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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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Crock Of Appeasement Warmongers

The Crock of Appeasement The warmongers, imperialists, and just plain greedy who wish to use up US troops to gain their ill-gotten goods love to […]

Juan Cole

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Christian Terrorist Rudolph Sentenced

Christian Terrorist Rudolph Sentenced

Christian Terrorist Rudolph Sentenced What the Rightwing Press Will not Say Notorious Christian terrorist Eric Rudolph was sentenced to two life terms on Monday. The […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Orange Shirts Protest Threaten

Israeli Orange Shirts Protest Threaten

Israeli Orange Shirts Protest, Threaten Violence Tens of thousands of rightwing Israeli protesters came out on Monday to rally against the withdrawal of Israeli colonizers […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears of Hot Civil War Jalal al-Din Saghir, an Iraqi parliamentarian close to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, called the weekend’s onslaught of suicide […]

Juan Cole

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Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked to al-Libi? The Mystery of the Egyptian Chemist Pakistani authorities have traced one telephone call from one of the July 7 bombers […]

Juan Cole

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Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove: It is all going to be Declassified From Meet the Press with Tim Russert, 7/17: ‘ MR. RUSSERT: This is the cover of your […]

Juan Cole

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Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene in Iraqi Elections? The Bush administration may have thrown covert support to its favored political parties in Iraq over objections from Congress, […]

Juan Cole

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Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises to Nearly 100 Reuters is reporting that the death toll from the gas station bombing in Musayyib on Saturday has risen […]

Juan Cole

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87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead in Iraq Attacks, over 100 wounded 3 British Troops Killed The Age reports that a suicide bomber in Musayyib killed at least 70 […]

Juan Cole

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