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Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket
Donald Trump

Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket

Scott Corey

Among authoritarians, economics exists for the sake of political extraction, and private wealth is only permitted on condition of complicity

Israel’s assaults on Palestinian Universities and targeting the Academic Sector

Israel’s assaults on Palestinian Universities and targeting the Academic Sector

01/15/2026 By Middle East Studies Association

Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression

Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression

01/15/2026 By Truthdig

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5 Coalition Troops Killed 20 Iraqis

5 Coalition Troops Killed 20 Iraqis

5 Coalition Troops Killed, 20 Iraqis Executed Gates Warns Clock Ticking Guerrillas killed 5 Coalition troops in Iraq– 3 Americans and 2 British, and wounded […]

Juan Cole

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Buzz Reason Real Reason Much Of Cable

Buzz Reason Real Reason Much Of Cable

The Buzz Reason, the Real Reason Much of cable television news is a conspiracy to keep people gossiping about the wrong thing and to prevent […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Analysis Of Reported Iran

Pakistani Analysis Of Reported Iran

Pakistani Analysis of Reported Iran Arms for Taliban The US military report that it intercepted a cache of Iranian arms intended for the Taliban was […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Bloody Wednesday Guerrillas Violence

Bloody Wednesday Guerrillas Violence

Bloody Wednesday: Guerrillas, Violence kill Nearly 300 Iraqis Well I guess those Baghdad markets aren’t as safe as Senator John McCain thought. And, they look […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
85 Killed Or Found Dead In Baghdad

85 Killed Or Found Dead In Baghdad

85 Killed or Found Dead in Baghdad, Ramadi, etc. Return of Death Squads to Baghdad? A Majority of Americans Say War is Lost In the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

7 US Troops Killed; Iraq Has Two Virginia Techs Every Day; Thousands Protest in Basra, Demand Governor’s Resignation I keep hearing from US politicians and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Dick Cheney And Two 21st Centuries Vice

Dick Cheney And Two 21st Centuries Vice

Dick Cheney and the Two 21st Centuries; On Nukes, Vice President Confuses Television with Reality I caught a clip of Dick Cheney on Sunday saying […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Sadrists Pull Out Of Cabinet 50 Killed

Sadrists Pull Out Of Cabinet 50 Killed

Sadrists to Pull out of Cabinet 50 Killed in Spate of Bombings The six cabinet members belonging to the Sadr Movement in Nuri al-Maliki’s government […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
289 Iraqis Killed Or Wounded In Day Of

289 Iraqis Killed Or Wounded In Day Of

289 Iraqis Killed or Wounded in Day of Rage Four Killed in Karbala Demonstration McClatchy estimates that 289 Iraqis were killed or wounded in political […]

Juan Cole

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