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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?
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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Farhang Jahanpour

One hospital in Tehran has received more than 70 corpses of demonstrators shot in the head and chest by security guards

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

01/12/2026 By Richard Drake

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

01/12/2026 By Rebecca Gordon

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The hypocrisiy of the ‘One-Party Rule’ Gambit

The hypocrisiy of the ‘One-Party Rule’ Gambit

Ooops, typo in title. Go here for “The Hypocrisy of the ‘One Party Rule’ Gambit”

Juan Cole

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Two Daring Attacks on US Troops in Afghanistan

Two Daring Attacks on US Troops in Afghanistan

In Baghlan in northern Afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed two US troops while meeting at a local police station. Baghlan, a center of sugar beet […]

Juan Cole

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More on Syria Raid

More on Syria Raid

More on the US raid on a house in Syria: The LAT wonders if the attack will derail US-Syrian steps toward rapprochement. Syrian officials are […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Military Takes Towns in Bajaur; If this is So Central to US Security, Why isn’t it News? US Strike Kills 20 in S. Waziristan

Pakistani Military Takes Towns in Bajaur; If this is So Central to US Security, Why isn’t it News? US Strike Kills 20 in S. Waziristan

Although both candidates tie the resurgence of the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan to US domestic security, I personally have difficulty understanding exactly how that […]

Juan Cole

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Helman: US has all but Committed to Leaving Iraq

Helman: US has all but Committed to Leaving Iraq

Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: Absent the unexpected, it is unlikely that a security agreement in the form of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) […]

Juan Cole

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US Raid inside Syria Kills 8

US Raid inside Syria Kills 8

US troops made a raid inside Syrian territory near Iraq, according to Syrian media, which left 8 persons (the Syrians say civilians) dead. What is […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Obama and McCain on Iraq

Obama and McCain on Iraq

Although the US public trusts Sen. Barack Obama to handle the economy far more than it does Sen. John McCain, the two are viewed as […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Party Cuts off US in Iraq;

Sunni Party Cuts off US in Iraq;

The Iraqi Islamic Party, led by Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, said it was suspending further high-level contact with the United States on Saturday. The […]

Juan Cole

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Top Five Mistakes of the McCain Campaign in the past Week

Top Five Mistakes of the McCain Campaign in the past Week

1. McCain and Palin called up fraudster Ashley Todd and ‘wishing her a speedy recovery’ after she lied about being attacked by a tall Black […]

Juan Cole

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