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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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Ashura Massacres Shake Iraq At Least

Ashura Massacres Shake Iraq At Least

Ashura Massacres Shake Iraq At Least 130 Killed The Western press reported on 130 of the iraqis killed in political violence in Iraq on Monday, […]

Juan Cole

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Rightwing Smearers Of Obama Dont Know

Rightwing Smearers Of Obama Dont Know

Rightwing Smearers of Obama Don’t know a School from a Madrasa The rightwing smear campaign against Barack Obama, waged by a magazine funded by the […]

Juan Cole

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Sadrists Rejoin Government Talabani Us

Sadrists Rejoin Government Talabani Us

Sadrists Rejoin Government Talabani: US Should Talk directly to Syria Reuters reports on political violence in Iraq on Sunday. Two more US troops were killed, […]

Juan Cole

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22 Us Troops Announced Killed 29

22 Us Troops Announced Killed 29

22 US Troops Announced Killed 29 Bodies Found in Baghdad Reuters reports that police found 29 bodies in Baghdad on Saturday and 5 more in […]

Juan Cole

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Militiamen Wound 6 British Soldiers

Militiamen Wound 6 British Soldiers

Militiamen Wound 6 British Soldiers Sadrist Rejoin Parliament Shiite militiamen fired mortars at a British base at Basra, seriously wounding one British soldier and lightly […]

Juan Cole

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Us Moves On Sadr Aide Bombings Wrack

Us Moves On Sadr Aide Bombings Wrack

US moves on Sadr Aide Bombings Wrack Baghdad, Mosul Baathists Plan Convention in Damascus US and Iraqi troops arrested Sadr aide Abdul Hadi Darraji in […]

Juan Cole

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Cheney Blew Off Iran In 2003 For Love

Cheney Blew Off Iran In 2003 For Love

Cheney blew off Iran in 2003 For the Love of God Impeach this Man Lawrence Wilkerson, an aide to Colin Powell when he was secretary […]

Juan Cole

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Cole Appearance In Sf Cancelled Juan

Cole Appearance In Sf Cancelled Juan

Cole Appearance in SF Cancelled “Juan Cole will be speaking in San Francisco at the First Universalist Unitarian Church, 1187 Franklin St. at Geary, Saturday, […]

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Bombings In Sadr City Kirkuk Dozens

Bombings In Sadr City Kirkuk Dozens

Bombings in Sadr City, Kirkuk– Dozens Dead Al-Hakim Criticizes Bush on Irbil Raid Another big bombing by guerrillas in Shiite Sadr City killed 25. Guerrillas […]

Juan Cole

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