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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War
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Trump’s “New” Mideast: False Promises of Peace Through War

Daniel Martin Varisco

Imperial wars falsely advertised as a means to peace and stability are not, however, “new” in this region

200K in St. Paul Join 8M  Record “No Kings” US Protest

200K in St. Paul Join 8M Record “No Kings” US Protest

03/29/2026 By Minnesota Reformer

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

03/29/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Michigan Peaceworks Event On Sunday

Michigan Peaceworks Event On Sunday

Michigan Peaceworks event on Sunday The internet isn’t very good for narrow-casting, but for my Michigan readers let me draw attention to the following important […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Workers Abducted 4 Marines

Shiite Workers Abducted 4 Marines

Shiite Workers Abducted 4 Marines Killed The US military announced that guerrillas killed four US Marines in al-Anbar Province. Some reports said that guerrillas abducted […]

Juan Cole

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For Outgoing Senator Santorum Top Ten

For Outgoing Senator Santorum Top Ten

For Outgoing Senator Santorum: Top Ten Ways We Know Saddam Did not Have WMD “There are many Senators whom I hold in a certain respect […]

Juan Cole

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Kirkuk Governor Not Cent From Baghdad

Kirkuk Governor Not Cent From Baghdad

Kirkuk Governor: Not a Cent from Baghdad! The USG Open Source Center translates an interview with the governor of oil-rich, ethnically turbulent Kirkuk city.

Juan Cole

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Bombings In Basra Baghdad Us Airstrike

Bombings In Basra Baghdad Us Airstrike

Bombings in Basra, Baghdad US Airstrike Kills 13 at Baqubah A suicide bomber targeted pensioners standing in line in Basra, killing 1 and wounding 5. […]

Juan Cole

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Rosser Guest Op Ed Innocent Kurdish

Rosser Guest Op Ed Innocent Kurdish

Rosser Guest Op-Ed: Innocent Kurdish-Americans Victimized by Patriot Act A Travesty of Justice: Oppressing the Kurds of Harrisonburg, Virginia J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. On June […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Intel Chief Decries Partisanship

Iraq Intel Chief Decries Partisanship

Iraq Intel Chief Decries Partisanship From the USG Open Source Center, a translation of an interview with Iraq’s intelligence head: ‘ Iraqi Intelligence Chief Al-Shahwani […]

Juan Cole

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Open Source Cole With Wright Here Is

Open Source Cole With Wright Here Is

Open Source: Cole with Wright Here is the transcript of my appearance Monday evening with Lawrence Wright of the New Yorker on Chris Lydon’s PRI […]

Juan Cole

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Dems Back Phased Withdrawal

Dems Back Phased Withdrawal

Dems Back Phased Withdrawal Republicans: Stay and Stay, Spend and Spend Senate Democrats have come up with two resolutions, with most of the coalescing around […]

Juan Cole

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