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Genocide Scholars:  Israel is Committing a Genocide in Gaza, and we Should Know
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Genocide Scholars: Israel is Committing a Genocide in Gaza, and we Should Know

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On the last day of August, 2025, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, a scholarly body with more than 500 […]

The Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit and the Middle East in a Multipolar World

The Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit and the Middle East in a Multipolar World

09/06/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Israel’s ‘Refuseniks’: a growing Number of Soldiers are refusing to Serve in Netanyahu’s War on Gaza

Israel’s ‘Refuseniks’: a growing Number of Soldiers are refusing to Serve in Netanyahu’s War on Gaza

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35 Killed in Diyala Bombings; 10,000 Longshore Workers Strike against Iraq War; Sadr Rebuffs UIA Delegation; Sami al-Haj Released

35 Killed in Diyala Bombings; 10,000 Longshore Workers Strike against Iraq War; Sadr Rebuffs UIA Delegation; Sami al-Haj Released

A double suicide bombing killed 35 and wounded 66 at a wedding party in Baladruz, a city northeast of Baghdad in troubled Diyala province. In […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bhasin Guest Editorial: Is the U.S. creating another Al- Qaeda in Iraq?

Bhasin Guest Editorial: Is the U.S. creating another Al- Qaeda in Iraq?

Madhavi Bhasin writes from Calcutta: The Bush administration says it is waging a global war to fight terrorism and defeat Al-Qaeda. The human, financial and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
5 Years after Mission Accomplished; April US Troop Toll 50 Killed; 1,073 Iraqis Killed this Month

5 Years after Mission Accomplished; April US Troop Toll 50 Killed; 1,073 Iraqis Killed this Month

5 Years after George W. Bush’s infamous speech aboard the USS Lincoln, the mission seems incomplete. Bush imagined that he could get rid of Saddam […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
2 US Troops Killed, 21 Wounded; 37 Iraqis Killed in Baghdad Clashes;

2 US Troops Killed, 21 Wounded; 37 Iraqis Killed in Baghdad Clashes;

According to BBC television, AFP is reporting that Mahdi Army militiamen killed 2 US troops in northern Baghdad on Wednesday morning. US Secretary of Defense […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Mortar, Rocket attacks in Baghdad; in aftermath of Militia Campaign

Mortar, Rocket attacks in Baghdad; in aftermath of Militia Campaign

Baghdad has been roiled for the past three days with major fighting between Iraqi government/ US forces and the Mahdi Army militia in east and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadr Rejects al-Maliki’s Terms; Green Zone hit by Mortar Barrage; Turkish Military Strikes at PKK

Sadr Rejects al-Maliki’s Terms; Green Zone hit by Mortar Barrage; Turkish Military Strikes at PKK

Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s terms for ending his campaign against Sadr’s Mahdi Army. Al-Maliki wants the militia to give up […]

Juan Cole

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Moyers and Wright at PBS, Parts 3-4

Moyers and Wright at PBS, Parts 3-4

The other two parts of Bill Moyers’ interview with Reverend Wright are below. Journalism should be about explaining things and setting them in context, not […]

Juan Cole

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Karzai Attacked in Kabul

Karzai Attacked in Kabul

Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unharmed from a guerrilla assassination attempt on Sunday. US politicians who keep saying that Afghanistan is the good war would […]

Juan Cole

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More on Syrian Reactor Bombing; From an Informed Reader

More on Syrian Reactor Bombing; From an Informed Reader

An informed reader writes: What little information provided in the CIA videotape concerning the destruction of the purported Syrian reactor only provokes more questions. The […]

Juan Cole

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