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

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

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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

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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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Margaret Cho And Iraq Blog I Have Been

Margaret Cho and an Iraq Blog I have been a fan of comedian Margaret Cho for years, and so was happy and surprised to see […]

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Clintons Low Key Dissing Of Bush Bill

Clintons Low Key Dissing Of Bush Bill

Clinton’s Low-Key Dissing of Bush Bill Clinton is perhaps the most gifted political orator of our generation, so it is worth considering how he dealt […]

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8 Killed In Iraq Violence 3 Us

8 Killed in Iraq Violence 3 US Soldiers Wounded in Mosul Bombing Mark Turner of the Financial Times in Baghdad reports that the violence continues […]

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Shiite Parties Seek Power In National

Shiite Parties Seek Power In National

Shiite Parties Seek Power in National Assembly Defense Minister slams Iran Ashraf Khalil writes for the Los Angeles Times that the Shiite al-Da’wa Party is […]

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Brahimi Iraq War Caused More Problems

Brahimi Iraq War Caused More Problems

Brahimi: Iraq War Caused More Problems than it Solved, Brought Terrorism to Iraq Deutsche Press Agentur reports that former UN special envoy to Iraq, Lakhdar […]

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Brown Israel Palestine Walled In

Brown Israel Palestine Walled In

Brown: Israel-Palestine: Walled In Kenneth L. Brown gives us a guest editorial on the Israeli security wall being built in the Occupied West Bank. A […]

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Washington Post Weblog Contest

Washington Post Weblog Contest The Washington Post is running a contest for the best weblogs on politics this fall, including international politics. They are now […]

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Democratic Convention Will Not

Democratic Convention Will Not

Democratic Convention Will not Denounce Iraq War Stewart Powell of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that there won’t be much difference between the policies on Iraq […]

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Heavy Fighting At Buhriz Kills 15 Paul

Heavy Fighting At Buhriz Kills 15 Paul

Heavy Fighting at Buhriz Kills 15 Paul Garwood of AP reports that “the carnage” continued in Iraq over the weekend. US troops made a sweep […]

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