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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

01/30/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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Iran: Seven Faces of a Civilization

Iran: Seven Faces of a Civilization

Check out the video: Iran, Seven Faces of a Civilization. ‘Beyond the gate of time lies a civilization with seven thousand years of celebrated heritage. […]

Juan Cole

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Iran: Seven Faces of a Civilization

Iran: Seven Faces of a Civilization

Check out the video: Iran, Seven Faces of a Civilization. ‘Beyond the gate of time lies a civilization with seven thousand years of celebrated heritage. […]

Juan Cole

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Dubai: Party on, Dude

Dubai: Party on, Dude

Even though Dubai’s boom has turned to bust, the emirate known for its gaudy exuberance, which comedian Jon Stewart once called ‘what happens when Saudi […]

Juan Cole

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35 Wounded in Mosul Car Bombing; Sistani Upbraids MPs; Al-Maliki Threatens to Resign

35 Wounded in Mosul Car Bombing; Sistani Upbraids MPs; Al-Maliki Threatens to Resign

The Iraq War is still hot in the northern city of Mosul (pop. 1.7 mn.) , where 10-12 car bombs still are detonated every day. […]

Juan Cole

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Joint Experts’ Statement on Iran

Joint Experts’ Statement on Iran

Below is a statement on Iran that I and others are hoping will be adopted in Washington as a way forward. Any of my readers […]

Juan Cole

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Zawahiri: Obama is the anti-Malcolm X

Zawahiri: Obama is the anti-Malcolm X

Ayman al-Zawahiri attacked Barack Obama in a video released on the internet on Tuesday. Fox News reprinted the whole transcript here. I’m a little bit […]

Juan Cole

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Parliament Session on Security Agreement Interrupted by Altercation

Parliament Session on Security Agreement Interrupted by Altercation

Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Iraq parliament’s Committee on Security and Defense voted in favor of the Iraqi-US security agreement. That committee is headed […]

Juan Cole

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Security Agreement Requires all US Troops Out of Iraq by 2011; Blocs in Parliament Maneuver to Defeat It

Security Agreement Requires all US Troops Out of Iraq by 2011; Blocs in Parliament Maneuver to Defeat It

McClatchy has published an English translation of the draft security agreement between the Iraqi government and the Bush administration. Leila Fadel of McClatchy’s reads the […]

Juan Cole

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Ghoul’s Glossary: Vice President

Ghoul’s Glossary: Vice President

Vice President: n. Political chief in charge of committing vice. The official can fulfill his public duties by committing a wide range of sins or […]

Juan Cole

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