Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The strategic situation in Syria is dire for the Baathist government of Bashar al-Assad. Typically in military history, if an […]
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I Posted On New List H Mideast Politics
I posted on the new list H-Mideast-Politics an inquiry about the lack of grassroots democratic practice in the Middle East. I said that I had […]
Major Tiff Has Broken Out Between
A major tiff has broken out between the Pakistani government and the US ambassador in Islamabad, Nancy Powell. Speaking at a dinner for businessmen in […]
Kuwaiti Authorities Are Confirming That
Kuwaiti authorities are confirming that al-Qaeda was behind the attack there Tuesday on two Americans, which killed one and gravely injured the other. They have […]
Yemen And Bahrain Both Pleaded
Yemen and Bahrain both pleaded yesterday with Washington to employ non-military means to deal with the Iraq crisis. Since both governments are cooperating closely with […]
History News Network 1 20 03 Culture
History News Network 1-20-03: Culture Watch Why Are Arch Conservatives Ganging Up on the Middle East Studies Association? By Juan Cole I had never even […]
Us Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld today sketched out his vision of a post-Saddam Iraq. He said it would be a country that was not […]
Rumsfeld on the Future of Iraq
From Juan Cole’s private archives. From ???@??? Tue Jan 21 02:57:47 2003 To: infoco@yahoogroups.com From: Juan Cole Delivered-To: mailing list infoco@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 21 Jan […]
Both Colin Powell And Condi Rice Have
* Both Colin Powell and Condi Rice have by now openly come out in favor of the University of Michigan admissions system, which awards points […]
New Bin Laden Letter Muhammad Al Shafii
New Bin Laden Letter? Muhammad al-Shafi`i reports in Asharq al-Awsat today that the newspaper has acquired a copy of a letter purported to be from […]