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How the Palestinian West Bank is being Annexed by Israel, with Tacit US Support
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How the Palestinian West Bank is being Annexed by Israel, with Tacit US Support

Dan Steinbock

Behind the fog of war and the obliteration of Gaza, Israel’s far-right cabinet has escalated the annexation of the West Bank to Israel. New York […]

Do Palestinians deserve a State only if they are Genocided?

Do Palestinians deserve a State only if they are Genocided?

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US Air Strike kills 49 in Sadr City PKK Kills 17 Turkish Soldiers Turkey Shells Iraq

US Air Strike kills 49 in Sadr City PKK Kills 17 Turkish Soldiers Turkey Shells Iraq

Ferit Demir reports (via The Scotsman): ‘ Kurdish rebels [of the PKK/ Kurdish Workers Party] killed at least 17 Turkish soldiers, wounded 16 others and […]

Juan Cole

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The Sadism of the Israeli Occupation

The Sadism of the Israeli Occupation

The Guardian reports on a building scandal in Israel over the extreme brutality of its occupation of the Palestinians in the West Bank. Excerpt: ‘ […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq/ Turkey Tensions in Streets, Halls of Parliament Turkish Economy Imperilled Istrabadi Resigns, Slams Iraqi Government

Iraq/ Turkey Tensions in Streets, Halls of Parliament Turkish Economy Imperilled Istrabadi Resigns, Slams Iraqi Government

Iraqi president – slash – Kurdistan leader Jalal Talabani condemned Syria’s president Bashar al-Asad for supporting the Turkish claim of the right to invade Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Dictating Islam to Muslims

Dictating Islam to Muslims

At the Napoleon’s Egypt blog, Jaubert’s important letter critical of Napoleon Bonaparte’s use of the naval forces. It also contains the crucial passage, “You will […]

Juan Cole

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Turkey: We are More than Serious [About an Invasion] Barzani: Iraqi Kurdsistan will Defend Itself

Turkey: We are More than Serious [About an Invasion] Barzani: Iraqi Kurdsistan will Defend Itself

The leader of the Kurdistan Regional Authority in Iraq, Massoud Barzan, called Friday for talks with Turkey. The call was immediately rejected by Ankara, which […]

Juan Cole

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Gen. Abizaid: Iraq about Petroleum

Gen. Abizaid: Iraq about Petroleum

Gen. John Abizaid at Stanford U.: ‘ While [panelists] discussed green technology, the subject of America’s operations in Iraq was also a hotly debated topic. […]

Juan Cole

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Sneaky FCC Must be Stopped

Sneaky FCC Must be Stopped

Alexandra Russell writes: This morning, the New York Times revealed that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is rushing through a plan to rewrite media ownership rules, […]

Juan Cole

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Karachi and Waziristan

Karachi and Waziristan

Barnett Rubin points in our Global Affairs group blog to the impact of the failures in Afghanistan, of the tribal turmoil in Waziristan, on the […]

Juan Cole

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136 Dead in Pakistan Bombing Gilani: Neighboring Country Warned of Attack on Bhutto

136 Dead in Pakistan Bombing Gilani: Neighboring Country Warned of Attack on Bhutto

Manan Ahmed at our Global Affairs Blog points out that Karachi has now joined New York, Madrid and London as a site of a major […]

Juan Cole

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