Juan Cole

Negroponte, Lebanon and al-Qaeda US intelligence chief John Negroponte says he is worried about al-Qaeda getting a foothold in Lebanon. Reuters quotes him as saying, ‘ “He [Ayman al-Zawahiri] talked about the priority attached to being successful in Iraq so it could then be used as a platform to extend their activities into the Levant, […]

Nasrullah’s Speech Here is the BBC World Monitoring translation of Hasan Nasrullah’s speech on Friday to an enormous crowd in bombed-out South Beirut. ‘ BBC Monitoring International Reports September 23, 2006 Saturday LENGTH: 7402 words HEADLINE: HEZBOLLAH LEADER ADDRESSES “VICTORY RALLY” IN LEBANON – TEXT Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah has addressed in person a rally […]

3,000 Demonstrate in Tikrit for Saddam Return Muqtada: US DoD has File on Shiite Messiah The Associated Press reports Friday’s major events in Iraq: ‘ In the city of Tikrit north of Baghdad, 3,000 persons came out on Friday to demonstrate for the return of Saddam Hussein to power. Tikrit is his birthplace. ‘ In […]

Nasrullah’s Divine Victory Hasan Nasrullah gave his “Divine Victory” speech on Friday to thousands of followers in South Beirut, which was heavily bombed by Israel during the Lebanon War. The Daily Star reports that he said: ‘ “There is no army in the world capable of making us drop our weapons as long as there […]

Bombing Pakistan back to the Stone Age A controversy has broken out over US threats against Pakistan in the wake of September 11, 2001. Pakistani opposition politicians are taking advantage of it to attack Gen. Musharraf for having folded in the face of US threats. In fact, Musharraf met with all the major political figures […]

70 Killed, including 3 GIs; Return of Republic of Fear Reuters reports 77 killed in Iraq’s civil war on Thursday. That total includes 38 bodies found in the streets of Baghdad. Also included are 3 GIs k.i.a. Al-Hayat reports that in Najaf on Weds.-Thurs. night, 4 members of the Sadr Movement loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr […]

Democracy Now Look for me on Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now Show on Monday, however and whenever you get it.

Over 6,000 Killed in July-August; 75% Sunnis Support Insurgency; 50 Killed on Weds. including 2 GIs Two US soldiers were announced killed on Wednesday, as the US military admitted that attacks against US personnel have risen during the past month. Typically about 70 percent of the roadside bombings in Iraq are aimed at US troops. […]

Chavez and the Devil: Bush’s Use of ‘Evil’ Comes Home to Roost ‘Railing and praising were his usual themes,And both, to show his judgment, in extremes;So over-violent, or over-civil,That every man with him was god or devil’ – John Dryden Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez referred to US President George W. Bush as “the devil” in […]