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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East
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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East

Dan Steinbock

As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

06/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

06/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Al-Zaidi, Injured, Pleads Guilty; Mosul Still in Turmoil

Al-Zaidi, Injured, Pleads Guilty; Mosul Still in Turmoil

Iraqi journalist Muntazar al-Zaidi suffered, according to his brother, “suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury” and […]

Juan Cole

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Cole on Lehrer News Hour & Bush Legacy in Iraq

Cole on Lehrer News Hour & Bush Legacy in Iraq

My debate with Michael Rubin about the Bush legacy in Iraq on the Lehrer News Hour for December 15 is now available at the PBS […]

Juan Cole

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Najaf Crowd Pelts US Troops with Shoes; Al-Zaidi in Military Custody; Bush Wars Cost $900 Bn.

Najaf Crowd Pelts US Troops with Shoes; Al-Zaidi in Military Custody; Bush Wars Cost $900 Bn.

Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated on Monday, demanding the release of Muntazar al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw shoes at Bush. In the Shiite holy city of […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Sadrists Applaud al-Zaidi’s Shoe-Throwing

OSC: Sadrists Applaud al-Zaidi’s Shoe-Throwing

The USG Open Source Center translates reports on Dubai al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic on 15 December regarding the throwing of shoes at George W. Bush […]

Juan Cole

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Shoe-Thrower had been Traumatized by US Aerial Bombings

Shoe-Thrower had been Traumatized by US Aerial Bombings

Iraqi journalist Muntazir al-Zaidi, who threw the shoes at Bush in Baghdad, shouted “Killer of Iraqis, killer of children.” while security guards piled on him. […]

Juan Cole

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Two BBC Stories 5 Years Apart: Leaders and Shoes

Two BBC Stories 5 Years Apart: Leaders and Shoes

A journalist, Muntazir al-Zaidi of Baghdadiya Television, aimed two shoes at W. during a news conference in Baghdad during which Bush attempted to justify his […]

Juan Cole

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Odierno: Thousands of US Troops will Remain in Cities

Odierno: Thousands of US Troops will Remain in Cities

Gen. Ray Odierno said Saturday in Baghdad that non-combat US troops would remain inside Iraqi cities after June 30, 2009, in a training and mentoring […]

Juan Cole

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Repubs waste $50 bn. in Iraq, but stiff Detroit

Repubs waste $50 bn. in Iraq, but stiff Detroit

You know how the Republicans in the Senate refused to spend $30 billion to bring the US auto industry back from the brink? It turns […]

Juan Cole

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Dabbagh: Some US Troops likely to be Needed for a Decade

Dabbagh: Some US Troops likely to be Needed for a Decade

Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh, who is visiting Washington, DC, said Friday that “We do understand that the Iraqi military is not going to get […]

Juan Cole

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