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Psychopathocracy 3.0
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Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Canwest And Lobby Kind Reader Alerted

CanWest and the Lobby A kind reader alerted me to this item about the present owners of the National Post that tried to float the […]

Juan Cole

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Libyan Blogger On Us Relations With

Libyan Blogger On Us Relations With

Libyan Blogger on US Relations with Tripoli A Libyan-American blogger on the US establishment of diplomatic relations with the Qaddafi regime.

Juan Cole

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Haaretz On Israeli Settlers How Mean

Haaretz On Israeli Settlers How Mean

Haaretz on Israeli Settlers: How Mean Can you Be? Israeli settlers in the West Bank have shot Palestinians, stolen their land, stolen their water, chased […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki Elected Prime Minister 56 Dead

Maliki Elected Prime Minister 56 Dead

Maliki Elected Prime Minister 56 Dead in Civil War Violence From al-Hayat [Life]: Nuri al-Maliki won a vote of confidence in the Iraqi parliament on […]

Juan Cole

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Doostdar On Iranian Dress Code Alireza

Doostdar On Iranian Dress Code Alireza

Doostdar on Iranian Dress Code Alireza Doostdar writes: ‘Thank you for debunking the lies about Iran requiring religious minorities to be “color-coded.” I just wanted […]

Juan Cole

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Another Fraud On Iran No Legislation

Another Fraud On Iran No Legislation

Another Fraud on Iran: No Legislation on Dress of Religious Minorities Maurice Motamed, the representative of the Iranian Jewish community in Iran’s parliament, has strongly […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki To Present Partial Cabinet

Maliki To Present Partial Cabinet

Maliki to Present Partial Cabinet Bombing in East Baghdad Kills 19 Udate: The Iraqi parliament approved the Maliki government. Some Sunni Arab representatives protested and […]

Juan Cole

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Two Dozen Dead In Violence Sistani

Two Dozen Dead In Violence Sistani

Two Dozen Dead in Violence Sistani, Yaqubi Aides Trade Insults Al-Hayat reports that [Ar.] the Civil War left 20 Iraqis and 5 US troops dead […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki Said Near To Forming Government

Maliki Said Near To Forming Government

Maliki said Near to Forming Government Turks shell Kurdish village It is being alleged that Prime Minister designate Nuri al-Maliki will present his cabinet to […]

Juan Cole

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