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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

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Indian Troops again a Possibility? The Times of India is reporting that the Indian government, having earlier considered and ruled out a Washington request to […]

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Clarks Statements On Iraq War

Clark’s Statements on the Iraq War Consistent I really object to the spin the US press put on the statements of Wesley Clark about the […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqis To Write Iraqi Constitution

Iraqis To Write Iraqi Constitution

Iraqis to Write Iraqi constitution Appointed Minister of Justice, Hashim Abdel Rahman Chalabi, said in Bahrain according to al-Hayat that the new Iraqi constitution would […]

Juan Cole

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Us Opens Iraqs Economy But To What Us

Us Opens Iraqs Economy But To What Us

US Opens Iraq’s Economy, but to What? The US occupying forces blatantly contravened the Fourth Geneva Convention on Monday, announcing that they were opening the […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Hussein Al Sadr Close Iraqs

Ayatollah Hussein Al Sadr Close Iraqs

Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr: Close Iraq’s Borders to Mischief In a fluff piece in al-Zaman, Shiite cleric Hussein al-Sadr, a minor member of the al-Sadr family […]

Juan Cole

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Death Penalty To Return New Iraqi

Death Penalty To Return New Iraqi

Death Penalty to Return? The new Iraqi ministry of the interior (analogous to Homeland Security in the US) is pressing for the reinstatement of the […]

Juan Cole

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Renewed Iraqi Monarchy Bad Idea Ive

Renewed Iraqi Monarchy Bad Idea Ive

Renewed Iraqi Monarchy a Bad Idea I’ve heard rumors that the idea of imposing a member of the Hashemite monarchy on Iraq is again making […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq And Vietnam Max Cleland Former

Iraq and Vietnam Max Cleland, former Georgia senator and a decorated war hero from the Vietnam era, who lost three limbs in that war, is […]

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Three Us Troops Wounded Guerrillas

Three US Troops Wounded Guerrillas launched two separate rpg attacks on US military convoys in the Mosul region on Saturday, wounding three US soldiers. There […]

Juan Cole

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