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The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025:  The US and the Middle East
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The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025: The US and the Middle East

Juan Cole

The big victors in the rise of a Lebanon-Syria-Jordan Sunni Crescent are Turkiye and the Sunni Arab Gulf monarchies

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In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

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Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

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Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Talabani and Ahmadinejad Buddy Around This video of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visiting Tehran last week and hanging around gleefully with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad […]

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Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent Car

Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent car bombing attack at Glasgow Airport. The two drivers appear to have been arrested. The eyewitness description suggests rank amateurs with […]

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Mika Brzezinski Of Mnsbc Rips Paris

Mika Brzezinski Of Mnsbc Rips Paris

Mika: Iraq is More Important Bravo Mika Brzezinski, the anchor who refused to read a story about the release from jail of socialite Paris Hilton […]

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Sunni Bloc Pulls Out Of Government 5 Us

Sunni Bloc Pulls Out Of Government 5 Us

Sunni Bloc Pulls out of Government US Raids Sadr City, Kills 26 Talabani Slams Arab Neighbors Early Saturday morning, US forces raided into Shiite Sadr […]

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Hacking Muqtada Iraq Al Sadr Website

Hacking Muqtada Iraq Al Sadr Website

Hacking Muqtada The USG Open Source Center reports on the hacking of the Sadr Movement’s website and its hijacking for anti-Shiite polemics. Cyberwar as part […]

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Bomb Defused In London As I Write

Bomb Defused In London As I Write

Bomb Defused in London As I write, London police are using a robot to investigate a parked car near Buckingham Palace. The operation comes hours […]

Juan Cole

Bush Turns Iraq Into Israelpalestine

Bush Turns Iraq Into Israelpalestine

Bush Turns Iraq into Israel/Palestine; Gaffe endangers US Troops Bush said in a speech on Thursday that he hopes Iraq will be like Israel, a […]

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20 Decapitated Bodies Found Turks Brand

20 Decapitated Bodies Found Turks Brand

20 Decapitated Bodies Found; Turks Brand US Biggest Threat; Muqtada calls for a million Man march on Samarra AP says at least 60 persons died […]

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Death Surge Iraq Coalition Forces

Death Surge Iraq Coalition Forces

Death surge: Iraq Coalition Forces Completing their deadliest Quarter: Guest Editorial William Blanchard writes: In early April, 2006, the New York Times ran a front […]

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