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Is Trump getting US Troops out of Syria, another nail in the Coffin of Bush’s “War on Terror?”
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Is Trump getting US Troops out of Syria, another nail in the Coffin of Bush’s “War on Terror?”

Juan Cole

Trump now has a similar choice, of whether he wants to spend trillions of dollars on a Napoleonic gamble in Iran.

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

02/19/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

02/19/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Cunningham: "The Forgotten Meaning of Tiananmen"

Cunningham: "The Forgotten Meaning of Tiananmen"

Philip J Cunningham writes in a guest op-ed for IC: “Tiananmen” is a taboo topic in China. But even in places where it is remembered […]

Juan Cole

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Saberi Case Roils US-Iran Relations, Iranian Politics

Saberi Case Roils US-Iran Relations, Iranian Politics

Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, just convicted of espionage and sentenced to 8 years in prison, should be afforded every opportunity for a thorough legal defense […]

Juan Cole

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Levy Review of Engaging the Muslim World

Levy Review of Engaging the Muslim World

The review by Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation of my new book, Engaging the Muslim World in The American Prospect is now available […]

Juan Cole

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Do You want more Gas?

Do You want more Gas?

First the Israeli government built a separation wall right through a Palestinian village, Bilin, on the West Bank inside the Palestine Authority (i.e. beyond the […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Defense Ministry: Bombings won't Delay US Withdrawal

Iraqi Defense Ministry: Bombings won’t Delay US Withdrawal

Iraqi defense ministry spokesman Muhammad al-Askari said Friday that the recent string of bombings in Iraq would not delay the US military withdrawal. He told […]

Juan Cole

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Karzai Backs down on Key Elements of Law on Shiite Personal Status

Karzai Backs down on Key Elements of Law on Shiite Personal Status

The Afghan government says that it will amend a recently passed law that puts Afghanistan’s Shiites under the law of their branch of Islam for […]

Juan Cole

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10 Policemen Killed in Kirkuk Bombing; 85% of Iraqis Killed by US Aerial Bombing Women and Children

10 Policemen Killed in Kirkuk Bombing; 85% of Iraqis Killed by US Aerial Bombing Women and Children

A parked car bomb in the northern oil city of Kirkuk killed 10 policemen in a passing convoy and wounded 20 other persons on Wednesday. […]

Juan Cole

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Armitage: "They Tortured" "Maybe I should Have Resigned"

Armitage: "They Tortured" "Maybe I should Have Resigned"

Avi Lewis interviews former Deputy Secretary of State for Aljazeera English: Armitage admits: 1. He and his boss Colin Powell lost a major battle within […]

Juan Cole

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25 Gays Killed in Iraq; Broad Trends against Human Rights Disturbing

25 Gays Killed in Iraq; Broad Trends against Human Rights Disturbing

On a wide range of fronts, human and civil rights in Iraq are in trouble. Amnesty International says that there has been a spate of […]

Juan Cole

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