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Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing
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Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing

Hamdullah Baycar

Karadeniz, Turkiye (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – If China wants to rival the United States, it must stop watching and start acting. Beijing wants […]

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

07/04/2025 By Daanish Faruqi

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

07/04/2025 By Arnold R. Isaacs

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22 Killed in Iraq Attacks; Bombings at Shiite Mosques Kill 12, Wound 40;

22 Killed in Iraq Attacks; Bombings at Shiite Mosques Kill 12, Wound 40;

Guerrillas detonated two big bombs in Shiite areas of Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing 12 and wounding 40.They were striking at Shiite worshipers celebrating the […]

Juan Cole

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Palin: Raped Women must bear Child

Palin: Raped Women must bear Child

Palin explains that she thinks women raped, even by their fathers, should be “encouraged” to bear the child. Although Palin says she doesn’t want to […]

Juan Cole

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Palin on Hamas; Sort of

Palin on Hamas; Sort of

The Young Turks ask if Palin’s answer on democracy in the Middle East suggests that she supports Hamas: Asked by Couric about what to do […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Sarasota for Veterans & FCAN

Cole in Sarasota for Veterans & FCAN

Just to let my Floridian fans know that I’m speaking in Sarasota, Florida, on Saturday evening, Oct. 4, for Florida Veterans for Common Sense and […]

Juan Cole

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Eid Bombing in Baghdad; Iraq Government takes over 'Sons of Iraq.'

Eid Bombing in Baghdad; Iraq Government takes over ‘Sons of Iraq.’

“… on Tuesday, a U.S. soldier died after his unit came under small arms fire in northern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.” He was the […]

Juan Cole

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Palin Cannot Name any Newspapers or Magazines She Reads

Palin Cannot Name any Newspapers or Magazines She Reads

Remember how Sarah Palin said that she explored foreign countries through books and how implausible that was? Now it turns out that she can’t even […]

Juan Cole

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Rice and Torture

Rice and Torture

Rice led Bush administration discussions of torture techniques, according to documents secured and released by Sen. Carl Levin as part of a congressional inquiry. I […]

Juan Cole

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Troopergate and Palin

Troopergate and Palin

Witness flips in troopergate. A private contractor now admits under oath that she was pressured by Palin’s office over Palin’s attempt vindictively to fire her […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki: US Cannot Afford to Stay; Physicians to Carry Weapons

Al-Maliki: US Cannot Afford to Stay; Physicians to Carry Weapons

In an interview with the Associated Press, PM Nuri al-Maliki warned that the future is dark if Iraq and the US do not agree on […]

Juan Cole

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