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Sec. of War Crimes Hegseth’s Christian Death Cult & Iran
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Sec. of War Crimes Hegseth’s Christian Death Cult & Iran

Dan Dinello

A Former Fox News weekend host who gained notoriety for defending war crimes, Hegseth has become the hateful, scowling face of Trump‘s war

The Economics of War transcend Energy Prices and Stock Markets

The Economics of War transcend Energy Prices and Stock Markets

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Will Donald Trump Take the Planet Down With Him?

Will Donald Trump Take the Planet Down With Him?

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Forewarned Is Forearmed: Bush On Iran

Forewarned Is Forearmed: Bush On Iran

Courtesy R. J. Eidelson at YouTube.

Juan Cole

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Fadlallah: Arab States Should not Allow US to use them Against Iran

Fadlallah: Arab States Should not Allow US to use them Against Iran

The USG Open Source Center summarizes the statements of Lebanese Shiite leader Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah concerning what he sees as an American push to set […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Dhari Calls for Dialogue with al-Qaeda; al-Hakim/ Sadr Pact?

Al-Dhari Calls for Dialogue with al-Qaeda; al-Hakim/ Sadr Pact?

In an interview on Aljazeera on Friday, Shaikh Harith al-Dhari of the Association for Muslims Scholars called on Iraqi tribal fighters to cease attacking “al-Qaeda […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Sermons Call for Sunni-Shiite Unity Condemn Biden Plan

Iraq Sermons Call for Sunni-Shiite Unity Condemn Biden Plan

The USG Open Source Center translates passages from Friday sermons carried on Iraqi television: Round-up of Iraqi Friday Sermons 5 OctIraq — OSC SummarySaturday, October […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadrists Accuse Badr of Assassinations US Airstrike Kills 25

Sadrists Accuse Badr of Assassinations US Airstrike Kills 25

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that tensions have heated up in the Shiite South between the Sadr Movement and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (which […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq: Shiite Bloc Distances Itself from Controversial Biden Resolution

Iraq: Shiite Bloc Distances Itself from Controversial Biden Resolution

The USG Open Source Center reports on the way that the United Iraqi Alliance, the largest Shiite bloc, led by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim of the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq turns to China for Arms Shiite Bloc Denounces US arming of Sunnis

Iraq turns to China for Arms Shiite Bloc Denounces US arming of Sunnis

WaPo says that the Iraqi government has made a $100 mn. deal with China for the purchase of light weaponry, especially AK-47 assault rifles. Some […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad Calls for Saudi Cooperation

Ahmadinejad Calls for Saudi Cooperation

The USG Open Source Center has done a report on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s calls for Iran and Saudi Arabia to cooperate in filling the […]

Juan Cole

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Tutu Excluded Double Standard at the University of St. Thomas

Tutu Excluded Double Standard at the University of St. Thomas

Bishop Desmond Tutu has stood all his life for nonviolent peace-making and an end to racism. Obviously, he would be upset about the Israeli mistreatment […]

Juan Cole

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