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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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Four Us Soldiers Killed 18 Wounded In

Four Us Soldiers Killed 18 Wounded In

Four US Soldiers Killed, 18 wounded In addition to the three US soldiers killed in Karbala on Friday–one of whom the Arabic press is calling […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstrations In Baghdad And Basra

Demonstrations In Baghdad And Basra

Demonstrations in Baghdad and Basra Against US by Shiites The aftermath of the gunbattle in Karbala between US troops and the tribal paramilitary of an […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News Gunfight In Karbala For

Breaking News Gunfight In Karbala For

Breaking News: Gunfight in Karbala For twelve hours from Thursday night into Friday early morning, US military police engaged in a gunfight with Shiite militiamen […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings And Attempted Bombings In

Bombings And Attempted Bombings In

Bombings and Attempted Bombings in North Iraq; Pipeline Hit The northern pipeline was bombed again Thursday, setting back US hopes that exports would resume from […]

Juan Cole

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Un Resolution On Iraq Sign Of Bush

Un Resolution On Iraq Sign Of Bush

UN Resolution on Iraq a Sign of Bush Administration Desperation The widespread interpretation of Thursday’s successful US-backed UN Security Resolution on Iraq, that it was […]

Juan Cole

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Us Army Arrests Sadrists In East

Us Army Arrests Sadrists In East

US Army Arrests Sadrists in East Baghdad The US military went into East Baghdad on Thursday with tanks, which stood guard while the soldiers took […]

Juan Cole

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Al Qaeda Takes Credit For Bombing Of

Al Qaeda Takes Credit For Bombing Of

Al-Qaeda Takes Credit for bombing of Baghdad Hotel Guerrillas raked the front of the Baghdad Hotel with gunfire on Wednesday. It had been the target […]

Juan Cole

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Barzani Warns Again On Turkish Troops

Barzani Warns Again On Turkish Troops

Barzani Warns Again on Turkish troops Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani gave an interview to al-Sharq al-Awsat in which he warned again of the severed dangers […]

Juan Cole

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Former State Department Analyst Powell

Former State Department Analyst Powell

Former State Department Analyst: Powell Exaggerated at UN Greg Thielman, a former State Department weapons analyst says that he watched Colin Powell’s performance at the […]

Juan Cole

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