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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

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Iranian Daily Sees ties consolidating between Iran, Iraq

Iranian Daily Sees ties consolidating between Iran, Iraq

The USG Open Source Center translates an Iranian op-ed on the significance of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq. Daily sees ties consolidating between Iran, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
26 Killed in 2 Baghdad Bombings; Ahmadinejad calls for US Withdrawal; Public Rues Economic Cost of Iraq War

26 Killed in 2 Baghdad Bombings; Ahmadinejad calls for US Withdrawal; Public Rues Economic Cost of Iraq War

Som 92 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of independents are opposed to the Iraq War, which cannot be good news for John McCain, who […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Ahmadinejad in Baghdad, Day II

Ahmadinejad in Baghdad, Day II

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began the second day of his state visit to Iraq on Monday. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called Iran’s stance toward Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad in Baghdad; Iraqi Death Toll up 33% in February; Sadrists Protest Veto of Provinces Law

Ahmadinejad in Baghdad; Iraqi Death Toll up 33% in February; Sadrists Protest Veto of Provinces Law

The Iraqi civilian death toll was up 33% in February over January. AFP says, “The combined figures from the interior, defence and health ministries showed […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Walleser Guest Editorial on Imperilled US Allies among the 4 Million Iraqi Refugees

Walleser Guest Editorial on Imperilled US Allies among the 4 Million Iraqi Refugees

ON MERCY AND REDRESS Matthew Walleser There have been over four million Iraqis displaced because of the war and its effects, both inside and outside […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Fact Check on McCain and Political Progress in Iraq

Fact Check on McCain and Political Progress in Iraq

John McCain has been running mainly against Barack Obama in recent days, and has been running on the successes he says that the Iraqi government […]

Juan Cole

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Burke’s Peerage: Queen Elizabeth II Descended from the Prophet Muhammad

Burke’s Peerage: Queen Elizabeth II Descended from the Prophet Muhammad

I was surprised that the writers of comments over at Salon.com did not know the below. It is common knowledge to anyone interested in genealogy. […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Scores against McCain

Obama Scores against McCain

So first came the question posed by Tim Russert and Barack Obama’s answer in Tuesday evening’s debate in Cleveland, which went like this according to […]

Juan Cole

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Barack Hussein Obama, Omar Bradley, Benjamin Franklin and other Semitically Named American Heroes

Barack Hussein Obama, Omar Bradley, Benjamin Franklin and other Semitically Named American Heroes

At Cincinnati, Bill Cunningham, according to the LAT, who “introduced presidential candidate John McCain at a rally here today accused Barack Obama of sympathizing with […]

Juan Cole

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