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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

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

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Us Troops Have Entered Southern Reaches

Us Troops Have Entered Southern Reaches

*US troops have entered the southern reaches of the Shiite holy city of Najaf and are receiving a relatively warm reception from the 560,000 largely […]

Juan Cole

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Killing Of Some 7 Iraqi Civilians By Us

Killing Of Some 7 Iraqi Civilians By Us

*The killing of some 7 Iraqi civilians by US troops because their vehicle refused to stop at a checkpoint demonstrates the kind of public relations […]

Juan Cole

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British Are Announcing That They Have

British Are Announcing That They Have

*The British are announcing that they have taken an important suburb of Basra, al-Qassib, after a fierce firefight with Iraqi military forces. This is said […]

Juan Cole

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Us Forces Have Recently Begun Bombing

Us Forces Have Recently Begun Bombing

*The US forces have recently begun bombing the Republican Guards near Baghdad, which some think is a sign that Iraq’s air defenses have now been […]

Juan Cole

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British Forces Ringing Basra Have

British Forces Ringing Basra Have

*The British forces ringing Basra have called on civilians to leave the city. Many are walking to Basra, 12 miles away, in search of water. […]

Juan Cole

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British Are Asserting That There Has

British Are Asserting That There Has

*The British are asserting that there has been a popular revolt in Basra against the Republican Guards and other forces loyal to Saddam. The Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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I Saw Interview By Journalist With Some

I Saw Interview By Journalist With Some

*I saw an interview by a journalist with some Kurds in the North of Iraq who were complaining about the US invasion of Iraq and […]

Juan Cole

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As Usual In War Reporting I Already

As Usual In War Reporting I Already

*As usual in war reporting, I already have to take back some of what I said yesterday. It seems increasingly clear that the Bush administration […]

Juan Cole

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