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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women
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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that an Israeli tank crew fired on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, […]

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

07/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

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Musharraf said on Verge of Resigning

Musharraf said on Verge of Resigning

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will likely resign before Monday. Musharraf could only have stayed in power in one of three ways. He would have had […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombing Kills 26 Pilgrims; Iraq Seeks Regional Security Network with Iran, Turkey

Bombing Kills 26 Pilgrims; Iraq Seeks Regional Security Network with Iran, Turkey

A female suicide bomber targeted Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 26 and wounding 75. Pilgrims are streaming to the holy […]

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McCain: Nations don't invade other Nations

McCain: Nations don’t invade other Nations

McCain says, “In the twenty-first century, nations don’t invade other nations:” And imagine him all sweetness and light now about wanting good relations with Moscow […]

Juan Cole

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Polk: Bases in Iraq, Provocation of Iran

Polk: Bases in Iraq, Provocation of Iran

William R. Polk writes in a guest editorial for IC: Rushing toward War As the Bush Administration begins its final months in office, it has […]

Juan Cole

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US Deters Israel from Attacking Iran; Russian Cooperation seen Key to Dissuading Tehran’s Nuclear Program

US Deters Israel from Attacking Iran; Russian Cooperation seen Key to Dissuading Tehran’s Nuclear Program

The Haaretz article that made such a stir by reporting that the Pentagon had turned down Israeli requests for high-powered equipment to aid an attack […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: The Bush/Cheney Kettle Call the Putin Pot Black

Cole in Salon: The Bush/Cheney Kettle Call the Putin Pot Black

My column, , “Putin’s War Enablers: Bush and Cheney (Russia’s escalating war on Georgia reveals the consequences of the Bush administration’s long assault on the […]

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Iraq
Iraq Refugee Crisis

Iraq Refugee Crisis

There are approximately 2 million Iraqi refugees in the Middle East, mainly in Syria but with another big population in Amman. Their money is running […]

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Barack Roll

Barack Roll

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Iraq
Abdullah II in Baghdad; Bomber Attempts Assassination of Diyala Governor

Abdullah II in Baghdad; Bomber Attempts Assassination of Diyala Governor

McClatchy reports on the visit to Iraq of King Abdullah II of Jordan, . The king is the first Arab ruler to come on a […]

Juan Cole

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