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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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Muqtada Al Sadr Condemns Interim

Muqtada al-Sadr Condemns Interim Governing Council: “As bad as Saddam” The young Shiite clerical leader Muqtada al-Sadr lashed out at the US-appointed Interim Governing Council […]

Juan Cole

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Lack Of Medicines For Chronic Diseases

Lack of Medicines for Chronic Diseases The interim Iraqi health ministry has contacted pharmaceutical companies worldwide, urgently seeking medicines to treat chronic diseases. The ministry […]

Juan Cole

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Elections In Tikrit In Apparent

Elections In Tikrit In Apparent

Elections in Tikrit In an apparent reversal of Paul Bremer’s opposition to municipal elections, Tikrit elected a city council on Thursday. Apparently in the absence […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Set Off Bomb In Fallujah On

Guerrillas set off a bomb in Fallujah on Thursday, wounding a US paratrooper. Guerrillas set off a bomb near a pipeline in northern Iraq, killing […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Interim Interior Ministry

The Iraqi interim Interior Ministry announced that it has hired 1000 school guards to prevent the kidnapping of children and the holding of them for […]

Juan Cole

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British Representative In Iraq Jeremy

British Representative In Iraq Jeremy

British representative in Iraq Jeremy Greenstock complained Thursday about Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq. He warned Iran to cease using them to interfere. He named […]

Juan Cole

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Pessimistic Rumsfeld Memo Leaked Donald

Pessimistic Rumsfeld Memo Leaked Donald Rumsfeld sent a memo to four of his associates in the Department of Defense on October 16 that worried about […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill 2 Us Troops Wound 10

Guerrillas Kill 2 Us Troops Wound 10

Guerrillas Kill 2 US troops, wound 10 Guerrillas killed two US troops at Kirkuk on Wednesday, according to al-Sharq al-Awsat; this report was not confirmed […]

Juan Cole

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Firefight In Najaf Group Of Armed Men

Firefight In Najaf Group Of Armed Men

Firefight in Najaf A group of armed men attacked the Najaf headquarters of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq at midnight Tues.-Weds. Four […]

Juan Cole

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