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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

09/19/2025 By Juan Cole

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

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Chorev Reviews Hafez on Suicide Bombers

Chorev Reviews Hafez on Suicide Bombers

Suicidal Ambitions: Human Bombs and the War in Iraq By Matan Chorev Review of Mohammed M. Hafez Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology […]

Juan Cole

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A Nation of Masochists

A Nation of Masochists

“I send my tormentor hurrying hither and thither in the service of my suffering and desire.” – Mason Cooley (d.2002) I have concluded that Americans, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
8 Killed, 82 Wounded in Bombings, Attacks; Benchmark Laws Still Stalled

8 Killed, 82 Wounded in Bombings, Attacks; Benchmark Laws Still Stalled

The guerrilla war continues in Iraq. On Sunday, guerrillas blew up the general manager of the Ministry of Finance, Ihsan Ridha, and a Brigadier General, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Baghdad Mayor: US Tanks Run Amok and There’ll Never be a Street Named for Bush in Baghdad

Baghdad Mayor: US Tanks Run Amok and There’ll Never be a Street Named for Bush in Baghdad

The USG Open Source Center translates a recent interview with Baghdad mayor Sabir al-Isawi in a Czech newspaper. The mayor 1) denies that the US […]

Juan Cole

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Truck Bomb Caught on Tape

Truck Bomb Caught on Tape

Aljazeera English shows and analyzes a just-released security tape from the Marriott in Islamabad, showing the bomb-laden truck ramming the security perimeter. There were two […]

Juan Cole

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Islamabad Bombing puts Pressure on US-Pakistan Ties

Islamabad Bombing puts Pressure on US-Pakistan Ties

Bloomberg argues that Saturday’s bombing of the Marriott in Islamabad will likely put pressure on US/ Pakistani relations. The bombing was a clear signal from […]

Juan Cole

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German Left Stands up to anti-Muslim Fascists; Clashes in Cologne

German Left Stands up to anti-Muslim Fascists; Clashes in Cologne

3,000 progressives in Cologne clashed Saturday with far rightwing protesters trying to stop the building of a mosque. There are about 3.3 million Muslims in […]

Juan Cole

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40 Killed in Massive Bombing of Marriott in Islamabad

40 Killed in Massive Bombing of Marriott in Islamabad

Guerrillas in Pakistan set off an enormous bomb blast at the Marriott in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad Saturday morning EDT. It left a 30 […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Baghdad Dark on Satellite; Kagan Proved Wrong Again

Sunni Baghdad Dark on Satellite; Kagan Proved Wrong Again

Fred Kagan has once more been proved wrong. He called the ethnic cleansing of Sunni Arabs in Baghdad a ‘myth.’ For all their arrogance and […]

Juan Cole

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