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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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107 Killed Including 3 Us Soldiers 321

107 Killed, Including 3 US Soldiers: 321 Hurt in 6 Iraqi Cities Edmund Sanders of the LA Times and AP report that within a six-hour […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Allawi Threatened Attacks At

Iraq Allawi Threatened Attacks At

Iraq Allawi Threatened; Attacks at Ramadi Sadr Refuses to Attend National Congress Guerrillas targeted police stations all around Iraq on Wednesday and early Thursday, killing […]

Juan Cole

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Religion And Ethics 7 Of 9 And Paris

Religion And Ethics 7 Of 9 And Paris

Religion and Ethics 7 of 9 and the Paris Orgy Science fiction is in the real-world news big time these days. The actress Jeri Ryan, […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Troops Killed Airstrike On

2 Us Troops Killed Airstrike On

2 US Troops Killed; Airstrike on Fallujah; Korean Hostage Killed The Associated Press reports that guerrillas attacked a US military convoy near Balad north of […]

Juan Cole

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British Sailors Held By Iran Scotsman

British Sailors Held By Iran Scotsman

British Sailors Held by Iran The Scotsman reports “Foreign Office fury” at Iran’s capture of 8 British sailors when they strayed over to the Iranian […]

Juan Cole

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Us Has Lost War For Hearts And Minds

Us Has Lost War For Hearts And Minds

US Has Lost War for Hearts and Minds in Iraq Guy Dinmore and Alex Barker of the Financial Times report that some military analysts believe […]

Juan Cole

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Neocons Cant Spell Reader Asked Me To

Neocons Cant Spell Reader Asked Me To

Neocons can’t Spell A reader asked me to comment on the controversy over whether an Iraqi intelligence agent was detailed to al-Qaeda in Kuala Lumpur […]

Juan Cole

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6 Us Servicemen Reported Dead In Iraq

6 Us Servicemen Reported Dead In Iraq

6 US Servicemen Reported Dead in Iraq, 11 Iraqis Monday’s toll (still incomplete but more complete than any one article I saw in any one […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq War Not Worth It 52 Of Americans

Iraq War Not Worth It 52 Of Americans

Iraq War not Worth it: 52% of Americans A new Washington Post/ABC poll shows that a majority of Americans now feels that the Iraq War […]

Juan Cole

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