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Top Things You Still Think You Know About Iran that are Not True
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Top Things You Still Think You Know About Iran that are Not True

Juan Cole

A revised version of an essay from a long time ago. It didn’t need much revision. Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack […]

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

06/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

06/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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3 Gis Killed 53 Bodies Found Sunnis

3 Gis Killed 53 Bodies Found Sunnis

3 GIs killed, 53 Bodies found Sunnis, Sadr Boycott ‘Reconciliation’ Conference Sunni Arab guerrillas killed 3 GIs north of Baghdad on Saturday with a roadside […]

Juan Cole

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Lando On Oil Insecurity In Basra Ben

Lando On Oil Insecurity In Basra Ben

Lando on Oil Insecurity in Basra Ben Lando of UPI gives us a 2-part report on oil security [part 1 here] in Iraq, or rather […]

Juan Cole

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3 Marines Killed Dozens Of Bodies

3 Marines Killed Dozens Of Bodies

3 Marines Killed Dozens of Bodies found 3 US troops were announced killed by Sunni Arab guerrillas on Friday. At least 22 bodies were found […]

Juan Cole

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How Republicans Are Stealing November

How Republicans Are Stealing November

How the Republicans are Stealing the November Elections Or, Bushes and Bonapartes On November 7, the American people delivered a stiff rebuke to the Bush […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Hints That He Will Send More

Bush Hints That He Will Send More

Bush Hints that he Will send More Troops Dozens Killed in Continued Violence Bush seems likely to try the “surge” tactic in Iraq of putting […]

Juan Cole

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New Middle East Cold War

New Middle East Cold War

The New Middle East Cold War: Saudi/Israel/Lebanon versus Iran/Syria/Iraq/Hizbullah Helene Cooper with Hassan Fattah of the NYT has the scoop that Saudi King Abdullah told […]

Juan Cole

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Kucinich Paul Congressional Hearing On

Kucinich Paul Congressional Hearing On

Kucinich-Paul Congressional Hearing on Civilian Casualties in Iraq Here is the transcript of Monday’s hearing on Capitol Hill on the Lancet study, at which I […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings Kill 54 Downtown Baghdad

Bombings Kill 54 Downtown Baghdad

Bombings Kill 54 Downtown Baghdad Saudi Clerics Mobilize against Shiites Guerrillas detonated two enormous bombs at Tayaran Square in central Baghdad, killing 54 persons and […]

Juan Cole

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Congressional Hearing On Civilian

Congressional Hearing On Civilian

Congressional Hearing on Civilian Casualties in Iraq Stephen Soldz blogs the Paul-Kucinich hearings on civilian casualties in Iraq, at which I testified. Dennis Kucinich has […]

Juan Cole

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