Juan Cole

A Brief Middle East History Lesson for Mitt Romney

A Brief Middle East History Lesson for Mitt Romney

JUAN COLE: The Presidential candidate appears to be entirely clueless about the recent history of US involvement in the region. Heres’ some help.

 Common Ground News Service

‘Stereotype Killer’: Muslim Men Speak About Lives

‘Stereotype Killer’: Muslim Men Speak About Lives

NADIA MOHAMMAD, CGNEWS: Everyone seems to have an opinion on who and what Muslim men are. Time to ask the men themselves

 Juan Cole

Alternative Energy: A Way Out of Iran Impasse?

Alternative Energy: A Way Out of Iran Impasse?

THOMAS BUONOMO, INFORMED COMMENT: China’s working with Iran to develop alternative energy solutions. Support welcome?

 James M. Dorsey

Fake Soccer Websites ‘Key’ To Iran Cyber-Attack

Fake Soccer Websites ‘Key’ To Iran Cyber-Attack

JAMES M. DORSEY: The creators of the Stuxnet virus, which allegedly did significant damage to Iran’s nuclear programme, used fake soccer websites to smokescreen their handiwork

 Syria News Wire

The Vogue-Assad Controversy: A View from Syria

The Vogue-Assad Controversy: A View from Syria

SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Vogue has responded to the controversy caused by its profile of Asma al-Assad. There’s hypocrisy in the charges being laid at her door.

 Jonathan Cook

Wikileaks, The U.S. and the New Global Order

Wikileaks, The U.S. and the New Global Order

JONATHAN COOK: At work here is a set of global forces that the US, in its hubris, believed it could tame in its own interests. By the early ’90s that arrogance manifested itself in the claim of the “end of history…