Informed Comment
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Informed Comment is the blog of Juan R. I. Cole, a Professor of Modern Middle East and South Asian History in the History Department at the University of Michigan. Since 2002, he has become prominent as a media commentator critical of U.S. and Israeli policy in the Middle East. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Blog
Audience:
Small audience (10-100K) (English)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Research
Location:
Dept. of History, 1029 Tisch Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1003, US
Editorial
Edited By:
Ezra Fox
Last Edit:
Jul 24, 2006 - 5:22 PM PDT
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Media Ignores Climate Change Background of Increased Flooding (Media Matters Short)
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Checkpoint: The Every Day Life of Humiliation for Palestinians (Short Documentary)
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My Visit to the Iraqi National Archives (Photo Gallery)
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Taliban Attack UN Agency in Kabul, Wounding 7
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Civil Disobedience and Jail Time for Opposing Big Oil: Tim DeChristopher (Moyers Interview)
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Nice Speech on Closing Gitmo, Mr. President; but It’s still Open (Schanzer)
David Schanzer writes at Islamicommentary: David Schanzer In his speech at the National Defense University, President Obama made his most impassioned and compelling argument ...via Informed Comment -
“If you Eat a 2000 Hamburgers in the Name of Vegetarianism, You aren’t an Extremist Vegetarian”; Nabil responds to Woolwich Murder
Nabil goes in: A British Muslim responds to the Woolwich murder in which Lee Rigby, 25, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was butchered by clearly unbalanced ...via Informed Comment -
When Politicians promise ‘Lower Taxes’ they are promising Collapsed Bridges
The next time you hear politicians campaigning on “lower taxes,” you should realize two things. First, they don’t intend to lower your taxes, which are probably mostly ...via Informed Comment -
Sen. Inhofe: “When a Disaster Occurs in America… Everyone … wants to pour Money on’em”
From last fall: Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma argues against relief aid for Hurricane Sandy, in part because working on it in the Senate would delay the beginning of his ...via Informed Comment -
President Obama and Counter-Terrorism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Here are the good, the bad and the ugly things in President Obama’s important speech on counter-terrorism Thursday, and in the off-stage steps he has announced that ...via Informed Comment
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