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Archives for February 2008

Iraq

37 Killed in Turkish-Kurdish Fighting inside Iraq; Basra Instability Forces British to Postpone Departure

Juan Cole

Turkish military land and air operations inside northern Iraq left 35 PKK guerrillas dead on Saturday, and two Turkish soldiers. The PKK warned that it would blow up people in Turkish cities if the Turkish army did not withdraw. This threat would be more impressive if they hadn’t already been blowing up people in Turkish […]

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1987: Biblical Checklist includes Support for Muslim Radicals in Afghanistan

Juan Cole

The Associated Press June 12, 1987, Friday, PM cycle Religious Lobbyist Sees ”Christian-Bashing” In GOP A religious lobbyist says some Republicans, including Vice President George Bush, are engaging in “Christian-bashing” and may drive the religious right to form its own party. Robert Grant, chairman of Christian Voice, criticized Bush for telling a joke about evangelist […]

Iraq

Turkey Invades Iraq; Sadr Renews Freeze; Bombings in Baghdad, Green Zone

Juan Cole

I review the news below and don’t somehow conclude that the US occupation of Iraq is a success story. I know we are paying a lot for our presence in Iraq. I can’t figure out what the average American is receiving for the money. It isn’t increased security, since Iraq is a training ground for […]

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Three Events that changed the World

Juan Cole

Three things happened on Thursday that changed the world. The victorious Pakistan People’s Party, now the largest in the Pakistani lower house of parliament, has reached a deal for a coalition with two other parties. One is the Muslim League-N, loyal to former PM Nawaz Sharif, which has a quarter of seats in the federal […]

Iraq

Turkish-Kurd Military Confrontation; Gunbattles Roil Basra; A Dozen Police Found Dead Near Baquba

Juan Cole

While US troops keep a tenuous grip on Baghdad in the center, Iraq’s two extremities– Kurdistan in the north and Basra in the deep south– are coming apart at the seams. Neither area has many US troops to fall back on. In a tense confrontation, Iraqi Kurdish troops nearly surrounded Turkish troops who had made […]

Iraq

5 US Troops Killed; 25 Dead, 70 Wounded in Violence; Turkey Bombs Iraq

Juan Cole

DPA estimates that civil war violence killed 25 in Iraq on Wednesday and wounded 70. The dead included 5 US troops. On Tuesday evening, 3 US troops were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northwestern Baghdad (a Sunni Arab area). Another was killed on Wednesday by an RPG attack in Mosul, which […]

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McCain’s Holiday from History in Pakistan; Will any Old Military Dictator Do?; Lies about Obama

McCain’s Holiday from History in Pakistan; Will any Old Military Dictator Do?; Lies about Obama

Juan Cole

Barack Obama’s spectacular win in Wisconsin has the GOP frightened. The Democratic turnout was much, much better than the Republican. The Democrats and independents are energized. Senator John McCain could not get the independents out in Wisconsin, and the Republican turnout was lackluster. In politics, failure always produces bluster. McCain spoke after his primary victory […]

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Musharraf’s Party Roundly Defeated; Fundamentalist Coalition Collapses in NWFP; PPP Likely to Form Next Government

Juan Cole

Pakistan held its elections on Monday, which are fateful for the future of the country and also probably for the Bush-Cheney foreign policy. Bush and Cheney put most of their eggs in the basket of a military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, who has been on a self-destructive downward spiral during the past year that makes Amy […]

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Over 80 Dead in Afghan Blast

Juan Cole

A massive suicide bomb ripped through crowd in Qandahar on Sunday, killing over 80 and wounding a similar number. The Afghan newspaper Rah-i Sulh took a dim view of the public’s activities at that site, which included dog racing. It observed that people who went to get a thrill from seeing dogs mangled unexpectedly saw […]

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