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From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope
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From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

Richard Penaskovic

Auburn, Al. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – It’s not surprising that Pope Leo XIV took the name Leo in honor of Pope Leo XIII […]

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

05/21/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

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Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 Us

Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 Us

Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 US Troops Killed over Weekend The Democratic Party candidates for president debated on Sunday evening. Iraq dominated the first half […]

Juan Cole

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Gore On Bush Propaganda Us Bombs Shiite

Gore On Bush Propaganda Us Bombs Shiite

Gore on Bush Propaganda US Bombs Shiite Sadr City It is no surprise that Al Gore is attacking Bush in his new book, of course. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Saturday Reading Reuters Reports Civil

Saturday Reading Reuters Reports Civil

Major Bridge in Kurdistan Destroyed Guerrillas Kill 4 US Troops Amiriya Clashes The US military death toll in Iraq for May was actually 127. On […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
70 Dead In Attacks Bombing In Fallujah

70 Dead In Attacks Bombing In Fallujah

70 Dead in Attacks; Bombing in Fallujah; Sadrists Warn US Military on Diwaniya; US Seeks Dialogue with Sadrists 122 US troops died in Iraq in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
On False Analogy Between Iraq And South

On False Analogy Between Iraq And South

On the False Analogy Between Iraq and South Korea Bush is now talking about a “South Korea” model for Iraq. He likely got this nonsense […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny Us Bases

Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny Us Bases

Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny US Bases to be Opened in Kurdistan Region The USG Open Source Center translates the following newspaper article from Kurdish: ‘ […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Guerrillas Ambush Kill 10 Us Gis As

Guerrillas Ambush Kill 10 Us Gis As

Guerrillas Ambush, Kill 10 US GIs Over 100 Iraqis Killed or Found Dead Muqtada condemns Iran for Talking to US As best I can piece […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Heroes And Culture Wars My

Cole On Heroes And Culture Wars My

Cole on “Heroes” and the Culture Wars My column at Salon.com this week is on the television phenomenon “Heroes”. [Spoiler alert: for anyone who hasn’t […]

Juan Cole

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First Formal Us Iran Talks Since 1980_29

First Formal US-Iran Talks since 1980 The US has dealt differently with Iran than with any other of its major enemies. Then President Ronald Reagan […]

Juan Cole

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