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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

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Cheney Conniving At Iran War Says Bush

Cheney Conniving at Iran War Says Bush Cannot be Trusted Shorter Steve Clemons: Cheney and his staff are colluding with the Neoconservatives at the American […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Renews Call For Us Departure

Muqtada Renews call for US Departure Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, the young Shiite nationalist cleric, preached openly at Kufa before about 1,000 worshippers for the first […]

Juan Cole

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Democratic Party Divided on Iraq Supplemental Although everyone is syaing that September is now the potential turning point in congressional support for the Iraq War, […]

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Sadr And Shiite Politics Sawt Al Iraq

Sadr and Shiite Politics Sawt al-Iraq carries a report that Muqtada al-Sadr is back in Najaf after travels in Lebanon and Iran. The US military […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill 9 Us Gis Over 100 Dead

Guerrillas Kill 9 Us Gis Over 100 Dead

Guerrillas Kill 9 US GIs Over 100 Dead in New Wave of Violence Sectarian Killings at forefront Again Sunni Arab guerrillas killed 9 US GIs […]

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Bushies Just Made It Up Saddam Al Qaeda

The Bushies Just Make it Up: Iraq & al-Qaeda Bush was out there again on Wednesday trying to link Iraq to al-Qaeda and maintaining that […]

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Starving Americans Out Someone In Green

Starving the Americans Out Someone in the Green Zone leaked the following memo, which shows that US personnel are now actually facing difficulties in getting […]

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Dems Blink On Timetable New Iraq Plan

Dems Blink on Timetable; New Iraq Plan on the Ground The Democratic leadership in the House and Senate blinked on a troop withdrawal timetable today. […]

Juan Cole

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