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Was Colonialism a Crime?  Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
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Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

Juan Cole

Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth

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West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

12/26/2025 By The Conversation

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

12/26/2025 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Bremer Fails To Resolve Deadlock In Igc

Bremer Fails To Resolve Deadlock In Igc

Bremer fails to Resolve Deadlock in IGC over Fundamental Law ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports that Paul Bremer met Tuesday with the nine most powerful members of […]

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Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows

Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows

Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows Power of Shiite Clergy in Iraq Mariam Fam has the best and clearest account I have seen of the recent […]

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Iraqi Women See Window Of Opportunity

Iraqi Women See Window Of Opportunity

Iraqi Women see Window of Opportunity Closing Scheherezade Faramarzi reports on women’s aspirations for Iraq. It sounds as though not only did Mr. Bremer not […]

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Muqtada Un Has Agreed To Occupation Of

Muqtada Un Has Agreed To Occupation Of

Muqtada: The UN has Agreed to the Occupation of Iraq Excerpts from and comments by me on an IRNA (Iran) news agency interview with Muqtada […]

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Iraq As Election Issue In Ohio Leo

Iraq As Election Issue In Ohio Leo

Iraq as Election issue in Ohio Leo Shane II reports that many local voters continue to be concerned with the Iraq war as an issue […]

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Bush Started Iraq War Planning In

Bush Started Iraq War Planning In

Bush started Iraq War Planning in February 2002 The Guardian reports that Rowan Scarborough reveals in his new book, ‘ On February 16, 2002, Bush […]

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Treasury Department Attempts To Stop

Treasury Department Attempts To Stop

Treasury Department attempts to stop Editing of Papers from Iran Those of you who care about what is left of the First Amendment in this […]

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Un No Early Elections In Iraq Kofi

Un No Early Elections In Iraq Kofi

UN: No Early Elections in Iraq Kofi Annan released his report on Monday suggesting that direct elections can’t take place in Iraq until December of […]

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Rumsfeld Warns Iran And Syria Us

Rumsfeld Warns Iran And Syria Us

Rumsfeld Warns Iran and Syria US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had Iran and Syria exactly where they want him. he alleged that Syria accepted […]

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