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Psychopathocracy 3.0
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Psychopathocracy 3.0

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?

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Iran Efp Story New Yellowcake Scandal

Iran EFP Story a New “Yellowcake” Scandal? An informed reader writes: Your reference to the Drew Brown McClatchy wire service report carried by the Mercury […]

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Violence in Iraqi Provinces Allawi withdrawal, Coup Rumors Sunni Arab guerrillas killed a Marine in al-Anbar Province on Thursday. Guerrillas in Falluja blew up a […]

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Osc Regional Press Reaction To Us In

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Us Military Exaggerated Deaths From

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Juan Cole

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Iran Will It Or Wont It Ap Reports That

Iran: Will it or Won’t It? AP reports that Iran will attend the meeting of Iraq’s neighbors with the US to be held later this […]

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Helman Guest Editorial: Regional Conference with Iran Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: “In the weeks ahead, the Administration likely will try to play down the […]

Juan Cole

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Very Basic Suggested Reading List On

Very Basic Suggested Reading List on Middle East* Berkey, Jonathan P. The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800. Cambridge: Cambridge […]

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Iraqi Vice President Accuses High

Iraqi Vice President Accuses High Official The Shiite Vice President, Adil Abdul Mahdi of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, has accused a […]

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