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Rate of Global Heating in the Arab World is Twice the Global Average
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Rate of Global Heating in the Arab World is Twice the Global Average

Juan Cole

2024 was the hottest year on record in the Middle East, around 1º Celsius (1.8º F.) hotter than the average for 1990-2020

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At Trump’s Prompting, Israel’s Netanyahu seeks a Pardon, But Israeli Law may not Work that Way

At Trump’s Prompting, Israel’s Netanyahu seeks a Pardon, But Israeli Law may not Work that Way

12/08/2025 By The Conversation

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro: The Trump Corollary

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro: The Trump Corollary

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Maliki Condemns Us For Raid Wednesdays

Maliki Condemns Us For Raid Wednesdays

Maliki Condemns US for Raid Wednesday’s dramatic events in Iraq began with a US military raid into Sadr City, the vast Shiite slum full of […]

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Helman Iraq And Vietnam Ambassador

Helman: Iraq and Vietnam Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: In recent days, events in the Vietnem war have been cited and compared to what is […]

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Iraqi Guerrillas Kill 4 Us Gis Al

Iraqi Guerrillas Kill 4 Us Gis Al

Iraqi Guerrillas Kill 4 US GIs al-Hakim Supports Regional Confederacies (Don’t miss the second part of my interview with Rajiv Chandrasekaran on Iraq, below.) The […]

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Chandrasekaran Interview Part Ii This

Chandrasekaran Interview Part Ii This

Chandrasekaran Interview, Part II This is the second part of my interview with Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the Washington Post, concerning his book, Imperial Life in […]

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Amara Explodes In Violence Again Us

Amara Explodes In Violence Again Us

Amara Explodes in Violence Again US Raids Sadrist Offices in Diwaniyah, Hillah 2 GIs were announced killed on Monday and one has disappeared, presumably kidnapped. […]

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Guerrillas Kill 5 Gis Bombings Attacks

Guerrillas Kill 5 Gis Bombings Attacks

Guerrillas Kill 5 GIs Bombings, Attacks, Kill 44 Iraqis UN: Nearly 1 Million Displaced since US Invasion 5 US GIs were killed or announced killed […]

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Mulla Omar Threatens Us Troops Repubs

Mulla Omar Threatens Us Troops Repubs

Mulla Omar Threatens US Troops Repubs: Good at Ads, Bad at Capturing Mulla Omar, leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan and claimant on the title […]

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Break Up Of Iraq Threatens Mideast

Break Up Of Iraq Threatens Mideast

Break-Up of Iraq Threatens Mideast Stability Mahmudiyah Bombing Kills, wounds Dozens The Guardian reported Saturday on the 8 options for Iraq allegedly being considered by […]

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Amara Fighting Threatens Stability Of

Amara Fighting Threatens Stability Of

Amara Fighting Threatens Stability of South Fighting broke out Thursday and Friday in the southern city of Amara (pop. 330,000) between the Mahdi Army and […]

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