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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

05/14/2025 By Karen J. Greenberg

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Truck Bomb in Shiite Village, Pakistan, Kills 33, wounds 80

Truck Bomb in Shiite Village, Pakistan, Kills 33, wounds 80

A suicide bomber used a huge truck bomb to blow up the market in the Shiite village of Ustarzai, Kohat District, killing 33 and wounding […]

Juan Cole

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6 Italian troops, 10 civilians killed in Kabul Blast; 50 Wounded

6 Italian troops, 10 civilians killed in Kabul Blast; 50 Wounded

Guerrillas attacked an Italian convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing 6 Italian troops and 10 Afghan civilians, and wounding over 50 others. Italian PM Silvio […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Scraps Land Missile Shield in E. Europe, says Iranian Missile attacks (?) can be Deterred by Sea

Obama Scraps Land Missile Shield in E. Europe, says Iranian Missile attacks (?) can be Deterred by Sea

President Barack Obama has scrapped an expensive ($56 bn so far) and probably useless “missile shield” program in the Czech Republic and Poland to which […]

Juan Cole

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Is Afghanistan Vietnam or Iraq? Arguing with Obama and Rubin

Is Afghanistan Vietnam or Iraq? Arguing with Obama and Rubin

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would wait for a while before deciding whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan. The administration is […]

Juan Cole

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Goldstone Report Finds Israeli Military Guilty of War Crimes in Gaza

Goldstone Report Finds Israeli Military Guilty of War Crimes in Gaza

The Independent reports that a United Nations fact-finding inquiry has found that Israel committed war crimes during its attack on Gaza last winter, as did […]

Juan Cole

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Mullen Calls for More Troops for Afghanistan; UN Mission Split over Election Fraud, May Preserve Karzai

Mullen Calls for More Troops for Afghanistan; UN Mission Split over Election Fraud, May Preserve Karzai

Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a formal about-face when testifying before the Senate Armed Services committee, now speaking […]

Juan Cole

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Internal, External Crises Sharpen in Iran

Internal, External Crises Sharpen in Iran

Iran has agreed to meet with the six world powers in early October. While they want to discuss Iran’s nuclear research program, Iran is insisting […]

Juan Cole

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War as a Health Hazard; Over a Third of Iraq Vets have PTSD

War as a Health Hazard; Over a Third of Iraq Vets have PTSD

Some 35% of Iraq War veterans returning to the US can be expected to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, according to a new study, which […]

Juan Cole

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Bin Laden Message – US Gov. translation

Bin Laden Message – US Gov. translation

The USG Open Source Center translates the recently released audio address attributed to Usamah Bin Ladin Bin Ladin Says US Should Stop Supporting Israel or […]

Juan Cole

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