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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report
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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report

Juan Cole

Palestinians face “criminal prosecution in military courts during which their due process and fair trial rights are systematically violated.”

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The Power Play President

01/08/2026 By John Feffer

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

01/08/2026 By The Conversation

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Bzzz. That’s just wrong, on Health Care Reform

Bzzz. That’s just wrong, on Health Care Reform

The invented Republican/ Foxy News talking point du jour is that the Democrats intend to ‘ram health care reform down our throats’ even though ‘the […]

Juan Cole

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Harper’s A history of the Iraq war, told entirely in lies

Harper’s A history of the Iraq war, told entirely in lies

The revision thing: A history of the Iraq war, told entirely in lies—By Sam Smith (Harper's Magazine) Or, a preview of the Rove, Bush & […]

Juan Cole

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Chalabi met Iran Quds Brigade commander; Voting begins in Iraq; Sadr’s warrant an Error

Chalabi met Iran Quds Brigade commander; Voting begins in Iraq; Sadr’s warrant an Error

Al-Sharq al-Awsat says that it has gotten hold of an American intelligence document detailing undue Iranian influence in Iraq and in the Iraqi elections. The […]

Juan Cole

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3 Bombings in Baquba kill 16; Arrest Warrant for Sadr

3 Bombings in Baquba kill 16; Arrest Warrant for Sadr

On Wednesday morning, three suicide bombers attacked the HQ of the provincial government, a police station, and a hospital in Baquba, the capital of Diyala […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki in BBC Interview: No need for US Combat Troops after Election, Would require renegotiating SOFA

Al-Maliki in BBC Interview: No need for US Combat Troops after Election, Would require renegotiating SOFA

The public affairs office of the US Embassy in London put out this Spot Report via its Media Outreach Center -London Hub March 2, 2010. […]

Juan Cole

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Tensions between Kurds and Arabs in Northern Iraq; US Killing sparks protest in Diyala; Al-Maliki will Seek Coalition Partners in Parliament

Tensions between Kurds and Arabs in Northern Iraq; US Killing sparks protest in Diyala; Al-Maliki will Seek Coalition Partners in Parliament

Political violence spiked in Iraq during February ahead of the March 7 elections, with an 80% increase in deaths and casualties over January of this […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Khalil/ Hebron and Jerusalem Protests Point to the Dangers of Nationalizing Sacred Space

Al-Khalil/ Hebron and Jerusalem Protests Point to the Dangers of Nationalizing Sacred Space

Abraham has been an important figure for theologians, philosophers, chroniclers and religious poets and lyricists among Jews, Christians and Muslims. All three monotheistic religions honor […]

Juan Cole

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Major Iraqi Parties Anxious over Possible Massive Ballot Fraud

Major Iraqi Parties Anxious over Possible Massive Ballot Fraud

Iraqis go to the voting booth a week from today, on Sunday, March 7, to elect the second full-term parliament (4 years) since the fall […]

Juan Cole

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Advice to Climate Scientists on how to Avoid being Swift-boated and how to become Public Intellectuals

Advice to Climate Scientists on how to Avoid being Swift-boated and how to become Public Intellectuals

Climate Scientists continue to see persuasive evidence of global warming and climate change when they speak at academic conferences, even though, as Andrew Sullivan rightly […]

Juan Cole

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