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Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One
Donald Trump

Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One

Juan Cole

The US and Israeli decapitation strikes, killing over 40 high-ranking Iranian officials, have not had the desired effect

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

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Turkish Ambassador: US was Helpful; 600 attacks a week in Iraq; Surge Exiled One Million Iraqis to Syria where they Face Starvation

Turkish Ambassador: US was Helpful; 600 attacks a week in Iraq; Surge Exiled One Million Iraqis to Syria where they Face Starvation

The Turkish ambassador to the United States, Nabi Sensoy, said Wednesday that the US military provided real time intelligence to Turkey and was ‘very helpful’ […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Was Rice’s trip to Iraqi Kurdistan Deliberately Sabotaged?

Was Rice’s trip to Iraqi Kurdistan Deliberately Sabotaged?

So when we left off the story yesterday, US Secretary of State Condi Rice had just made a surprise visit to the northern oil city […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
US Provided Real Time Intelligence for Turkish Strikes on Iraq

US Provided Real Time Intelligence for Turkish Strikes on Iraq

Ann Scott Tyson and Robin Wright of WaPo confirm from Washington sources that the US provided to the Turkish government ‘real time intelligence’ on Kurdish […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Zawahiri: Iraq Main field of Jihad Attacks Iran, Muqtada, Nasrallah

Zawahiri: Iraq Main field of Jihad Attacks Iran, Muqtada, Nasrallah

The USG Open Source Center summarizes the main points in the new video released by al-Qaeda’s number 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Zawahiri identifies Iraq as […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Parliament Condemns Turkey Turkey says US Authorized Air Strikes on PKK

Iraqi Parliament Condemns Turkey Turkey says US Authorized Air Strikes on PKK

The Iraqi parliament on Monday condemned Turkish air strikes on what it said were bases of the Kurdish Workers Party inside Iraqi territory. The parliament […]

Juan Cole

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Rubin on ‘Who is to Blame’ on Afghanistan

Rubin on ‘Who is to Blame’ on Afghanistan

Juan is traveling and will post later on Monday. Until then, have a look at Barnett Rubin’s important essay, “Afghanistan: Who is to Blame?”

Juan Cole

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Siddiqui: Musharraf ‘Defacing’ Pakistan Constitution

Siddiqui: Musharraf ‘Defacing’ Pakistan Constitution

The USG Open Source Center translates from Urdu a critical commentator on Pervez Musharraf’s ‘defacing’ of the Pakistan constitution. Musharraf has lifted the state of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Turkey Bombs N. Iraq; Unpopular British Hand over Security Control in Basra

Turkey Bombs N. Iraq; Unpopular British Hand over Security Control in Basra

In the far north of Iraq, Turkish warplanes bombed villages that its security specialists say were harboring terrorists of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). The […]

Juan Cole

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Obama vs. Bush On How Honesty is the Highest form of Leadership

Obama vs. Bush On How Honesty is the Highest form of Leadership

Hillary Clinton fired the co-chair of her New Hampshire campaign, Bill Shaheen, because he speculated that Barack Obama would be attacked by Republicans for admitting […]

Juan Cole

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