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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?
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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Israel launched the latest of some 300 raids into Syria in the past few months. Some […]

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

08/09/2025 By Juan Cole

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

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Iraq Losing Billions In Petroleum

Iraq Losing Billions In Petroleum

Iraq Losing Billions in Petroleum Revenues AFP reports that interim Iraqi Minister of Petroleum Thamer Ghadban says that sabotage and lack of refining capacity has […]

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Washington Whodunits And Iraq War

Washington Whodunits And Iraq War

Washington Whodunits and the Iraq War Evangelist Pat Robertson has ignited a firestorm by telling CNN that President Bush alleged in March of 2003 that […]

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11 Us Soldiers Wounded In Samarracar

11 Us Soldiers Wounded In Samarracar

11 US Soldiers Wounded in SamarraCar Bombs & Assassinations On Wednesday, clashes in Samarra left 11 US soldiers wounded, with 8 civilians killed and 12 […]

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Bush Would Accept Islamic Iraq Bush

Bush Would Accept Islamic Iraq Bush

Bush would Accept Islamic Iraq Bush fundamentalizes the Middle East President Bush has said that he would “accept” an “Islamic Iraq,” according to AP. If […]

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10 Dead 109 Wounded Warren Strobel Of

10 Dead, 109 Wounded Warren Strobel of Knight Ridder has an excellent retrospective on the damage done to the US effort in Iraq by the […]

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Democracy And Iraqi Universities Nancy

Democracy And Iraqi Universities Nancy

Democracy and Iraqi Universities Nancy Youssef of Knight Ridder gives us an excellent piece on the democratic process and debates at Iraq’s universities. An excerpt: […]

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Sistani Calls For Independent Slate

Sistani Calls For Independent Slate

Sistani Calls for Independent Slate AFP/ ash-Sharq al-Awsat report that a spokesman for Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani said Monday that the spiritual leader supports the […]

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15 Dead 52 Wounded In Iraq Violence Al

15 Dead 52 Wounded In Iraq Violence Al

15 Dead, 52 wounded in Iraq Violence Al-Zaman says that violence killed 15 and left 52 persons injured in a series of explosions and attacks […]

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Over Dozen Police Killed Nearly 2

Over Dozen Police Killed Nearly 2

Over a Dozen Police Killed, Nearly 2 Dozen Wounded Reuters reports that guerrillas detonated a car bomb on Sunday near a Baghdad cafe frequented by […]

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