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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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6 Us Soldiers Were Announced Killed On

US Air Raid on Diwaniya Allegedly Kills 10 Civilians 6 US Troops Killed Iran Denies US Charges of Covert Ops in Iraq 6 US soldiers […]

Juan Cole

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Jordanian Iraqi Physicians Behind Uk

Jordanian Iraqi Physicians Behind Uk

Jordanian & Iraqi Physicians behind UK Bombing A cell made up of 7 medical personnel from Jordan and Iraq appears to have been behind the […]

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Afghan Civilian Deaths_02

Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, called Sunday for a formal investigation into reports that a US/NATO air strike on Taliban positions in a village last Friday […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
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Al Maliki Calls For Provincial

Al-Maliki Calls for Provincial Elections MP Janabi defects to Guerrillas Sadrists Reject new Parliamentary bloc Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is calling for provincial elections to […]

Juan Cole

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Ic Global Affairs Some Of Us Are

IC Global Affairs Some of us are launching a group blog, Informed Comment: Global Affairs. Iran expert Farideh Farhi weighs in today on the gasoline […]

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Giuliani Laughs At Habeas Corpus Habeas

Giuliani Laughs At Habeas Corpus Habeas

Giuliani Laughs at Habeas Corpus Habeas Corpus is the right of a prisoner to petition a court to release him on grounds of wrongful imprisonment. […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Glasgow Attacked British Police Have

Glasgow Attacked British Police Have

Glasgow attacked British police have arrested more suspects in the car-bombing of the Glasgow airport. Recent reports I hear at CNN suggest to me that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Maliki Condemns Us Raid On Sadr City 77

Maliki Condemns Us Raid On Sadr City 77

Maliki Condemns US Raid on Sadr City 77% of Americans Say Iraq War going Badly 77% of Americans say that the Iraq War is going […]

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Iraq
Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Talabani and Ahmadinejad Buddy Around This video of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visiting Tehran last week and hanging around gleefully with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad […]

Juan Cole

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