with the Ayatollah: Why Israeli & Iranian Hardliners Need Each Other](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/netanyahus-tango-with-the-ayatol-187x137.jpg)
Netanyahu’s Tango with the Ayatollah: Why Israeli & Iranian Hardliners Need Each Other
By Saeed Rahnema | (OpenDemocracy) | - - Netanyahu did have Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, disgraced former Iranian President, who with the support of Khamenei, would say one foul thing after another about Israel.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/israeli_settlements_map-187x137.gif)
Far Right wing Israelis rally for more Land Theft, destruction of Palestinian homes
By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC News | - - Thousands of Israelis, including legislators and , gathered Monday in front of the home of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, calling for increased theft…![Citing NSA Spying, Euro Court of Justice Forbids Auto-Sharing of Personal InfoData](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/citing-nsa-spying-euro-court-of-187x137.jpg)
Citing NSA Spying, Euro Court of Justice Forbids Auto-Sharing of Personal Info
Danny O'Brien | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - The spread of knowledge about the NSA's surveillance programs has shaken the trust of customers in U.S. Internet companies like Facebook, Google, and…![Parenting in Fear: Leaving a Climate Apocalypse to our Children](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/parenting-in-fear-leaving-a-clim-187x137.jpg)
Parenting in Fear: Leaving a Climate Apocalypse to our Children
Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Madeline is in the swing, her face the picture of delight. “Mo, mo,” she cries and kicks her legs to show me that…![No, Donald Trump, Mideast wouldn’t be more Stable under Saddam & other Dictators](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/no-donald-trump-mideast-wouldnt-187x137.jpg)
No, Donald Trump, Mideast wouldn’t be more Stable under Saddam & other Dictators
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump alleged this weekend that "of course" the Middle East would be more stable if dictators like Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi…![Syria: Russians volunteering to fight ISIL alongside Leftist Kurds](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/syria-russians-volunteering-to-f-187x137.jpg)
Syria: Russians volunteering to fight ISIL alongside Leftist Kurds
By Tom Balmforth and Dmitry Volchek | ( RFE/RL) Bondo Dorovskikh traveled to eastern Ukraine last year to join separatists in their war against Kyiv. He soon quit the rebels in disillusionment…![10 Million at Risk of Hunger Due to Climate Change and El Niño, Oxfam Warns](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/10-million-at-risk-of-hunger-due-187x137.jpg)
10 Million at Risk of Hunger Due to Climate Change and El Niño, Oxfam Warns
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - At least ten million of the poorest people face food insecurity in 2015 and 2016 due to extreme…![Red Crescent: Israeli forces injure Nearly 500 Palestinians in 3 days](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/red-crescent-israeli-forces-inju-187x137.jpg)
Red Crescent: Israeli forces injure Nearly 500 Palestinians in 3 days
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- At least 499 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers across the occupied Palestinian Territory since Saturday, the Palestinian…![Education for refugees can help save Syria’s lost generation](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/education-for-refugees-can-help-187x137.jpg)
Education for refugees can help save Syria’s lost generation
By Dorrie Chetty | (The Conversation) | - - With the world’s focus firmly on the European response to the refugee crisis in recent weeks, attention has been diverted away from the…![Facing ISIL Propaganda, Russia Denies its Syria Campaign is a “Holy War”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/facing-isil-propaganda-russia-de-187x137.jpg)
Facing ISIL Propaganda, Russia Denies its Syria Campaign is a “Holy War”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Remember when George W. Bush lapsed and called his Iraq War a "crusade?" He had to back off that religious rhetoric really quickly…![Why Are So Many Millennials Rallying Behind Bernie Sanders?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/why-are-so-many-millennials-rall-187x137.jpg)
Why Are So Many Millennials Rallying Behind Bernie Sanders?
Lindsay Miller | (Popsugar Video Report) | - - "If you've been on Facebook lately, there's a good chance you've seen Bernie Sanders popping up in your feed. The 73-year-old senator is…![Enabled by Climate Change, ISIL wages Water war on Shiites of south Iraq](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/enabled-by-climate-change-isil-w-187x137.jpg)
Aided by Climate Change, ISIL wages Water war on Shiites of south Iraq
By Raad Salem | (Niqash.org) | Amarah | - - "Droughts, extremists' control of water upstream and government austerity measures that are shutting pumping stations: Iraq's already-precarious, but precious, marshes and wetlands…![Civil War: Israeli troops shoot 96 Palestinians after 4 Israelis Killed](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/civil-war-israeli-troops-shoot-9-187x137.jpg)
Civil War: Israeli troops shoot 96 Palestinians after 4 Israelis Killed
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLHEM (Ma'an) -- At least 96 Palestinians have been wounded by live rounds or rubber-coated steel bullets in clashes with Israeli forces and settlers since Saturday…![Syria: Is there a Russian-Iranian Dispute over Fate of al-Assad?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/syria-is-there-a-russian-iranian-187x137.jpg)
Syria: Is there a Russian-Iranian Dispute over Fate of al-Assad?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russia and Iran don't see eye to eye about the future of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad after their military intervention in the civil…![Turkey fears fallout from Russian strikes in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/turkey-fears-fallout-from-russia-187x137.jpg)
Turkey fears fallout from Russian strikes in Syria
Euractiv | - - Turkey will not allow "terror to take root" or "fait accompli situations" next to its borders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday (1 October), a day after…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/CCdpTpTUsAA8xaC-187x137.jpg)
The Young Iraqis Promoting Darwinism and Rationalism To Save Iraq
Marwan Jabbar | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - One of the more unusual, grass roots groups in Iraq today is Real Sciences. They are young Iraqis who translate scientific articles into…![Palestine – The Exception To Free Speech In The U.S.?”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/palestine-the-exception-to-free-187x137.jpg)
Palestine – The Exception To Free Speech In The U.S.?”
AJ+ | (Video News Report) - - "University campuses are the front line of Palestinian human-rights advocacy in the U.S., but a new report by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Palestine…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/KathleenTurner-1-e1442851426178-100x140-100x137.jpg)
Kathleen Turner: The Real Target of the Planned Parenthood Attacks
By Kathleen Turner | (Otherwords.org) "The leading GOP candidates have aligned themselves with a platform based on endangering women’s health care access. In the first two Republican presidential debates, the candidates slugged…![Deal with Saudis? Why does the US care if Russia bombs al-Qaeda and its Allies in Syria?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/deal-with-saudis-why-does-the-us-187x137.jpg)
Deal with Saudis? Why does the US care if Russia bombs al-Qaeda and its Allies in Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Obama on Friday pledged not to turn Syria into an arena for a proxy war between the US and the Russian Federation.…![Can anti-Muslim Bigotry Help Donald Trump Or Ben Carson Win The Republican Race?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/can-anti-muslim-bigotry-help-don-187x137.jpg)
Can anti-Muslim Bigotry Help Donald Trump Or Ben Carson Win The Republican Race?
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "Donald Trump may still lead the Republican polls, but Ben Carson is now only a point behind. What do the two candidates have in…![Afghanistan’s Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/afghanistans-elite-special-force-187x137.jpg)
Afghanistan’s Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban
By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) | - - Afghanistan's much-maligned security forces were facing their greatest challenge yet in trying to retake a key northern city from the Taliban -- and expectations…![Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/alabama-requires-photo-ids-for-v-187x137.jpg)
Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - "The 'decision to cut out ID services to almost all counties with a majority black population is discriminatory and wrong,' says…![Mercer, targeting Christians, kills 1/3 the annual gunshot death toll in England](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/mercer-targeting-christians-kill-187x137.jpg)
Mercer, targeting Christians, kills 1/3 the annual gunshot death toll in England
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The shooter at Umpqua Community college in Roseberg, Oregon, Chris Harper Mercer, had three hand guns, likely semi-automatics, and an assault rifle. He…![Reason Trumped: How the Donald Phenom will Change our Lives](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/reason-trumped-how-the-donald-ph-187x137.jpg)
Reason Trumped: How the Donald Phenom will Change our Lives
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The 2016 election campaign is certainly a billionaire’s playground when it comes to “establishment candidates” like Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush who cater…![Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/is-putin-gambling-it-all-on-syri-187x137.jpg)
Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?
By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | - - For those watching closely, the signal for Russia’s first airstrikes came in a statement early on September 30 by Kremlin spokesman Sergei Ivanov,…![Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/union-70-percent-of-gaza-workers-187x137.jpg)
Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty
Ma'an News Agency | - - GAZA (Ma'an) -- Around 70 percent of workers in Gaza live in poverty, the director of the Gaza General Federation of Trade Unions, Sami al-Amsi, said…![Trump Supports Putin’s Russia Policy in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/trump-supports-putins-russia-pol-187x137.jpg)
Trump Supports Putin’s Russia Policy in Syria
Erin Burnett | (CNN news video) | - - "Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with CNN's Erin Burnett on foreign policy issues including Iran, Syria and ISIS." CNN: "Donald Trump: 'Let…![Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/afghanistan-the-taliban-reign-of-187x137.jpg)
Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive
By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/ RL) | - - An expected Afghan government counteroffensive to retake Kunduz from the Taliban appears to have largely stalled as troops await reinforcements." "The citizens…![It is Israel that abrogated Oslo Peace Accords, as Netanyahu Boasted](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/it-is-israel-that-abrogated-oslo-187x137.jpg)
It is Israel that abrogated Oslo Peace Accords, as Netanyahu Boasted
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine, renounced the Oslo Peace accords Wednesday, on the grounds that Israel itself has long since reneged on every…![The Colonial roots of Hating on Muslims, & of Muslim Nationalism](http://web.archive.org./web/20170129182100im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/the-colonial-roots-of-hating-on-187x137.jpg)