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Juan Cole

Iraq
Eighth Front According To Turkish

Eighth Front According To Turkish

Juan Cole

The Eighth Front According to Turkish sources, hundreds of Turkish troops crossed into Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning in hot pursuit of Kurdish terrorists. There was some skepticism about whether this incident actually occurred, and it was both affirmed and denied by various Turkish sources in the course of the day. MSNBC showed footage […]

Iraq
Bombs Rip Kadhimiya 4 Us Gis Killed

Bombs Rip Kadhimiya 4 Us Gis Killed

Juan Cole

Bombs Rip Kadhimiya; 4 US GIs Killed; Sunni Guerrillas Announce Truce with Each Other Two coordinated car bombs hit the Shiite Kadhimiya district of north Baghdad on Wednesday. A third bomb was found and disarmed before it could go off. The explosions killed 7 and wounded 27. They took place uncomfortably close to the shrine […]

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Hubert Humphreys Of Right Wrong

Hubert Humphreys Of Right Wrong

Juan Cole

Hubert Humphreys of the Right Wrong Information Given out in New Hampshire Rudy Giuliani maintained during the Republican debate that “It’s unthinkable to leave Saddam Hussein in charge of Iraq and be able to fight the war on terror.” If he means by “war on terror” the counter-terrorism struggle against al-Qaeda and kindred groups, then […]

Iraq
Parliament Demands Say In Extension Of

Parliament Demands Say In Extension Of

Juan Cole

Parliament Demands Say in Extension of US Mandate Bombing Kills over 2 Dozen in Amiriya Al-Maliki said to be Isolated, Ineffective The Iraqi parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday demanding that parliament be consulted before the al-Maliki government asks the UN to extend the US military mandate in Iraq. That issue will arise at the […]

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Libby Sentenced To 30 Months 250000

Libby Sentenced To 30 Months 250000

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Libby Sentenced to 30 Months $250,000 Fine Thompson tied to Head Leaker Judge Reggie Walton threw the book at Irv Lewis Libby on Tuesday, sentencing him to 30 months in prison and imposing a $250,000 fine. Libby, VP Richard Bruce Cheney’s chief of staff and national security adviser, was formally charged with obstruction of justice. […]

Iraq
34s Of Baghdad Out Of Control Priest

34s Of Baghdad Out Of Control Priest

Juan Cole

3/4s of Baghdad out of Control Priest Killed Sad Graduation for Iraqi College Students A bleak internal US military assessment of the progress of the Bush/Kagan “surge” in Baghdad, revealed by the NYT on Monday, has been followed up on by CNN.. Here is what the Pentagon correspondent is saying: ‘ A top U.S. commander […]

Iraq
Helman Guest Op Ed Even Plan B Doesnt

Helman Guest Op Ed Even Plan B Doesnt

Juan Cole

Helman Guest Op-Ed: Even Plan B Doesn’t Look Promising in Failed State of Iraq Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: There are continuing reports, seemingly based upon authoritative backgrounding out of Baghdad and Washington, suggesting that variations on a “Plan B” are being developed. While support continues to be voiced for the current “surge”, doubt is […]

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Lobby No Mosques Allowed In America

Lobby No Mosques Allowed In America

Juan Cole

The Lobby: No Mosques Allowed in America A recent joint poll by Americans for Peace Now and the Arab American Institute [pdf] shows remarkable convergence in the views of a weighted sample of Jewish Americans and Arab Americans on Arab-Israeli peace. In contrast to the mainstream American Jewish community, which has fought tirelessly for justice […]

Iraq
Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 Us

Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 Us

Juan Cole

Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 US Troops Killed over Weekend The Democratic Party candidates for president debated on Sunday evening. Iraq dominated the first half of the debate. Shorter versions: Biden: We can’t get out of Iraq because we don’t have the votes to end the war in the Senate. Since Congress cannot force Bush […]

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