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American Reich:  Kristi Noem’s DHS is the Department of Homeland Subjugation
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American Reich: Kristi Noem’s DHS is the Department of Homeland Subjugation

Dan Dinello

Deployed without proper training in conflict de-escalation, hese sadistic vigilantes throw flash-bangs and tear gas at peaceful protestors

Harari deconstructs the Israeli Narrative from within

Harari deconstructs the Israeli Narrative from within

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Published!  In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

Published! In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

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US Gives Turkey Intel on Kurds Militia Rule in Basra

US Gives Turkey Intel on Kurds Militia Rule in Basra

The US is giving Turkey intelligence on the Kurdish Workers Party, according to Reuters. It seems to me that there is a contradiction between US […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Cabinet Proposes lifting Immunity for Private Security Guards

Iraq Cabinet Proposes lifting Immunity for Private Security Guards

The Iraqi cabinet has reported out draft legislation that will remove immunity from prosecution for private security guards such as those of Blackwater. The immunity […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq’s Katrina? 3 US Soldiers Killed in Bombing Diyala Roiled by 28 Police Killed, 20 Headless Bodies

Iraq’s Katrina? 3 US Soldiers Killed in Bombing Diyala Roiled by 28 Police Killed, 20 Headless Bodies

Iraq’s Katrina? The Army Corps of Engineers is worried that a dam north of Mosul will collapse. CBS warns, ‘ A catastrophic failure, engineers believe, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Breaking News: Turkish Gunships fire into Iraq

Breaking News: Turkish Gunships fire into Iraq

Indian NDTV is reporting Tuesday morning that Turkish Cobra helicopter gunships have fired into Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) positions inside northern Iraq. The action comes […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Reconciliation Sheikhs Kidnapped; Kirkuk, Karbala Bombings

Reconciliation Sheikhs Kidnapped; Kirkuk, Karbala Bombings

LA Times says that 11 members of The Salam (Peace) tribal council of Baquba, were kidnapped at gunpoint as they were driving back from the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Muqtada al-Sadr Says Freeze on Al-Mahdi Army’s Military Action Still in Effect

Muqtada al-Sadr Says Freeze on Al-Mahdi Army’s Military Action Still in Effect

The USG Open Source Center summarizes and translates a recent statement of Shiite clerical leader Muqtada al-Sadr, issued two weeks ago, insisting that the suspension […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Major US Anti-War Protests Karbala turned over to Iranian-backed Badr

Major US Anti-War Protests Karbala turned over to Iranian-backed Badr

Tens of thousands of Americans rallied against the war in major cities on Saturday. The US military is turning over security duties in Karbala to […]

Juan Cole

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Turkish, Iranian Presidents Condemn Kurds

Turkish, Iranian Presidents Condemn Kurds

AFP reports that Prime Minister Rejep Tayyib Erdogan of Turkey said Saturday, of the Kurdish Workers Party guerrillas holed up in Iraq, “We will launch […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Sunni, Shiite Preachers Denounce al-Qaeda

Iraqi Sunni, Shiite Preachers Denounce al-Qaeda

The USG Open Source Center reports on Iraqi sermons on Friday. Round-up of Iraqi Friday Sermons 26 OctIraq — OSC SummarySaturday, October 27, 2007 Al-Iraqiyah […]

Juan Cole

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