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Juan Cole

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Al Muhammadawi Slams Bremer Bbc World

Al Muhammadawi Slams Bremer Bbc World

Juan Cole

Al-Muhammadawi Slams Bremer BBC world monitoring summarizes headlines in Al-Shira’ [Baghdad, independent political daily]: Bloody fighting rages in Al-Najaf, Karbala as Al-Najaf truce agreement is rejected by occupying forces \… Shaykh Karim al-Muhammadawi lashes forcefully at US intransigence, describing Bremer as extremist \… Al-Zubayd tribe chieftain: “Al-Hawzah [religious seminary in Al-Najaf] is Iraq’s brain and […]

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Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In Some

Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In Some

Juan Cole

Shrine of Ali Damaged; Uprisings in some southern Cities Heavy fighting continued Friday between US troops and the Mahdi army in downtown Najaf and Karbala. The dome of the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf was disfigured by four bullet holes, news that inflamed passions against US troops. US helicopter gunships blasted ares inside the […]

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Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In

Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In

Juan Cole

Shrine of Ali Damaged; Uprisings in some southern Cities Heavy fighting continued Friday between US troops and the Mahdi army in downtown Najaf and Karbala. The dome of the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf was disfigured by four bullet holes, news that inflamed passions against US troops. US helicopter gunships blasted ares inside the […]

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More On Berg Murder Matthew B

More On Berg Murder Matthew B

Juan Cole

More on Berg Murder Matthew B. Stannard of the San Fransisco Chronicle has a thoughtful piece on the Berg murder. He quotes me on two points, the first having to do with the point of the murder: ‘ One motive, said Juan Cole, a professor of Middle East history at the University of Michigan, is […]

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More On Berg Murder Matthew B

More On Berg Murder Matthew B

Juan Cole

More on Berg Murder Matthew B. Stannard of the San Fransisco Chronicle has a thoughtful piece on the Berg murder. He quotes me on two points, the first having to do with the point of the murder: ‘ One motive, said Juan Cole, a professor of Middle East history at the University of Michigan, is […]

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6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

Juan Cole

6 US Soldiers Wounded, 22 Iraqis Killed in Holy City Fighting More fighting in Karbala and Najaf over Thursday night to Friday morning, according to Reuters: ” At least four Iraqis were killed and 13 wounded in overnight fighting in Kerbala, Saleh Hasnawi, director of the main hospital, told Reuters. Fighting died down after dawn. […]

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6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

Juan Cole

6 US Soldiers Wounded, 22 Iraqis Killed in Holy City Fighting More fighting in Karbala and Najaf over Thursday night to Friday morning, according to Reuters: ” At least four Iraqis were killed and 13 wounded in overnight fighting in Kerbala, Saleh Hasnawi, director of the main hospital, told Reuters. Fighting died down after dawn. […]

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Kurdish Dimension Of Muqtada Al Sadr

Kurdish Dimension Of Muqtada Al Sadr

Juan Cole

Kurdish Dimension of Muqtada al-Sadr Crisis It seems clear that Iraqi Shiite leaders such as Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum at the very least greenlighted the US attack on Muqtada al-Sadr and his militia. As the country prepares for elections this coming winter, these Shiite leaders who do not have nearly Muqtada’s following […]

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Kurdish Dimension Of Muqtada Al Sadr

Kurdish Dimension Of Muqtada Al Sadr

Juan Cole

Kurdish Dimension of Muqtada al-Sadr Crisis It seems clear that Iraqi Shiite leaders such as Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum at the very least greenlighted the US attack on Muqtada al-Sadr and his militia. As the country prepares for elections this coming winter, these Shiite leaders who do not have nearly Muqtada’s following […]

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