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Psychopathocracy 3.0
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Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Petraeus No Purely Military Solution

Petraeus: No Purely Military Solution Guerrillas capture Dhuluyia Police Station Gen. David Petraeus said in a press conference on Thursday that ultimately there is no […]

Juan Cole

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Cole In Salaon Is Bush Surge Already

Cole In Salaon Is Bush Surge Already

Cole in Salon: “Is the Bush Surge already Failing My bi-weekly column at Salon.com is out: ‘ Is the Bush surge already failing? The president […]

Juan Cole

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Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138 Wounds

Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138 Wounds

Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138, Wounds 100s Major Mosul Jailbreak 9 US GIs were announced killed on Tuesday, 6 in a roadside bombing in Salahuddin Province […]

Juan Cole

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Libbys Lies Bushs Lies Irv Lewis Libby

Libbys Lies Bushs Lies Irv Lewis Libby

Libby’s Lies, Cheney’s Lies Irv Lewis Libby is a convicted liar and perjurer, guilty of obstruction of justice. Unfortunately, he was not convicted of revealing […]

Juan Cole

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Book Market Bombing Kills 38 Wounds 105

Book Market Bombing Kills 38 Wounds 105

Book Market Bombing Kills 38, Wounds 105; Shiite Pilgrims Targeted Guerrillas detonated a huge car bomb at the old book market at al-Mutanabbi Street in […]

Juan Cole

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Coalition Raids Police Intelligence

Coalition Raids Police Intelligence

Coalition Raids Police Intelligence Center; Al-Maliki Protests Raid as Illegal; 4.5 Million Malnourished Iraqi Kids British soldiers accompanied by Iraqi forces raided a National Intelligence […]

Juan Cole

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Allawi Maneuverings Continue Allawi To

Allawi Maneuverings Continue Allawi To

Allawi Maneuverings Continue; Al-Maliki to Shuffle Cabinet, Cut out Sadrists; Huge Bomb at Ramadi Kills 12, Wounds 22 Al-Hayat reports that Iyad Allawi, a secular […]

Juan Cole

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Boles Guest Editorial Qaedization Of

Boles Guest Editorial Qaedization Of

Boles Guest Editorial: the Qaedization of Iraq Dr. David Boles writes: I am becoming alarmed that no one is highlighting what appears to be a […]

Juan Cole

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Bryer On Source Of Mines Used In Iraq

Bryer On Source Of Mines Used In Iraq

Bryer on Source of Mines Used in Iraq Philip Bryer writes:

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