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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

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Pakistani Radical Cleric Captured From

Red Mosque Leader Arrested in Burqa Dawn reports, ‘ Maulana Aziz was caught after a group of 50 burqa-clad women from the mosque started screaming […]

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Massive Street Battle In Pakistans

Massive Street Battle in Pakistan’s Capital Army versus Muslim Militants Dawn reports on the fierce fighting in the streets of Islamabad between radical fundamentalists and […]

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Iraq
Al Maliki Plans Overhaul Of His

Al Maliki Plans Overhaul Of His

Al-Maliki plans Overhaul of his Government 18 Dead in Bombing of Shiite Market Aljazeera Arabic is showing clips of a speech by PM Nuri al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

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Libby Was Small Fish Bush Really

Libby was the Small Fish Bush really Commuted the Sentences of Rove and Cheney George H. W. Bush called those who leak the names of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
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6 Us Soldiers Were Announced Killed On

US Air Raid on Diwaniya Allegedly Kills 10 Civilians 6 US Troops Killed Iran Denies US Charges of Covert Ops in Iraq 6 US soldiers […]

Juan Cole

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Jordanian Iraqi Physicians Behind Uk

Jordanian & Iraqi Physicians behind UK Bombing A cell made up of 7 medical personnel from Jordan and Iraq appears to have been behind the […]

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Afghanistan
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Afghan Civilian Deaths_02

Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, called Sunday for a formal investigation into reports that a US/NATO air strike on Taliban positions in a village last Friday […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al Maliki Calls For Provincial

Al Maliki Calls For Provincial

Al-Maliki Calls for Provincial Elections MP Janabi defects to Guerrillas Sadrists Reject new Parliamentary bloc Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is calling for provincial elections to […]

Juan Cole

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Ic Global Affairs Some Of Us Are

IC Global Affairs Some of us are launching a group blog, Informed Comment: Global Affairs. Iran expert Farideh Farhi weighs in today on the gasoline […]

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