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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

05/14/2025 By Karen J. Greenberg

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3 Us Troops Killed 16 Wounded 19 Iraqis

3 Us Troops Killed 16 Wounded 19 Iraqis

3 US Troops Killed, 16 Wounded 19 Iraqis Dead, 33 Wounded in Muqdadiya Bombing The wire services reported at least 55 killed in political violence […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
White And Carapico Re Cole How To Get

White And Carapico Re Cole How To Get

White and Carapico re: Cole, “How to Get out of Iraq” My piece in The Nation on “How to Get out of Iraq” is generating […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Tens Of Thousands In Najaf Demand Us

Tens Of Thousands In Najaf Demand Us

Tens of Thousands in Najaf Demand US Departure from Iraq Tens of thousands of followers of young Shiite nationalist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rallied in the […]

Juan Cole

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Turkish Iraqi Kurdish Crisis Over

Turkish Iraqi Kurdish Crisis Over

Turkish/ Iraqi Kurdish Crisis over Barzani Comments All hell has broken loose rhetorically between the politicians in Turkey and those in Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkish Prime […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
My Column John Mccains Iraq Problem Is

My Column John Mccains Iraq Problem Is

Cole in Salon: McCain’s Iraq Problem My column , “John McCain’s Iraq Problem,” is now available at Salon.com. Excerpt: ‘ On Sunday, April 8, Sen. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
How To Get Out Of Iraq My Article How

How To Get Out Of Iraq My Article How

How to Get out of Iraq I repeat: My article, “How to Get out of Iraq,”, is now out in The Nation. Here is a […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
10 Us Troops Killed Thousands Of

10 Us Troops Killed Thousands Of

10 US Troops Killed Thousands of Sadrist Demonstrators Come to Najaf Thousands of followers of young Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr converged on Najaf Monday, planning […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
64 Dead In Iraq 4 Us Troops Killed

64 Dead In Iraq 4 Us Troops Killed

64 Dead in Iraq; 4 US Troops Killed; Bombings in Baghdad, Bodies in Baquba; US vs. Mahdi Army in Diwaniya AP reports that 64 persons […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Closure Of Sunni Baghdad Satellite

Closure Of Sunni Baghdad Satellite

Attack on Sunni Baghdad Satellite Channel Draws Criticism The US Government Open Source Center translated or paraphrased the following report from Sunni fundamentalist party internet […]

Juan Cole

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