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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

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Talabani Calls For Jaafaris

Talabani Calls For Jaafaris

Talabani Calls for Jaafari’s Resignation Iraq Unravels President Jalal Talabani called Sunday for Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari to step down. Jaafari is the leader of […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Editorial Smith On Libertarians

Guest Editorial Smith On Libertarians

Guest Editorial: Smith on Libertarians and Iraq Jan Smith of Ohio Wesleyan University writes: ‘ Thanks for today’s link to Justin Raimondo’s webpage. It is […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Government Totters Us Goes It

Iraqi Government Totters Us Goes It

Iraqi Government Totters US Goes it alone Against Mighty Sadah British Leave Basra Base The wrangling between President Jalal Talabani (a Kurd) and Prime Minister […]

Juan Cole

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Those People In Washington Are Such

Those People In Washington Are Such

Those People in Washington are Such Cutups Is Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald planning to bring criminal conspiracy charges against Karl Rove and Lewis Libby (I […]

Juan Cole

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Government Of War Criminals Press Of

Government Of War Criminals Press Of

A Government of War Criminals A Press of Agents Provocateurs A Bureaucracy of Foreign Spies Just reading ordinary press reports on the state of government […]

Juan Cole

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110 Shiites Dead In 2 Days Talabani

110 Shiites Dead In 2 Days Talabani

110 Shiites Dead in 2 Days Talabani Blasts Jaafari for Illegalities AP reports that guerrilla violence in Iraq has taken the lives of 110 Shiites […]

Juan Cole

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85 Shiites Dead At Balad In

85 Shiites Dead At Balad In

85 Shiites Dead at Balad in Carbombings 5 US Troops Killed at Ramadi Friday morning, al-Jazeerah is reporting at least 10 dead and more wounded […]

Juan Cole

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Fayyad In Baghdad It Is No Longer

Fayyad In Baghdad It Is No Longer

Fayyad in Baghdad: It is no Longer Baghdad Al-Sharq al-Awsat carries a long, anguished and meditative piece by Maad Fayyad, an Arab journalist normally based […]

Juan Cole

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You Will Be Democratic Or Else Nearly

You Will Be Democratic Or Else Nearly

You will be Democratic, Or Else! Nearly 3/4s of Americans are now skeptical about the use of force to spread democracy. The idea that the […]

Juan Cole

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