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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

03/08/2026 By H. Patricia Hynes

Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Cole In Salon Bushs Incompetence Gives

Cole In Salon Bushs Incompetence Gives

Cole in Salon: “Bush’s incompetence gives al-Qaida new life” My column is out in Salon.com on Tuesday, “Bush’s incompetence gives al-Qaida new life”: The White […]

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Iraq
Debate Scorecard On Iraq Here Is Debate

Debate Scorecard On Iraq Here Is Debate

Debate Scorecard on Iraq Here is the debate transcript from last night. The candidates basically split into a) those who wanted gradual withdrawal with political […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Massive Bomb Kills 22 Wounds 60 At

Massive Bomb Kills 22 Wounds 60 At

Massive Bomb Kills 22, Wounds 60 at Hillah US Blockades Mahdi Army New Turkish Government may Decline Military Option A suicide car bombing of a […]

Juan Cole

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Christian Extremists Disrupt Hindu

Christian Extremists Disrupt Hindu

Christian extremists disrupt Hindu Senate invocation

Juan Cole

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Napoleons Invasion Of Middle East At My

Napoleons Invasion Of Middle East At My

Napoleon’s Invasion of the Middle East At my book blog for my new publication on Bonaparte’s Egypt expedition, I have been putting up some texts […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Giuliani Critiqued By Firefighters

Giuliani Critiqued By Firefighters

NYC Firefighters Critique Giuliani on 9/11 Was traveling and just saw this. The firefighters are critical of the no-bid contracts for communications equipment let by […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Us Raids Umm Al Qura Mosque Sistani

Us Raids Umm Al Qura Mosque Sistani

Turkish Muslim Party Wins Landslide US Raids Umm al-Qura Mosque Sistani said in Peril In neighboring Turkey, the Islamically tinged AK Party won nearly 47% […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Feingold On Censure Full Discussion

Feingold On Censure Full Discussion

Feingold to Introduce Censure Resolution against Bush Senator Russ Feingold plans to introduce a censure motion against Bush for misleading the US public into war, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Blumenthal Young Republican Chicken

Blumenthal Young Republican Chicken

Blumenthal: Young Republican Chicken Hawks Max Blumenthal via YouTube,on young Republican Chicken Hawks [wouldn’t they just be ‘chicks’? Or maybe ‘peepees’?]. You’d think after what […]

Juan Cole

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