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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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Zogby: Slight Surge for Edwards, McCain; Giuliani Slips

Zogby: Slight Surge for Edwards, McCain; Giuliani Slips

New Zogby Poll (reprinted by permission) confirms Edwards surge in Iowa but disconfirms Romney lead or Huckabee decline. ‘UTICA, New York—The race for the Democratic […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Op-Ed: US Foreign Policy; the Principle of Non-Intervention

Guest Op-Ed: US Foreign Policy; the Principle of Non-Intervention

A seasoned observer writes: ‘ The complexity, interrelationships, results and consequences (intended and unintended) of US Iraq policy – one of the seven foreign interventions […]

Juan Cole

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Top 10 Challenges Facing the US in the Middle East, 2008

Top 10 Challenges Facing the US in the Middle East, 2008

10. Helping broker a deal in Lebanon between the March 14 Movement and the Shiites so that a new president can be elected and a […]

Juan Cole

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McClatchy: Edwards, Romney Lead in Iowa

McClatchy: Edwards, Romney Lead in Iowa

McClatchy has a new Iowa poll out, taken Dec. 26-28. It shows that there was no spike among Iowa voters in concern for international affairs […]

Juan Cole

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Bilawal, Zardari, Fahim to lead PPP; Will Contest Jan. 8 Polls

Bilawal, Zardari, Fahim to lead PPP; Will Contest Jan. 8 Polls

The Pakistan People’s Party movers and shakers have annointed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 19, the son of slain Benazir Bhutto, as its next leader. He will […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan Riots Continue; Clinton: ‘An inside job?’ Rehman: "A Cover-up"

Pakistan Riots Continue; Clinton: ‘An inside job?’ Rehman: "A Cover-up"

Violence continued in Pakistan on Saturday, as did a virtual shut-down of the country, with most shops and businesses shuttered. In the US, Sen. Hillary […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Bin Ladin Vows Jihad for ‘Liberation of Entire Palestine’ After Iraq

OSC: Bin Ladin Vows Jihad for ‘Liberation of Entire Palestine’ After Iraq

The USG Open Source Center summarizes and partially translates the new audio release by Usama Bin Laden. He urges a focus on Iraq and Israel, […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Urdu Press Roundup on Reaction to Benazir Bhutto Assassination

OSC: Urdu Press Roundup on Reaction to Benazir Bhutto Assassination

The USG Open Source Center excerpts and paraphrases editorials in the major Urdu-language Pakistani newspapers concerning the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan: Urdu Press Roundup […]

Juan Cole

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Huckabee Obsesses about 660 Pakistani Aliens; Clinton’s 5 Point Plan

Huckabee Obsesses about 660 Pakistani Aliens; Clinton’s 5 Point Plan

Mike Huckabee is a smooth-talking, fanatical country preacher who has learned to make himself likeable on camera but who spews all kinds of hateful nonsense […]

Juan Cole

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