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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?
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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Juan Cole

Today’s increase was different, since the price skyrocketed fully 30% in one day, something that hasn’t happened for decades

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

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The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

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Shock Of Week Liberals In Liberal Arts

Shock of the Week: Liberals in Liberal Arts George Will’s column this week is unusually unreflective. I don’t often agree with Will, but he is […]

Juan Cole

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Elections In Iraq Will Be Held On

Elections In Iraq Will Be Held On

Elections in Iraq will be Held on Schedule, But with What Result? Or, how Khatami and Krauthammer are Both Wrong At least 12 persons died […]

Juan Cole

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Supporting Nawal Saadawi Al Hayat On

Supporting Nawal Saadawi Al Hayat On

Supporting Nawal Saadawi Al-Hayat on Saturday ran an attack from a Muslim fundamentalist point of view on Egyptian novelist Nawal Saadawi. She recently argued that […]

Juan Cole

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Things Are Not What They Seem

Things Are Not What They Seem

Things are Not What they Seem Department On Thursday night on the David Letterman Late Night show on CBS, actress Natalie Portman announced that she […]

Juan Cole

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Election Plans Roiled Sunni Extremist

Election Plans Roiled Sunni Extremist

Election Plans Roiled Sunni Extremist Death Threats against Sistani Hamza Hendawi of AP reports that the Shiite vote may get split. He says that Prime […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq And Damned Statistics Red

Iraq And Damned Statistics Red

Iraq and Damned Statistics The Red Crescent has finally been allowed into Fallujah (its earlier exclusion was probably a violation of international law). Its spokesman […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Editorial Levine Iraqs Lose Lose

Guest Editorial Levine Iraqs Lose Lose

Guest Editorial: Levine: “Iraq’s Lose-Lose Scenario” Note: This version of the text is slightly revised from the one posted earlier on Friday November 26. Iraq’s […]

Juan Cole

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25000 Us Casualties In Iraq 9 Of

25000 Us Casualties In Iraq 9 Of

25,000 US Casualties in Iraq; 9% of Troops Put in Hospital or Killed Over 2000 Iraqis Killed in Fallujah CBS has elicited from the Pentagon […]

Juan Cole

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Bloggers Respond Weblogging Community

Bloggers Respond The weblogging community responds to Colonel Yigal Carmon’s outrageous threat to sue me over my characterization of MEMRI as a well-funded organization dedicated […]

Juan Cole

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