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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Oil Official Killed Jarbas Home

Oil Official Killed Jarba’s Home Attacked, 8 Dead Ahmad Seif of Reuters reports that An Oil Ministry official, “Ali Hameed, was shot outside his home […]

Juan Cole

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Lies That Led To War My Article Is

The Lies that Led to War My article is online at Salon.com about the Downing Street memo “The lies that led to war”: A leaked […]

Juan Cole

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Dhari Amiri Trade Charges Sunni Shiite

Dhari Amiri Trade Charges Sunni Shiite

Dhari, Amiri trade Charges Sunni-Shiite relations in Iraq at Nadir Al-Zaman/AFP/Reuters: “The Association of Muslim Scholars called upon Minister of the Interior Bayan Jabr and […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Leader Blames Shiites For

Sunni Leader Blames Shiites For

Sunni Leader Blames Shiites for Assassinations Hareth al-Dhari, a leader of the Association of Muslim Scholars and an important hard line Sunni cleric charged Wednesday […]

Juan Cole

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18 Killed In Violence Kharrazi In

18 Killed in Violence Kharrazi in Baghdad Will blog more later on Wednesday. For now, Iran’s foreign minister, Kamal Kharrazi made a historic visit to […]

Juan Cole

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Has Newsweek Retracted Update

Has Newsweek Retracted Update

Has Newsweek Retracted?Update: Riverbend weighs in with an Iraqi nationalist point of view on the allegations of Koran desecration in US military prisons. She points […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Editorial Fisher Iraq Real News

Guest Editorial Fisher Iraq Real News

Guest Editorial: Fisher, “Iraq: Real News from the Battlefield” An Eyewitness Account from Iraq IRAQ: REAL NEWS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD By William Fisher I long […]

Juan Cole

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24 Dead Dozens Wounded Sunnis Charge

24 Dead Dozens Wounded Sunnis Charge

24 Dead, Dozens Wounded Sunnis Charge Ethnic Cleansing Dulaimi Pledges end to Mosque Invasions AP reports that guerrillas killed at least 24 persons in Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Revenge Of Stiff Or He Asked For It

Revenge Of Stiff Or He Asked For It

Revenge of the Stiff Or, He Asked for It CNN reports that Star Wars director George Lucas said his movies could apply to the Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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