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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Usiraqi Attack On Samarra Region

Usiraqi Attack On Samarra Region

US/Iraqi Attack on Samarra Region Parliament Sworn In Saddam Hussein’s call at his trial for Iraqis to unite, stop killing each other on sectarian grounds, […]

Juan Cole

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Halabja Riot Against America Kurds In

Halabja Riot Against America Kurds In

Halabja Riot against America Kurds in Halabja went on a rampage on Thursday, protesting the Kurdistan Regional Government’s inattention to social services. They assaulted the […]

Juan Cole

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Saddam Was Trying To Capture Zarqawi

Saddam Was Trying To Capture Zarqawi

Saddam Was Trying to Capture Zarqawi The Bush administration repeatedly made the presence in Iraq of Abu Musab Zarqawi a pretext for invading the country […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Pilgrims Us Troops Killed

Shiite Pilgrims Us Troops Killed

Shiite Pilgrims, US Troops Killed Parliament Meets to no End Two Shiite pilgrims were shot dead in Baghdad on Wednesday, among other killings and bombings […]

Juan Cole

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Harith Al Dhari On Sectarian Conflict

Harith Al Dhari On Sectarian Conflict

Harith al-Dhari on Sectarian Conflict in Iraq The Open Source Center translates an interview from al-Zaman with hard line Sunni Arab fundamentalist leader Harith al-Dhari. […]

Juan Cole

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Darfur Petition Human Rights First Has

Darfur Petition Human Rights First Has

Darfur Petition Human Rights First has put up an important petition on the Darfur genocide. You can see short film about the issue here. Here […]

Juan Cole

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80 Bodies Found Massive Attack On

80 Bodies Found Massive Attack On

80 Bodies Found Massive Attack on Green Zone Foiled Al-Hayat reports fighting in Ramadi between guerrillas and US forces. I guess that isn’t news anymore, […]

Juan Cole

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Quran Quote Of Day On Peace Speaking_15

Quran Quote Of Day On Peace Speaking_15

Quran Quote of the Day on Peace Speaking of converts to Islam from other religions, the Quran praises them for their faith, charity and good […]

Juan Cole

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More Bombs Kill 11 Wound 40 Muqtada

More Bombs Kill 11 Wound 40 Muqtada

More Bombs Kill 11, Wound 40 Muqtada Damns Rumsfeld There was more violence on Monday in Baghdad, according to AP: ‘ Bomb blasts in Baghdad […]

Juan Cole

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