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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?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Breaking News Us Arrests Ammar Al Hakim

Breaking News Us Arrests Ammar Al Hakim

Breaking News: US Arrests Ammar al-Hakim US troops arrested Ammar al-Hakim, the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, on his return from Iran. There are conflicting […]

Juan Cole

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Cole In Salon On British Troop

Cole In Salon On British Troop

Cole in Salon on British Troop Withdrawal My article,The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. Troops: Vice President Cheney says the British are […]

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Bombings In Tal Afar Kirkuk Dems Plan

Bombing in Tal Afar, Clashes in Ramadi Dems Plan to bring Troops Home in spring, O8 Senate Democrats are crafting legislation that would bring US […]

Juan Cole

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Rick Jervis Of Usa Today Reporting From

Rick Jervis Of Usa Today Reporting From

British Withdrawal May bring Militia, Iranian Influence Najaf Bomb Kills 18 Rick Jervis of USA Today–reporting from Baghdad– suggests that the British drawdown from Basra […]

Juan Cole

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Us Petroleum And Nigerian Democracy For

Us Petroleum And Nigerian Democracy For

The US, Petroleum, and Nigerian Democracy For those interested in the issue of US foreign policy and petroleum, the paper “Convergent Interests: U.S. energy security […]

Juan Cole

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Blair To Draw Down British Troops Tony

Blair to Draw Down British Troops Tony Blair is taking 1600 troops out of Basra in the next few months and will aim to be […]

Juan Cole

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Rape Case Political Football In Iraq

Rape Case Political Football In Iraq

Rape Case Political Football in Iraq Iraq War has Caused Spike in Global terrorism Iraqi security forces, Shiites, raided a house looking for a possible […]

Juan Cole

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Attack On Us Military Base Kills 2

Attack On Us Military Base Kills 2

Attack on US military Base Kills 2 wounds 17; Running Battles leave Capital’s Streets Deserted; Pentagon Thinks Big concerning attack on Iran In making continency […]

Juan Cole

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Big Military Establishment Harms

Big Military Establishment Harms Liberty: Washington I understand Bush tried to invoke George Washington as a supporter of the Iraq War. Here is what George […]

Juan Cole

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