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From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope
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From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

Richard Penaskovic

Auburn, Al. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – It’s not surprising that Pope Leo XIV took the name Leo in honor of Pope Leo XIII […]

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

05/21/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

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Kerry Edwards Surge In New Hampshire

Kerry Edwards Surge In New Hampshire

Kerry, Edwards surge in New Hampshire; Health Care beats Iraq as Concern Only 10 percent of the voters in New Hampshire think Iraq is the […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Womens Rights Imperiled Sarah El

Iraqi Womens Rights Imperiled Sarah El

Iraqi Women’s Rights Imperiled Sarah el Deeb of the Associated Press explores the implications for Iraqi women of the US tendency to appoint men to […]

Juan Cole

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Controversy Over 45 Minute Claim Nick

Controversy Over 45 Minute Claim Nick

Controversy over 45 Minute Claim Nick Theros is denying stories that appeared in Newsweek and theThe Guardian that claim to demonstrate how expatriate networks suckered […]

Juan Cole

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Mahatma Sistani From European Peace

Mahatma Sistani From European Peace

Mahatma Sistani? From a European peace worker in Iraq, a week or so ago: “I have heard that Sistani has promoted among his followers the […]

Juan Cole

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6 Us Soldiers Killed Over Weekend Over

6 Us Soldiers Killed Over Weekend Over

6 US Soldiers killed over Weekend, Over a Dozen Wounded; 2 Iraqi police dead, dozens wounded; Helicopter Crash The low-grade guerrilla war against the US […]

Juan Cole

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Sunday Times Alleges Torture Kidnapping

Sunday Times Alleges Torture Kidnapping

Sunday Times Alleges Torture, Kidnapping in Basra The Sunday Times carried a story that members of the Badr Brigade of the Shiite Supreme Council for […]

Juan Cole

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Question Of Elections In Iraq In Past

Question Of Elections In Iraq In Past

The Question of Elections in Iraq In the past week, two significant demonstrations were launched by Iraq’s Shiites, including one on Monday 1/19 that involved […]

Juan Cole

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Kay Powell Backtrack On Wmd It Seems To

Kay Powell Backtrack On Wmd It Seems To

Kay, Powell, Backtrack on WMD It seems to me that David Kay’s resignation as weapons inspector in Iraq and his open admission that there simply […]

Juan Cole

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3 Us Soldiers Wounded In Mosul Blast Ap

3 Us Soldiers Wounded In Mosul Blast Ap

3 US soldiers Wounded in Mosul Blast AP is reporting that “A roadside bomb exploded Wednesday near the northern city of Mosul, wounding three U.S. […]

Juan Cole

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