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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran:  When Journalists are the Target
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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran: When Journalists are the Target

Fariba Amini

“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.” – ― Stefan […]

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

09/03/2025 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

09/03/2025 By William D. Hartung

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OSC: HAMAS-Iraq Launches ‘Avenging Gaza’ Campaign Against US Forces in Iraq

OSC: HAMAS-Iraq Launches ‘Avenging Gaza’ Campaign Against US Forces in Iraq

The USG Open Source Center summarizes and translates a posting on a jihadi web site of Iraqi guerrillas vowing to “avenge Gaza” by targeting American […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
159 Killed or Wounded in Massive Mosul Blast; Dems take on Bush over Iraq SOFA

159 Killed or Wounded in Massive Mosul Blast; Dems take on Bush over Iraq SOFA

Guerrillas were stockpiling munitions in an unoccupied building in the Zanjabili district near the Houston-sized northern city of Mosul. Someone informed the Iraqi security forces […]

Juan Cole

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Mr. Olmert, Tear Down this Wall!

Mr. Olmert, Tear Down this Wall!

The Egyptian government mounted a small demonstration of defiance of the Olmert government in Israel on Thursday. Palestinians destroyed the blast walls that artificially box […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
935 False Statements that Led a Nation to War

935 False Statements that Led a Nation to War

The Center for Public Integrity has published a study finding that ‘President George W. Bush and seven of his administration’s top officials, including Vice President […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Barzani charges Michael Rubin with Libel

Barzani charges Michael Rubin with Libel

The USG Open Source Center translates a letter from Kurdistan Regional Authority leader Massoud Barzani slamming the Hawlati newspaper for having published in Kurdish an […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
2 US Troops Killed; 20 Injured in School Blast; Assassination Attempt Kills 18; Weekend Cult Casualty toll 278

2 US Troops Killed; 20 Injured in School Blast; Assassination Attempt Kills 18; Weekend Cult Casualty toll 278

On Tuesday morning in Iraq, a suicide bomber walked into a school in downtown Baquba and detonated his payload, killing a guard and wounding 20 […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Dominates Testy Dem Debate

Iraq Dominates Testy Dem Debate

Iraq as an issue was back front and center in Iraq on Monday in the South Carolina presidential debate among the Democratic candidates. Barack Obama […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Victory over Asthmatics, Newborns in Gaza

Israeli Victory over Asthmatics, Newborns in Gaza

The humanitarian impact of Israel’s electricity blockade of the Gaza Strip. Raw sewage in the streets, which will soon seep into houses; asthmatics choking; hospitals […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
King: War Cannot Achieve Even a Negative Good

King: War Cannot Achieve Even a Negative Good

Martin Luther King will be honored today throughout America as a champion of racial justice and racial harmony. That is a pivotal legacy for the […]

Juan Cole

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