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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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Iraq
Provincial Elections Law Postponed; Parliamentary Recess and Gridlock; Preachers Urge Voter Registration

Provincial Elections Law Postponed; Parliamentary Recess and Gridlock; Preachers Urge Voter Registration

An extraordinary Iraqi parliamentary session planned for Sunday to settle the provincial election law was cancelled at the last minute. Parliament is on recess in […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan to Send Special Ops into Tribal Areas

Pakistan to Send Special Ops into Tribal Areas

Pakistan appears to be acquiescing in Bush administration demands that it send special ops forces in to fight the dissident tribal forces and the Tehrik-i […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombing in Baghdad; Doubts Cast on Diyala Operation

Bombing in Baghdad; Doubts Cast on Diyala Operation

Guerrillas used a car bomb to kill 8 persons in Baghdad and wound 14 The Iraqi government will order $9 billion in weapons from US […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish paper interviews Turkoman Front official Chawder

Iraqi Kurdish paper interviews Turkoman Front official Chawder

The USG Open Source Center translates a newspaper interview with an official of the Turkmen Front. Turkmen speak a language similar to that used in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Kurds on Kirkuk Council call for Annexation of Oil City

Kurds on Kirkuk Council call for Annexation of Oil City

Kurdish members of the Kirkuk/Tamim Province governing council called Friday for the city of Kirkuk to be annexed to the nearby Kurdistan Regional Authority. This […]

Juan Cole

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ISI Linked to Indian Embassy Bombing; McCain client Musharraf Likely Implicated

ISI Linked to Indian Embassy Bombing; McCain client Musharraf Likely Implicated

How much of the $10 billion in aid Bush and Cheney gave to Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf after September 11 ended up being used to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
2 US Soldiers Killed; Al-Sadr Calls for Rejection of SOFA

2 US Soldiers Killed; Al-Sadr Calls for Rejection of SOFA

Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr again called on PM Nuri al-Maliki to decline to sign a Status of Forces Agreement with the US Pentagon. He pledged the […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Consulate bombed; NATO Commander in Afghanistan Calls for More Troops; Strikes same Notes as Obama

Pakistani Consulate bombed; NATO Commander in Afghanistan Calls for More Troops; Strikes same Notes as Obama

Bomb blast outside Pakistani consulate at Herat wounds one. Aljazeera International interviews Gen. David McKiernan, who sounds to me just like Barack Obama on Afghanistan– […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: Why Bush Folded on Iran

Cole in Salon: Why Bush Folded on Iran

My essay why Bush sent a high-level diplomat to meet Iranian negotiators with no preconditions is out in Salon.com. Excerpt: ‘Pundits and diplomats nearly got […]

Juan Cole

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