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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

07/18/2025 By Tomdispatch

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Maliki Warns US on Iran; Will not allow Iraqi air space or land in any US Attack

Maliki Warns US on Iran; Will not allow Iraqi air space or land in any US Attack

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Bush Friday by video conference that the US could not use Iraqi territory or airspace to attack neighboring Iran. […]

Juan Cole

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On Killing Afghan Civilians and Nuking Iran: What Reddit says People are Reading

On Killing Afghan Civilians and Nuking Iran: What Reddit says People are Reading

From Reddit.com on Saturday: Afghan governor says US air strikes killed 22 civilians. If only we could nuke Iran. Ron Paul says he has heard […]

Juan Cole

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Osman, Qubanji: Attack on Iran a Catastrophe for Iraq, Gulf

Osman, Qubanji: Attack on Iran a Catastrophe for Iraq, Gulf

Patrick Cockburn reports from Baghdad that Mahmud Osman, a Kurdish MP, maintains that an attack on Iran by Israel or the US would plunge Iraq […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July

Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July

Your Fourth of July is blood for oil. My Fourth of July is the pure sunbeam of peace. Yours is the imperial presidency and “so […]

Juan Cole

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Quotations on Patriotism

Quotations on Patriotism

“I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present […]

Juan Cole

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Will Afghanistan Violence hurt McCain Campaign?

Will Afghanistan Violence hurt McCain Campaign?

Afghan guerrillas used small arms fire to down a US helicopter south of Kabul. The crew was unharmed. More US & coalition troops were killed […]

Juan Cole

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Mullen Warns Against Attack on Iran; Iraq arrests Governor of Maysan

Mullen Warns Against Attack on Iran; Iraq arrests Governor of Maysan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen appeared to warn Israel on Wednesday against an attack on Iran. He said at news […]

Juan Cole

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Bulldozer Attack in West Jerusalem

Bulldozer Attack in West Jerusalem

A Palestinian bulldozer operator rammed his vehicle into a bus in West Jerusalem, killing 3 and wounding 44. Aljazeera International reports: Sometimes the British tabloid […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan Claims Capture of 50 Khyber Militants

Pakistan Claims Capture of 50 Khyber Militants

Aljazeera on Pakistan’s military offensive in the Khyber area. Puritanism and women’s rights are issues as well as whether government or local warlords are in […]

Juan Cole

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