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An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?
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An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?

Mitchell Zimmerman

Minnesota is an occupied land, abused by lawless thugs. We are all Minnesotans.

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

01/29/2026 By Foreign Policy in Focus

Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

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Afghanistan
Toll in Quetta Bombing Rises to 65

Toll in Quetta Bombing Rises to 65

The death toll rose to 65 in Friday’s deadly suicide bombing of a Shiite rally in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province in Pakistan. The […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Shiites Choose Adel Abdul Mahdi as PM Candidate

Shiites Choose Adel Abdul Mahdi as PM Candidate

Al-Hayat writing in Arabic reports that the Shiite fundamentalist coalition, the National Iraqi Alliance, has conducted a vote and selected Adel Abdul Mahdi as the […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Collapse of Kabul Bank Points to Fatal Corruption of Karzai Government

Collapse of Kabul Bank Points to Fatal Corruption of Karzai Government

I write in anger. Not blind rage, mind you. A cool, searing, steady anger. I think it is a righteous anger. It is not consequential, […]

Juan Cole

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Dems Reluctant to Allow Taxes on Rich to Rise

Dems Reluctant to Allow Taxes on Rich to Rise

AP says more Democrats are reluctant to allow taxes to rise on the rich. It is a matter of despair to me that the constituents […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Jolie Appeals for Pakistan Aid as Flood Refugees Return

Jolie Appeals for Pakistan Aid as Flood Refugees Return

Angelina Jolie makes a plea for aid for flood-stricken Pakistan: Reuters reports on what returnees to flooded areas are finding when they arrive:

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Shiite Procession Bombed in Lahore: 35 Dead, 250 Wounded

Shiite Procession Bombed in Lahore: 35 Dead, 250 Wounded

Three explosions hit Shiite processions in the old city of Lahore around 7 pm Wednesday, killing at least 35 persons and wounding about 250. The […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Obama hands Iraq to Iraqis, Sort of; <br/> al-Maliki Declares Independence

Obama hands Iraq to Iraqis, Sort of;
al-Maliki Declares Independence

Some wag observed of the camel that it is “an animal designed by a committee.” Likewise, the speech that President Obama gave on the end […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
The Speech President Obama Should Give about the Iraq War (But Won’t)

The Speech President Obama Should Give about the Iraq War (But Won’t)

Here is the speech that I wish President Obama would give about the Iraq War, but which neither he nor any other president ever will. […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Paris Hilton’s Purse

Afghanistan and Paris Hilton’s Purse

US mass media is owned by only five corporations, and all of them have decided that advertising dollars flow to celebrity gossip more than to […]

Juan Cole

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