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Israel’s Netanyahu banks on TACO Trump as he Launches War on Iran to disrupt Negotiations
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Israel’s Netanyahu banks on TACO Trump as he Launches War on Iran to disrupt Negotiations

Juan Cole

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Threat to Rule of Law: Sen. Padilla thrown to Ground, Cuffed at Noem DHS Press Conference

Threat to Rule of Law: Sen. Padilla thrown to Ground, Cuffed at Noem DHS Press Conference

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How Pete Rose and Donald Trump Are the Dregs of American “Masculinity”

How Pete Rose and Donald Trump Are the Dregs of American “Masculinity”

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US Soldier Killed; 21 Dead in Ashura Violence; OSC: Messianic Cult Expected Appearance of Promised One

US Soldier Killed; 21 Dead in Ashura Violence; OSC: Messianic Cult Expected Appearance of Promised One

Another US soldier was killed on Saturday, bringing January’s total to 23 — already as much as in all of December. Street battles and machine […]

Juan Cole

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Saturday Reading

Saturday Reading

As Clinton and Romney win the Nevada primaries, Justin Elliot asks at Mother Jones why the leading candidates don’t have more to say about crucial […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
80 Dead in Clashes with Millenarian Cult; Sadrists threaten to end Freeze on JAM; Al-Hakim Criticizes al-Maliki

80 Dead in Clashes with Millenarian Cult; Sadrists threaten to end Freeze on JAM; Al-Hakim Criticizes al-Maliki

The instability of the Iraqi south was on display Friday, as a doomsday cult attacked police and religious mourners on the eve of Ashura’, the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Wave of Killing of Women;

Wave of Killing of Women;

Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that women activists on Thursday organized a conference in Baghdad to protest the increasing problem of women being targeted for killing, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Basra Police Chief Denies Iran Mischief in Iraq

Basra Police Chief Denies Iran Mischief in Iraq

The USG Open Source Center translates an interview with the police chief of Basra, Staff Maj-Gen. Abdul Jalil Khalaf. Therein, Khalaf denies that Iran is […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
3 US Troops Killed; Bomber Kills 9; US Bombing Raids Up 5 Times

3 US Troops Killed; Bomber Kills 9; US Bombing Raids Up 5 Times

In the small town of Khan Bani Saad in Diyala Province east of Baghdad, a woman suicide bomber killed 9 Shiites and wounded 15 at […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanese Press on Bush’s Middle East Tour

Lebanese Press on Bush’s Middle East Tour

See Charles Smith’s important comments on Bush’s Arab-Israeli diplomacy at our Global Affairs group blog. The USG Open Source Center translates excerpts from opinion pieces […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Huckabee Condemns US Constitution with new Fatwa

Ayatollah Huckabee Condemns US Constitution with new Fatwa

Mike Huckabee says he wants to amend the US constitution to bring it into line with the divinely revealed law of the living God: ‘ […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Anbar Leader Condemns Iraqi Gov. as Sectarian Wants US Out

Al-Anbar Leader Condemns Iraqi Gov. as Sectarian Wants US Out

So whatever happened to Fallujah? Hard to get news from the city. Can they drive personal cars again, yet? Apparently the US military has built […]

Juan Cole

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