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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report
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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report

Juan Cole

Palestinians face “criminal prosecution in military courts during which their due process and fair trial rights are systematically violated.”

The Power Play President

The Power Play President

01/08/2026 By John Feffer

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

01/08/2026 By The Conversation

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Afghanistan in Crisis

Afghanistan in Crisis

All hell seems to be breaking loose in Afghanistan, at a time when most Western observers are focusing on the Georgia crisis. Ten French troops […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Raid on Governor’s office in Diyala; Seniora to Baghdad; Dulaimi’s Son Arrested

Raid on Governor’s office in Diyala; Seniora to Baghdad; Dulaimi’s Son Arrested

Strange things happen in Iraq. On Tuesday, an unidentified Iraqi government security force, or at least people wearing such uniforms, attacked the Diyala provincial governor’s […]

Juan Cole

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Davidson: Privatizing Foreign Policy: The Road to Iran

Davidson: Privatizing Foreign Policy: The Road to Iran

Lawrence Davidson writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Americans’ penchant for paying little attention to their nation’s foreign policies has powerful and disastrous effects […]

Juan Cole

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McCain's Mansions and the Real Elitist

McCain’s Mansions and the Real Elitist

BraveNewFilms on McCain’s mansions and his elitism.

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: The Fall of Bush’s Man in Pakistan; Dawn: Bush was Last Holdout

Cole in Salon: The Fall of Bush’s Man in Pakistan; Dawn: Bush was Last Holdout

My column is out in Salon.com: “The fall of Bush’s man in Pakistan:” (Despite Pervez Musharraf’s despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Kirkuk a Powderkeg: NYT; Ramadi Bombing Targets Police

Kirkuk a Powderkeg: NYT; Ramadi Bombing Targets Police

Kurdish control of Kirkuk creates a powder keg in Iraq, the NYT explains this morning: ‘ it demonstrates that despite a recent decline in violence, […]

Juan Cole

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Musharraf Resigns

Musharraf Resigns

Al-Jazeera International on the career of Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf, who just stepped down to avoid impeachment.

Juan Cole

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Fox News: 12 Year Old Girl Tells the Truth about Georgia

Fox News: 12 Year Old Girl Tells the Truth about Georgia

Ooops. Fox News Interviews an Ossetian-American 12-year-old girl who thanks Russian troops for saving her from Georgian aggression. But Fox News was obviously not happy […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombing Kills 15, Including AC Leader in Baghdad; Al-Sadr Calls for Blood Pledge of Holy Struggle Against Occupation; Seniora to Baghdad

Bombing Kills 15, Including AC Leader in Baghdad; Al-Sadr Calls for Blood Pledge of Holy Struggle Against Occupation; Seniora to Baghdad

A suicide bomber in Baghdad killed 15 and wounded 29 in al-Adhamiya on Sunday. This neighborhood is what’s left of the Sunni enclave on the […]

Juan Cole

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