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Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love
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Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love

Janelle Carlson

The federal government has threatened to starve Minnesota by cutting off SNAP, WIC and other USDA funded programs as retribution.

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

01/17/2026 By Human Rights Watch

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

01/17/2026 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait And Jordan

Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait And Jordan

Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait and Jordan with Claims on their Territories

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Chinese Excited Over Iraqs Free Market

Chinese Excited Over Iraqs Free Market

Chinese Excited over Iraq’s Free Market Growth Those capitalist roaders among the Chinese communists in Shanghai appear to be watering in the mouth over the […]

Juan Cole

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Annan Plan For Iraq London Daily Ash

Annan Plan For Iraq London Daily Ash

The Annan Plan for Iraq The London daily ash-Sharq al-Awsat says it has acquired an advance draft of comments UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will […]

Juan Cole

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Kurds Demand For Autonomy Roils Igc

Kurds Demand For Autonomy Roils Igc

Kurds’ demand for Autonomy Roils IGC The Washington Post reports that the issues of the nature of federalism and the rights of minorities and provinces […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Soldiers And Iraqi Killed Near

2 Us Soldiers And Iraqi Killed Near

2 US Soldiers and an Iraqi Killed near Khalidiyah Wire services report: ‘Two US soldiers and an Iraqi have been killed by a roadside bomb […]

Juan Cole

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Al Zarqawi Rebuffed Nyt Reports That Us

Al Zarqawi Rebuffed Nyt Reports That Us

Al-Zarqawi Rebuffed The NYT reports that US suveillance of “chatter” among suspected terrorists suggests to them that al-Qaeda has decided not to get involved in […]

Juan Cole

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Al Karbalai Calls For Resignation Of

Al Karbalai Calls For Resignation Of

Al-Karbala’i calls for Resignation of Provincial Council AFP/ash-Sharq al-Awsat report that Shaykh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbala’i, the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in the holy […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstrations For Elections In Najaf

Demonstrations For Elections In Najaf

Demonstrations for Elections in Najaf The Iranian news agency is reporting that thousands of demonstrators came out in the shrine city of Najaf in Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Annan No Direct Elections Are Possible

Annan No Direct Elections Are Possible

Annan: No Direct Elections are Possible before July 1 The Washington Post reports the following: Kofi Annan did as Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani asked, and […]

Juan Cole

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