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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

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On False Analogy Between Iraq And South

On False Analogy Between Iraq And South

On the False Analogy Between Iraq and South Korea Bush is now talking about a “South Korea” model for Iraq. He likely got this nonsense […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny Us Bases

Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny Us Bases

Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny US Bases to be Opened in Kurdistan Region The USG Open Source Center translates the following newspaper article from Kurdish: ‘ […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Guerrillas Ambush Kill 10 Us Gis As

Guerrillas Ambush Kill 10 Us Gis As

Guerrillas Ambush, Kill 10 US GIs Over 100 Iraqis Killed or Found Dead Muqtada condemns Iran for Talking to US As best I can piece […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Heroes And Culture Wars My

Cole On Heroes And Culture Wars My

Cole on “Heroes” and the Culture Wars My column at Salon.com this week is on the television phenomenon “Heroes”. [Spoiler alert: for anyone who hasn’t […]

Juan Cole

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First Formal Us Iran Talks Since 1980_29

First Formal Us Iran Talks Since 1980_29

First Formal US-Iran Talks since 1980 The US has dealt differently with Iran than with any other of its major enemies. Then President Ronald Reagan […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
24 Killed90 Wounded Qadiriya Shrine

24 Killed90 Wounded Qadiriya Shrine

24 Killed,90 wounded; Qadiriya Shrine Damaged in Blast Reuters reports that 33 bodies were found in the streets of Baghdad on Monday. Karrada took mortar […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Embassy Memo Flap And Decline Of Right

Embassy Memo Flap And Decline Of Right

Embassy Memo Flap and the Decline of the Right Blogosphere Glenn Greenwald and Iraqslogger on that memo about food shortages at the US embassy in […]

Juan Cole

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Memorial Day 2007 Couple Of Months Ago

Memorial Day 2007 Couple Of Months Ago

Memorial Day, 2007 A couple of months ago I was at Detroit Metro and two very young soldiers timidly approached me. They were changing planes […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
10 Us Gis Killed 44 Bodies In Baghdad

10 Us Gis Killed 44 Bodies In Baghdad

10 US GIs Killed 44 Bodies in Baghdad Al-Shamari Informs on Sadrists, Flees to US Iraq had another bloody Sunday yesterday, with the US military […]

Juan Cole

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