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Archives for September 2005

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85 Shiites Dead At Balad In

Juan Cole

85 Shiites Dead at Balad in Carbombings 5 US Troops Killed at Ramadi Friday morning, al-Jazeerah is reporting at least 10 dead and more wounded in a market in the Shiite city of Hilla south of Baghdad, as a result of a car bombing. This incident probably involved Sunni Arab guerrillas from the mixed Babil […]

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Fayyad In Baghdad It Is No Longer

Juan Cole

Fayyad in Baghdad: It is no Longer Baghdad Al-Sharq al-Awsat carries a long, anguished and meditative piece by Maad Fayyad, an Arab journalist normally based in London, on the occasion of his return to Baghdad for the third time since the US invasion. I don’t have time to translate the entire thing, but perhaps he […]

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You Will Be Democratic Or Else Nearly

Juan Cole

You will be Democratic, Or Else! Nearly 3/4s of Americans are now skeptical about the use of force to spread democracy. The idea that the US should simply invade countries, overthrow their governments and impose “democracy” on them was championed by a coalition of American nationalists and rightwing Zionists in Washington in 2001-2003, was promoted […]

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American Street Speaks My Article Is

Juan Cole

The American Street Speaks My article is out in Salon.com, The “American street” speaks: Will the Democratic Party listen? The lede is: “As more and more Americans turn against Bush’s Iraq war, Democratic politicians remain silent. Their play-it-safe strategy isn’t just cowardly, it also won’t work.” Excerpt: ‘ In a mid-September CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, about […]

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Bombings In Tal Afar Baghdad Najaf

Juan Cole

Bombings in Tal Afar, Baghdad, Najaf Iraq is not World War II Someone detonated a bomb outside the house of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf around 7 pm Wednesday Iraq time. The blast killed six, including a security guard. Among the bombings and shootings on Wednesday was a bombing in Dora, a district of Baghdad, that […]

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Iran And Iraq Muhsin Al Hakim

Juan Cole

Iran and Iraq Muhsin al-Hakim “Horrified” at British Assault in Basra Muhsin al-Hakim, the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, spoke out in Tehran about the British attack on a Basra jail. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim is widely underestimated, but he is the leader of the majority party coalition in parliament as well as of one of […]

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Guest Editorial Achcar On Iraq

Juan Cole

Guest Editorial: Achcar on “Iraq Developments” “Iraq developments” by Gilbert Achcar ‘ 1) The Saudi Kingdom and Iraq The last weeks and days have seen intensive campaigning by the Saudi Kingdom on the issue of Iraq, preceding US decisions on cooperation with the Kingdom. The campaign’s highlight has been the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud […]

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Car Bomber Penetrates Green Zone 33

Juan Cole

Car Bomber Penetrates Green Zone 33 Deaths in Guerrilla Violence The Washington Post reports that “A car bomber penetrated the heavily fortified Green Zone in the center of the capital on Tuesday but was stopped by U.S. Marines at a checkpoint before he was able to detonate the vehicle, the military said.” He got all […]

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Conyers On Arrest Of Antiwar

Juan Cole

Conyers on Arrest of Antiwar Protesters Congressman John Conyers writes: ‘ September 27, 2005 Office of the Chief United States Park Police Dwight E. Pettiford 1100 Ohio Drive S.W. Washington, D. C. 20242 Dear Chief Pettiford: I am writing to request information regarding the treatment of individuals arrested on September 26, 2005 in front of […]

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