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Avatar of Chaos, Cruelty and Death: Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror isn’t Over
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Avatar of Chaos, Cruelty and Death: Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror isn’t Over

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Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – Serving as gangster President Trump’s hatchet man, Musk promised a lean efficient government but gave us chainsaw-massacre firings that […]

Lethal “Humanitarianism:” why Violence at Gaza aid Centers should not come as a Surprise

Lethal “Humanitarianism:” why Violence at Gaza aid Centers should not come as a Surprise

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The War on Trans People: White Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump

The War on Trans People: White Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump

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Turkish Parliament Authorizes Iraq Incursion Blackwater Leaving Iraq

Turkish Parliament Authorizes Iraq Incursion Blackwater Leaving Iraq

The Turkish parliament authorized a Turkish incursion into Iraq in pursuit of guerrillas of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). Syria threw its support behind Turkey […]

Juan Cole

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Putin & Ahmadinejad Pledge Cooperation

Putin & Ahmadinejad Pledge Cooperation

Farideh Farhi weighs in on the significance of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran, and the frustrations his olive branch to Tehran produced in […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: "The Iran Hawks"

Cole in Salon: "The Iran Hawks"

My column in Salon.com, “The War Hawks,” is now online. Excerpt: ‘ Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton think a tough line on Tehran will sell […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Oil Peak or Peak Oil?

Oil Peak or Peak Oil?

The tensions between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan contributed to jitteriness in the oil markets that drove the prices to as high as $88.20 at one […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Op-Ed: PKK Terrorism Undermines US Policy in Middle East

Guest Op-Ed: PKK Terrorism Undermines US Policy in Middle East

An informed observer writes anonymously: ‘“With our understanding of the worries of the Turkish friends, we are ready to undertake urgent negotiations with senior Turkish […]

Juan Cole

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Iran and Afghanistan

Iran and Afghanistan

At the Global Affairs blog, Farideh Farhi weighs in on Iranian human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi. She suggests that “it also suggests a shift of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Polish Base Attacked by Shiites Harthiya Bombing in Baghdad kills 4, wounds 25

Polish Base Attacked by Shiites Harthiya Bombing in Baghdad kills 4, wounds 25

Shiite militiamen rained mortar shells on the Polish base at Diwaniya on Monday, and the fighting that thus broke out left 4 civilians, 3 gunmen, […]

Juan Cole

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Close: Israeli Intelligence behind Syria Strike not Persuasive

Close: Israeli Intelligence behind Syria Strike not Persuasive

The NYT has been pushing the story that the Israeli air strike on Syria on September 6 came in response to intelligence that Syria was […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Turkey Shells Iraqi Kurds; Pilgrims Bombed in Baghdad; Ammar Visits Sheikhs of al-Anbar; Muqtada Condemns Soft Partition;

Turkey Shells Iraqi Kurds; Pilgrims Bombed in Baghdad; Ammar Visits Sheikhs of al-Anbar; Muqtada Condemns Soft Partition;

The sectarian civil war in Iraq left dozens of persons dead and wounded on Sunday. One major bombing targeted Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad heading to […]

Juan Cole

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