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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Sadr Movement Said to be Splintering

Sadr Movement Said to be Splintering

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that the Sadr Movement led by Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr is facing the possibility of internal factionalism, among imprisoned members and among […]

Juan Cole

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Fitzgerald & Gould: Afghanistan, a New Beginning

Fitzgerald & Gould: Afghanistan, a New Beginning

Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould write in a guest op-ed for IC: “Rebuilding Afghanistan is the most cynically pro-American thing you could do anywhere in […]

Juan Cole

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US Drone Kills 10; Mahsud Threatens DC;

US Drone Kills 10; Mahsud Threatens DC;

A US predator drone strike on a Pakistani village in Orakzai killed 10 persons on Wednesday morning. The US maintains that it struck at a […]

Juan Cole

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Mosul Bomber Kills 7, wounds 38; Further Arrests of Sunnis in Fadl; British Military Departing Basra

Mosul Bomber Kills 7, wounds 38; Further Arrests of Sunnis in Fadl; British Military Departing Basra

A suicide bomber struck a police station in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, killing 7 persons (4 policemen)and wounding 38 (17 policemen). Mostly […]

Juan Cole

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Fadl Still Blockaded; Truck Bomb in Mosul; Doha Summit Fails to Unify Arab voices

Fadl Still Blockaded; Truck Bomb in Mosul; Doha Summit Fails to Unify Arab voices

A truck bomber struck at police in downtown Mosul (pop. 1.7 mn.) on Tuesday morning, killing 7 and wounding 17. Al-Zaman writing in Arabic says […]

Juan Cole

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Attack on Police Blamed on Pakistani Taliban

Attack on Police Blamed on Pakistani Taliban

Pakistani security forces quickly restored order Monday to the police academy near Lahore that was attacked on Sunday by militants. The Taliban Movement of Pakistan, […]

Juan Cole

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El Mundo: New Governor of Badghis Controversial

El Mundo: New Governor of Badghis Controversial

The USG Open Source Center translates an article from the Spanish newspaper El Mundo profiling Delbar Jan Arman, a former member of the Hizb-i Islami […]

Juan Cole

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Fadl Rebellion against Government is Put Down

Fadl Rebellion against Government is Put Down

It seems fairly clear from McClatchy’s account that the slummy Sunni Arab district of al-Fadl in Baghdad went into rebellion against the government of Prime […]

Juan Cole

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Two Major Attacks on Pakistani Police; Obama Focuses on Al-Qaeda

Two Major Attacks on Pakistani Police; Obama Focuses on Al-Qaeda

Ten gunmen attacked a police training facility near Lahore on Sunday, killing 20 and wounding 150. They deployed 11 bombs and machine gun fire. Two […]

Juan Cole

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