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German Chancellor Merz in Historic Rebuke of Israel:  Attacks on Civilians not Justified by Hamas Terror
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German Chancellor Merz in Historic Rebuke of Israel: Attacks on Civilians not Justified by Hamas Terror

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Because of the Nazi Holocaust in which six million European Jews were murdered, German governments have felt a need to […]

Protesting Punishing a Commencement Address on Palestine at George Washington U.

Protesting Punishing a Commencement Address on Palestine at George Washington U.

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The End of Human Rights?  Donald Trump Has Ripped Off the Human Rights Veneer That Once Graced U.S. Foreign Policy

The End of Human Rights? Donald Trump Has Ripped Off the Human Rights Veneer That Once Graced U.S. Foreign Policy

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They’re Baaack; It is Politically Inconvenient to Acknowledge . . .

They’re Baaack; It is Politically Inconvenient to Acknowledge . . .

The consortium of American and European oil companies that had dominated Iraqi petroleum in the twentieth century is returning to Iraq to carry out service […]

Juan Cole

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Doggett Introduces Climate Bill

Doggett Introduces Climate Bill

Climate MATTERS Cap-and-Trade Legislation Introduced Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), announced today that he is introducing the Climate MATTERS Act (Climate Market […]

Juan Cole

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The Great Torture Scandal

The Great Torture Scandal

McClatchy and other reporters are abruptly pulling the curtain away from the Bush team’s illegal practices in arresting people arbitrarily, declining to offer proof that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Troops Move in To Amara; Awakening Mounts Party;

Troops Move in To Amara; Awakening Mounts Party;

Iraqi government troops began fanning through Amara and other towns of Maysan Province in the Shiite South on Thursday morning. Shiite militiamen, having been given […]

Juan Cole

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John McCain’s Oil Scam

John McCain’s Oil Scam

McCain is arguing for offshore drilling to lower US petroleum prices in the “short term.” It is all a big lie, and a dangerous one […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Massive Bomb Burns Market, Kills, Wounds 126; US Soldier Killed Near Hilla; Debaathification Law Never Implemented

Massive Bomb Burns Market, Kills, Wounds 126; US Soldier Killed Near Hilla; Debaathification Law Never Implemented

Guerrillas detonated a massive bomb in a Shiite market in north Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 51 and injuring 75. The bomb levelled a two-story building […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadr won’t Oppose US Crackdown on Militia; Al-Musawi Denies Mahdi Army Disbanded; Demands National Referendum on SOFA

Sadr won’t Oppose US Crackdown on Militia; Al-Musawi Denies Mahdi Army Disbanded; Demands National Referendum on SOFA

Two bombings near a university in Baghdad killed 2 and wounded 23 persons on Monday. 3 GIs were announced killed on Monday in separate incidents. […]

Juan Cole

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McClatchy Guantanamo Guards Abused Known Innocents

McClatchy Guantanamo Guards Abused Known Innocents

John McCain’s attack on the Supreme Court for upholding the right of Habeas Corpus even for Guantanamo detainees was self-serving and hypocritical. But it was […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadr Movement Will Back Independents;

Sadr Movement Will Back Independents;

Salah al-Ubaidi, a spokesman for the Sadr Movement, says that it will not boycott the fall provincial elections, exactly. The Movement will not run candidates […]

Juan Cole

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