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Was Colonialism a Crime?  Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
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Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

Juan Cole

Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth

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West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

12/26/2025 By The Conversation

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

12/26/2025 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Achcar Guest Editorial Gulliver In

Achcar Guest Editorial Gulliver In

Achcar Guest Editorial: Gulliver in Iraq Gilbert Achcar writes ‘1) Gulliver in Iraq—-for how long? US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, best epitomizes the actual […]

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18 Killed Arab League Convoy Attacked

18 Killed Arab League Convoy Attacked

18 Killed Arab League Convoy Attacked Last Minute Negotiations on Constitution Guerrilla violence killed 18 persons in Iraq on Monday, including one US GI. Protesters […]

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30000 Dead In Pakistan 2

30000 Dead In Pakistan 2

30,000 Dead in Pakistan 2.5 Million Homeless The Pakistani government is now estimating 30,000 dead in the earthquake, and incidents of civil violence are being […]

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Guest Editorial By Gilbert Achcar Us

Guest Editorial by Gilbert Achcar: The US and Shiite Politics in Iraq Gilbert Achcar writes: 1) How US and British Forces help Iraqis recover their […]

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Basra Bombing Targets Badr Jaafari

Basra Bombing Targets Badr Jaafari

Basra Bombing Targets Badr Jaafari Rejects Conference of National Reconsiliation Someone detonated a car bomb in Basra outside an office of the Badr Corps, the […]

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At Least 18000 Dead In Major

At Least 18000 Dead In Major

At Least 18,000 Dead in Major Earthquake The death toll in Saturday’s massive earthquake keeps climbing, and will probably be higher yet by Sunday afternoon. […]

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2 Us Troops Killed Sistani Sits This

2 Us Troops Killed Sistani Sits This

2 US Troops Killed Sistani Sits this one Out Basra Governor: British troops Destabilizing the South Two more US troops were killed in Iraq on […]

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Iraq War Generating Threats To New

Iraq War Generating Threats To New

Iraq War Generating Threats to New York 6 GIs Killed 22 Bodies Found So much for the theory of ‘fighting them there so we don’t […]

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Iraqi Vice President Shiite United

Iraqi Vice President Shiite United

Iraqi Vice President: Shiite United Iraqi Alliance has not Broken Up: al-Hayat BBC World Monitoring presents a translation of an interview in al-Hayat with Iraqi […]

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