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Juan Cole

Iraq War
7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

Juan Cole

7 US Troops Killed; Iraq Has Two Virginia Techs Every Day; Thousands Protest in Basra, Demand Governor’s Resignation I keep hearing from US politicians and the US mass media that the “situation is improving” in Iraq. The profound sorrow and alarm produced in the American public by the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech should give […]

Iraq War
Dick Cheney And Two 21st Centuries Vice

Dick Cheney And Two 21st Centuries Vice

Juan Cole

Dick Cheney and the Two 21st Centuries; On Nukes, Vice President Confuses Television with Reality I caught a clip of Dick Cheney on Sunday saying that “in the 21st century,” the US could stay in Iraq and ensure that a stable government was established that could defend itself. I was struck by his invocation of […]

Iraq War
Sadrists Pull Out Of Cabinet 50 Killed

Sadrists Pull Out Of Cabinet 50 Killed

Juan Cole

Sadrists to Pull out of Cabinet 50 Killed in Spate of Bombings The six cabinet members belonging to the Sadr Movement in Nuri al-Maliki’s government are set to resign. The movement’s 32 parliamentarians will continue to attend sessions of the legislature, but presumably would vote against the prime minister in a vote of no confidence. […]

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289 Iraqis Killed Or Wounded In Day Of

289 Iraqis Killed Or Wounded In Day Of

Juan Cole

289 Iraqis Killed or Wounded in Day of Rage Four Killed in Karbala Demonstration McClatchy estimates that 289 Iraqis were killed or wounded in political violence on Saturday. This passage is extremely important to understanding the sentiments of the Shiites of the South, among the main victims of the violence: ‘ Aqeel al Khazaali, the […]

Iraq War
100 Dead In Bombings Violence Iraq

100 Dead In Bombings Violence Iraq

Juan Cole

100 Dead in Bombings, Violence; Iraq, Kurdistan, traded Barbs After the bombings of a major bridge in Baghdad and the cafeteria of the parliament, guerrillas on Saturday detonated a car bomb at a bus station in the Shiite holy city of Karbala near the shrine of Imam Husayn. Dozens are thought to have been killed […]

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Detained In Two Worlds Taner Akam Story

Detained In Two Worlds Taner Akam Story

Juan Cole

Detained in Two Worlds: The Taner Akçam Story Professor Taner Akçam submitted the below text to IC and it is being published by his kind permission. The Middle East Studies Association Committee on Academic Freedom wrote a protest letter to the Turkish government concerning his case, which can be found here. Donations to the work […]

Iraq War
Parliament Bomber Was Probably

Parliament Bomber Was Probably

Juan Cole

Parliament Bomber was Probably Bodyguard; Turkey Threatens to Invade Iraq; Wolfowitz Promotes Girlfriend The bombing of the cafeteria in the Iraqi parliament on Thursday was likely the work of a bodyguard of one of the members of parliament. Who exactly was killed and wounded among the parliamentarians has been a matter of dispute, as Iraqslogger […]

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Breaking News Iraqi Parliament

Breaking News Iraqi Parliament

Juan Cole

Breaking News: Iraqi Parliament Cafeteria Bombed A suicide bomber wearing a bomb vest managed to get into a cafeteria in the parliament building in the fortress-like Green Zone in downtown Baghdad and to detonate his payload. He killed 8 persons and wounded 20, among them two members of parliament. They included an MP from the […]

Iraq War
Thursday Morning In Baghdad Truck Bomb

Thursday Morning In Baghdad Truck Bomb

Juan Cole

Bridge Damaged, 9 dead in Truck Bombing; Sadrists, Sunni Accord Front threaten withdrawal from Iraqi Government; Dodd, Obama Critique McCain Thursday morning in Baghdad, a truck bomb detonated on the Sarafiya bridge in Baghdad. Early reports gave the casualty toll as 9 dead, but observers said that five or six cars were sent into the […]

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