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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran
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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran

Ali Abootalebi

Eau Clare, Wi. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Friday, June 13th, Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear, military, and civilian targets, just days […]

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

07/02/2025 By Open Democracy

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

07/02/2025 By William D. Hartung

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McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue

McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue

The increasingly sleazy John McCain, who once promised to run a clean campaign, has now attacked my friend Rashid Khalidi and attempted to use him […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqis Want Strict Withdrawal Timetable; $6 Bn. Spent on Private Security Guards by Bush

Iraqis Want Strict Withdrawal Timetable; $6 Bn. Spent on Private Security Guards by Bush

Remember how John McCain insisted to Wolf Blitzer that the security pact being negotiated by Iraq and the Bush administration talks about the withdrawal of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Condemns Syria Raid; Seeks Renegotiation of Security Accord

Iraq Condemns Syria Raid; Seeks Renegotiation of Security Accord

Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh on Tuesday backed off his earlier support for the US raid into Syria. He said that the Iraqi constitution forbids […]

Juan Cole

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Contacts begin with Taliban DPs Suffer in Camps

Contacts begin with Taliban DPs Suffer in Camps

AFP reports: “Pakistani and Afghan officials and tribal leaders agreed Tuesday to make contact with Taliban militants in an attempt to end the raging insurgent […]

Juan Cole

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The hypocrisy of the ‘One-Party Rule’ Gambit

The hypocrisy of the ‘One-Party Rule’ Gambit

The McCain campaign is now warning against “one party rule” if Obama is elected president at at time when there will likely be a Democratic […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
US: Raid Targetted al-Qaeda Facilitator; May Complicate Security Agreement with Iraq

US: Raid Targetted al-Qaeda Facilitator; May Complicate Security Agreement with Iraq

US government sources maintained on Monday that the cross-border raid into Syria that left 8 dead had succeeded in killing “Abu al-Ghadiyah” (Badran al-Mazidi) of […]

Juan Cole

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Middle East Press Negative on US Attack on Syrian Soil.

Middle East Press Negative on US Attack on Syrian Soil.

The USG Open Source Center surveys the Middle Eastern press reaction to the US raid on Abu al-Kamal in Syria, finding it mostly negative and […]

Juan Cole

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The hypocrisiy of the ‘One-Party Rule’ Gambit

The hypocrisiy of the ‘One-Party Rule’ Gambit

Ooops, typo in title. Go here for “The Hypocrisy of the ‘One Party Rule’ Gambit”

Juan Cole

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Two Daring Attacks on US Troops in Afghanistan

Two Daring Attacks on US Troops in Afghanistan

In Baghlan in northern Afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed two US troops while meeting at a local police station. Baghlan, a center of sugar beet […]

Juan Cole

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