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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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Lebanon War Mits Electronic Journal On

Lebanon War Mits Electronic Journal On

Lebanon War MIT’s electronic journal on the Middle East has a special issue on the Lebanon war. (Warning, .pdf).

Juan Cole

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9 Us Troops Announced Killed Us Mahdi

9 Us Troops Announced Killed Us Mahdi

9 US Troops Announced Killed; US/ Mahdi Army Clashes in Diwaniyah; Hundreds of Iraqi Police Made Sick by Meal Altogether, the US military announced the […]

Juan Cole

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Tony Judt Talk Cancelled After

Tony Judt Talk Cancelled After

Tony Judt Talk Cancelled after Pressure from Israel Lobby There was a virtual news blackout on the debate at Cooper Union recently on the influence […]

Juan Cole

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Blunkett Blames Cheney Rumsfeld Baker

Blunkett Blames Cheney Rumsfeld Baker

Blunkett Blames Cheney, Rumsfeld Baker Commission to accept 3-region Solution? 40 Killed; Tal Afar Bombed WaPo reports, ‘Last month, 776 U.S. troops were wounded in […]

Juan Cole

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Vp Abdul Mahdi Us Military Part Of

Vp Abdul Mahdi Us Military Part Of

VP Abdul Mahdi: US Military Part of Problem; 4,000 Iraq police killed in past 2 years The deaths of two more US Marines were announced […]

Juan Cole

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62 Dead Dozens Wounded As Rice Visits

62 Dead Dozens Wounded As Rice Visits

62 Dead, Dozens Wounded as Rice Visits; Warner: Iraq going Sideways; Mahdi Army makes Hospitals Bases Senator John Warner says that Iraq is “drifting sideways” […]

Juan Cole

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Insurgent Leader Offers Talks With Us

Insurgent Leader Offers Talks With Us

Insurgent Leader Offers Talks with US Demands Withdrawal Timetable Dr. Ibrahim al-Shammari of the Islamic Army of Iraq offered talks with the US if Congress […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Victory Celebrations By

Top Ten Victory Celebrations By

Top Ten Victory Celebrations by Republicans in Congress The Republicans in Congress appropriated $20 million for a victory celebration for Iraq and Afghanistan, but couldn’t […]

Juan Cole

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4 Us Troops Killed Najafi Beware Us

4 Us Troops Killed Najafi Beware Us

4 US Troops Killed Najafi: Beware US-Baath Alliance Guerrillas killed four more US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, using small arms fire. This brings the […]

Juan Cole

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