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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

The price of genocide: How US Funding sustains an unraveling Israeli Economy

The price of genocide: How US Funding sustains an unraveling Israeli Economy

08/30/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Risking Regional Chaos:  The US-Israeli Plan to End UN Peacekeeping in S. Lebanon

Risking Regional Chaos: The US-Israeli Plan to End UN Peacekeeping in S. Lebanon

08/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Corporate Media Hype Tea Partiers Way beyond their Actual Significance

Corporate Media Hype Tea Partiers Way beyond their Actual Significance

Percentage of Americans who favor socialism: 20 Percentage of Americans involved in Tea Party Movement: 11 (Support for Tea Party is also about 12%). Number […]

Juan Cole

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US Intelligence Led to Baradar Capture; Marjah Campaign Slows in Face of Snipers, IEDs

US Intelligence Led to Baradar Capture; Marjah Campaign Slows in Face of Snipers, IEDs

As the Marjah campaign continued in Afghanistan, the LAT reports that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured in Karachi, Pakistan, in large part because of […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Afghan Minority Parties Unenthusiastic About Reconciliation with Taliban

OSC: Afghan Minority Parties Unenthusiastic About Reconciliation with Taliban

The USG Open Source Center analyzes the stances of the parties representing the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazara Shiite minorities in Afghanistan and finds that they […]

Juan Cole

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Mullah Baradar, No. 2 Man in Old Taliban, Captured by ISI in Karachi

Mullah Baradar, No. 2 Man in Old Taliban, Captured by ISI in Karachi

The NYT broke the news that the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence, with the cooperation of US intelligence, captured Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar a few days ago. […]

Juan Cole

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Marines Meet Roadside Bombs, Sniping in Marjah; 12 Civilians Killed in Rocket Attack

Marines Meet Roadside Bombs, Sniping in Marjah; 12 Civilians Killed in Rocket Attack

In the pincer move of British, US/ NATO and Afghan forces on Marjah in poppy-rich Helmand Province, the Taliban have behaved differently in each area. […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Secular, Nationalist Candidates; Bombings Target Campaign HQs

Iraqi Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Secular, Nationalist Candidates; Bombings Target Campaign HQs

A string of bombings on Sunday targeted political offices of those parties willing to contest the March 7 parliamentary elections, including secular Sunnis. The violence […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan Nato operation ‘meets first objectives’

Afghanistan Nato operation ‘meets first objectives’

Link BBC News – Afghanistan Nato operation 'meets first objectives' BBC reporting British advance from north, met ‘minimum interference’ from Taliban. US Marines were brought […]

Juan Cole

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Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti

Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti

Link: Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti Here is the official site of the new ‘We are the World’ video for […]

Juan Cole

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NATO/ ANA Assault on Marjah; Has the City already Fallen without a Shot?

NATO/ ANA Assault on Marjah; Has the City already Fallen without a Shot?

AFP reports that the joint NATO/ Afghanistan National Army assault force of 15,000 on Friday moved toward the Helmand city of Marjah, at the center […]

Juan Cole

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