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Archives for February 2007

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Realists In Us Tone Down Iran

Juan Cole

Realists in US Tone Down Iran Accusations; Baquba Dean Executed in Public Two US GIs were announced killed in al-Anbar Province on Friday. Police found 23 bodies in Baghdad. Iraqi authorities made several arrests, in the small southeastern Shiite city of Kut, of members of a messianic cult that attacked the holy city of Najaf […]

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Internet Wars In Middle East And Iraq

Juan Cole

Internet Wars in the Middle East and Iraq The London Pan-Arab daily, Al-Sharq al-Awsat [“The Middle East”] reports in Arabic that sectarian guerrilla groups and militias in Iraq have enlisted hackers to take their struggle into the internet. These jihadi hackers attempt to break into the sites of their rivals and deface them or steal […]

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National Security Estimate Key

Juan Cole

National Security Estimate Key findings of the Iraq National Security Estimate have been posted (pdf) at the Director of National Intelligence web site. Josh Marshall and colleagues have links to early comment and reaction. Important points from TPM commenters: *It is a civil war but in some ways it is worse than just civil war, […]

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Guerrillas Kill 45 In Hilla Massacre

Juan Cole

Guerrillas Kill 45 in Hilla Massacre Security Plan May strengthen Shiites Guerrillas detonated two bombs in Hillah on Thursday, killing 61 and wounding 150. Hillah is a largely Shiite city, and the guerrillas were likely Sunni Arabs based in Sunni areas to the north. The guerrillas are trying to throw Iraq into civil war by […]

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4 Us Troops Announced Killed Troops

Juan Cole

4 US Troops Announced Killed Troops lack Basic Equipment in Iraq Bush Admin. launches anti-Iran propaganda campaign The mission of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is being impeded by lack of armored vehicles and other weapons. State Dept. figure Nick Burns made a lot of vague and unsubstantiated charges against Iran on Wednesday. Most […]

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