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The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025:  The US and the Middle East
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The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025: The US and the Middle East

Juan Cole

The big victors in the rise of a Lebanon-Syria-Jordan Sunni Crescent are Turkiye and the Sunni Arab Gulf monarchies

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Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

12/28/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm? Will the US Troops Really Leave?

Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm? Will the US Troops Really Leave?

12/28/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Washingtonpost.com: Iraq: New Government Takes Over The Washington Post online kindly had me on for an online discussion of the developments in Iraq today. For […]

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New Iraqi Government Announced How

New Iraqi Government Announced How

New Iraqi Government Announced How weak the Americans have become in Iraq became clear in Iraq on Tuesday when their choice for the ceremonial post […]

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Ghazi Al Yawar On Iraqi Politics Here

Ghazi Al Yawar On Iraqi Politics Here

Ghazi al-Yawar on Iraqi Politics Here are some documents on the new Iraqi president. Some flavor of the new president can be gathered from this […]

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Maneuvering Over Transitional

Maneuvering Over Transitional

Maneuvering over Transitional Government Continues Al-Hayat reports that Paul Bremer has put enormous pressure on the Interim Governing Council not to vote on its candidate […]

Juan Cole

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Miller As Chalabi Stenographer

Miller As Chalabi Stenographer

Miller as Chalabi Stenographer Franklin Foer’s profile of Judith Miller of the NYT and the way in which her over-dependence on the Iraqi National Congress […]

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Kufa Fighting Flares Bombs In Baghdad

Kufa Fighting Flares Bombs In Baghdad

Kufa Fighting Flares; Bombs in Baghdad Fighting flared again Sunday and Monday between Mahdi Army militiamen and US troops, who are apparently trying to reconquer […]

Juan Cole

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Portrait Of Rebellion In These Times

Portrait Of Rebellion In These Times

Portrait of a Rebellion In These Times has made my analysis of the Shiite rebellion of the past two months available online. It came out […]

Juan Cole

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Wrangling Over President Delays

Wrangling Over President Delays

Wrangling over President delays Announcement Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the WP summarizes the deadlock on the new prime minister among the Iraqi Governing Council, Paul Bremer, […]

Juan Cole

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Sites Of Day Veteran Journalist Helena

Sites Of Day Veteran Journalist Helena

Sites of the Day Veteran journalist Helena Cobban’s Just World News site is worth checking out. She writes frequently on the Middle East and knows […]

Juan Cole

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