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Trump’s Siege of Chicago: “War Within” and the City’s Defiant Fight Against Tyranny
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Trump’s Siege of Chicago: “War Within” and the City’s Defiant Fight Against Tyranny

Dan Dinello

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Among the most beautiful cities in world, my hometown Chicago has been defiled, violated, and ravaged by Trump’s […]

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“And we, that now make merry in the Room:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:22

“And we, that now make merry in the Room:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:22

10/27/2025 By Juan Cole

New Irish President Catherine Connolly’s Victory and Europe’s Moral Rebellion against the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

New Irish President Catherine Connolly’s Victory and Europe’s Moral Rebellion against the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

10/27/2025 By Juan Cole

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Abdullah II in Baghdad; Bomber Attempts Assassination of Diyala Governor

Abdullah II in Baghdad; Bomber Attempts Assassination of Diyala Governor

McClatchy reports on the visit to Iraq of King Abdullah II of Jordan, . The king is the first Arab ruler to come on a […]

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McCain Strategist Lobbyist for Georgia; Scheer: Did He Stage Provocation?

McCain Strategist Lobbyist for Georgia; Scheer: Did He Stage Provocation?

McCain’s campaign strategist Randy Scheunemann was a lobbyist for Georgia until recently, and remained part of Orion Strategies until May 15. OS had signed a […]

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Arato: The Decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court: the Way Ahead

Arato: The Decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court: the Way Ahead

Andrew Arato writes in a guest op-ed for IC The Turkish Constitutional Court has made its very important decision. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) […]

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Russia & Georgia, US & Hamas, Cheney & Musharraf

Russia & Georgia, US & Hamas, Cheney & Musharraf

Bush’s demand that Russia “reverse course” on Georgia and not try to overthrow an elected government is full of special pleading. Bush has no standing […]

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Walbridge: Suskind on America’s Declining Moral Authority

Walbridge: Suskind on America’s Declining Moral Authority

John Walbridge writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Most of the discussion of Ron Suskind’s new book, “The Way of the World,” has focused […]

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Mountain of Evidence Marshaled against Musharraf; US Refuses to Back Elected Civilian government

Mountain of Evidence Marshaled against Musharraf; US Refuses to Back Elected Civilian government

Dawn says that the parliament in Pakistan has prepared a mountain of documentation in its push to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. Senate leader Raza Rabbani […]

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Iraq
Wave of Attacks Kills over a Dozen; US Soldier Killed, 2 Wounded at Tarmiyah; Zebari insists on Withdrawal Timeline

Wave of Attacks Kills over a Dozen; US Soldier Killed, 2 Wounded at Tarmiyah; Zebari insists on Withdrawal Timeline

A new wave of bombings and attacks in Iraq, especially one at Tarmiya targetting Awakening Council members that may have left nearly a dozen people […]

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Iraq
Outbreak of Armed Conflict in Kirkuk Feared

Outbreak of Armed Conflict in Kirkuk Feared

Outbreak of armed conflict in Kirkuk feared. Fighting between Russia, Georgia risks wider war. Iraq will try to ensure that its army is “self-sufficient” by […]

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Ali-Karamali: Of Documentaries and Dehumanization

Ali-Karamali: Of Documentaries and Dehumanization

Sumbul Ali-Karamali writes in a guest op-ed for IC: A lazy way to dismiss conflicts as hopeless is to characterize (usually erroneously) the disputing parties […]

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