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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Wiping Off Face Of Map

Wiping Off Face Of Map

Wiping off the Face of the Map (Reprint) This bothered enough of the right people that I thought I’d reprint from Saturday. Note for the […]

Juan Cole

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One Ring To Rule Them Wholesale

One Ring To Rule Them Wholesale

One Ring to Rule Them The wholesale destruction of all of Lebanon by Israel and the US Pentagon does not make any sense. Why bomb […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon War Grinds On Despite Un

Lebanon War Grinds On Despite Un

Lebanon War Grinds on Despite UN Diplomacy On Sunday morning, “Six civilians were killed when an air-to-ground missile hit a house in the village of […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings In Baqubah Ambush Near Kirkuk

Bombings In Baqubah Ambush Near Kirkuk

Bombings in Baqubah, Ambush Near Kirkuk Reuters details guerrilla violence on Saturday (and late Friday. An army checkpoint sprayed with fire, killing 5 soldiers, near […]

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Israeli Bombers Hit Christian Areas

Israeli Bombers Hit Christian Areas

Israeli Bombers Hit Christian Areas Israeli Massacre of Syrian Workers, Other Civilians Death Toll of 38 Courtesy the Daily Star The Daily Star reports: “Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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Thousands Of Sadrists Rally For

Thousands Of Sadrists Rally For

Thousands of Sadrists Rally for Hizbullah in Baghdad Guerrilla Uprising in Mosul Some 100,000 Sadrists rallied against Israel’s war on Lebanon [Ar.] in Sadr City […]

Juan Cole

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Israelis Kill 7 Civilians In Massive

Israelis Kill 7 Civilians In Massive

Israelis Kill 7 Civilians in Massive Air Raids on Beirut, South, Baalbak Hizbullah Rockets Kill 8 Civilians in Israel Israel resumed a heavy bombardment of […]

Juan Cole

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38 Dead Including 2 Sadrists Killed By

38 Dead Including 2 Sadrists Killed By

38 Dead, including 2 Sadrists Killed by US US, UK Officials Admit Slide toward Civil War : Reuters says that 24 persons were killed or […]

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Mcgreevy Justice Comes To Qana Patrick

Mcgreevy Justice Comes To Qana Patrick

McGreevy: “Justice” Comes to Qana Patrick McGreevy writes from Beirut: “Justice” Comes to Qana ‘ The attacks of 11 September 2001 gave many ordinary Americans […]

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