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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Bam Earthquake Kills 20000 Enormity Of

Bam Earthquake Kills 20,000 The enormity of 20,000 persons being suddenly wiped out by an earthquake is just hard for me to fathom. There is […]

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Bremer To Blair No Weapons Labs Cover

Bremer To Blair No Weapons Labs Cover

Bremer to Blair: No Weapons Labs The cover story of the Bush administration about the reasons for the Iraq war has become so full of […]

Juan Cole

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Al Hakim Calls For Un Involvement In

Al Hakim Calls For Un Involvement In

Al-Hakim Calls for UN Involvement In a news conference in Baghdad, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, temporary president of the Interim Governing Council, said that when in […]

Juan Cole

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Gang That Couldnt Shoot Straight

The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight Although Baghdad was shaken by a series of six rocket attacks on Thursday, the guerrillas managed to do very […]

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Sunni Religious Groups Form Council Nyt

Sunni Religious Groups Form Council Nyt

Sunni Religious Groups form Council The NYT is reporting that Sunni Arab religious groupings met on Thursday and are seeking to establish a Sunni Arab […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Stands Ground On Demand For

Sistani Stands Ground On Demand For

Sistani Stands Ground on Demand for General Elections AFP reports that six members of the Interim Governing Council met with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in […]

Juan Cole

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Some Mujahidin I Khalq Terrorists To Be

Some Mujahidin I Khalq Terrorists To Be

Some Mujahidin-i Khalq Terrorists to be Tried in Iraq The Mujahidin-i Khalq terrorist organization, which has committed mass murder in Iran, was given refuge in […]

Juan Cole

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Future Of Iraqi Military International

Future Of Iraqi Military International

The Future of the Iraqi Military The International Crisis Group has issued a report on the situation of the Iraqi military, and made some important […]

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Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Compensate Iran

Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Compensate Iran

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim: Compensate Iran ‘ Jordanian Press Highlights 25, 26 Dec 03Jordan — FBIS Report in Arabic 26 Dec 03FBIS REPORTFriday, December 26, 2003 […]

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