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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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Cook Says Blair Knew Iraqi Wmd No

Cook Says Blair Knew Iraqi Wmd No

Cook Says Blair Knew Iraqi WMD no Threat British PM Tony Blair at one point alleged that Iraq could launch a WMD strike on Europe […]

Juan Cole

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Unemployment Riots In Baghdad Al Hilla

Unemployment Riots In Baghdad Al Hilla

Unemployment Riots in Baghdad, al-Hilla and Basra Former Iraqi soldiers reporting to collect a payment $40 became outraged at the long waits they faced at […]

Juan Cole

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Sadrists Have Some Tribal Support In

Sadrists Have Some Tribal Support In

Sadrists Have Some Tribal Support in Southern Cities I often get asked by journalists and others whether Muqtada al-Sadr should be taken seriously, or whether […]

Juan Cole

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10000 Shiites Mourn In Najaf Some 10000

10000 Shiites Mourn In Najaf Some 10000

10,000 Shiites Mourn in Najaf Some 10,000 mourners (other reports say more) showed up in Najaf for the 40-day commemoration of the assassination of Ayatollah […]

Juan Cole

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Bombing In Basra Averted Iraqi Police

Bombing In Basra Averted Iraqi Police

Bombing in Basra Averted Iraqi police in Basra also discovered a huge bomb in Al-Tanuma Square near the bridge over the Shatt al-Arab, disarming it […]

Juan Cole

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Continued Attacks On Us Troops Wound

Continued Attacks On Us Troops Wound

Continued Attacks on US Troops Wound Iraqis Instead Guerrillas set off a roadside bomb in Khalidiya on Friday, damaging US military vehicles; no injuries were […]

Juan Cole

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Iran May Send Reconstruction Aid To

Iran May Send Reconstruction Aid To

Iran may Send Reconstruction Aid to Iraq The US continues to be schizophrenic on the issue of Iran. The State Department appears to have reached […]

Juan Cole

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Iyad Alawi Takes Over Presidency Of Igc

Iyad Alawi Takes Over Presidency Of Igc

Iyad Alawi takes over Presidency of IGC Iyad Alawi became president of the Interim Governing Council on October 1, in accordance with a compromise that […]

Juan Cole

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Wesley Clark Calls For Criminal

Wesley Clark Calls For Criminal

Wesley Clark Calls for Criminal Investigation of Bush Iraq policy Presidential hopeful Gen. Wesley Clark said Friday he believes the Bush administration should be investigated […]

Juan Cole

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