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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship
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Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

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Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

07/19/2025 By The Conversation

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Guerillas Wounded Two American Soldiers

Guerillas Wounded Two American Soldiers

*Guerillas wounded two American soldiers with a bomb as their convoy was going over a bridge in Baghdad on Monday. *Two tribal shaikhs were assassinated […]

Juan Cole

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Bushs Speech On Iraq Policy At 830 Pm

Bushs Speech On Iraq Policy At 830 Pm

Bush’s speech on Iraq policy at 8:30 pm Sunday night struck me as weak compared to past addresses of his on the War on Terror. […]

Juan Cole

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Assassination Attempt Against Grand

Assassination Attempt Against Grand

*An assassination attempt against Grand Ayatollah Hussain Bashir al-Najafi has been foiled in Najaf reports AFP The Badr Corps militia of the Supreme Council for […]

Juan Cole

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Ayham Al Samarrai New Minister Of

Ayham Al Samarrai New Minister Of

*Ayham al-Samarrai, the new minister of electricity, has said that Coalition troops should withdraw from Iraqi cities within six months. (AFP) Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas In Cars Sprayed Machine Gun

Guerrillas In Cars Sprayed Machine Gun

*Guerrillas in cars sprayed machine gun fire at the headquarters of the Shiite al-Da`wa Party twice on Sunday. (Al-Zaman). No one was hurt. Four or […]

Juan Cole

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About 5000 Arab Demonstrators Rallied

About 5000 Arab Demonstrators Rallied

*About 5,000 Arab demonstrators rallied Saturday in Kirkuk, insisting that the US release Sheikh Hatam Al-Assy Al-Obeidi, a powerful tribal chieftain suspected in the sabotage […]

Juan Cole

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Ex Baathist Provocateurs Attempted To

Ex Baathist Provocateurs Attempted To

*Ex-Baathist provocateurs attempted to turn a peaceful demonstration by the unemployed in Basra into a violent riot on Saturday, but failed, according to al-Zaman. The […]

Juan Cole

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Officials In Northern City Of Mosul Pop

Officials In Northern City Of Mosul Pop

*Officials in the northern city of Mosul (pop. 1.7 million) are saying that they have struck a deal with Syria such that it will provide […]

Juan Cole

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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

*Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan angrily demanded a clarification from Iraq and the US about whether Turkish troops are wanted as peace enforcers. The new […]

Juan Cole

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