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Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing
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Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing

Hamdullah Baycar

Karadeniz, Turkiye (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – If China wants to rival the United States, it must stop watching and start acting. Beijing wants […]

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

07/04/2025 By Daanish Faruqi

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

07/04/2025 By Arnold R. Isaacs

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One Us Soldier Was Killed By Sniper In

One Us Soldier Was Killed By Sniper In

*One US soldier was killed by a sniper in Baghdad on the US Independence Day, and 17 were wounded by a mortar attack in Balad. […]

Juan Cole

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My Opinion Piece In Daily Star Covers

My Opinion Piece In Daily Star Covers

My opinion piece in the Daily Star covers some of the same ground as postings here earlier in the week, but also makes some new […]

Juan Cole

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Happy Fourth To All Americans In Iraq

Happy Fourth To All Americans In Iraq

* A happy Fourth to all the Americans in Iraq, where I know I have some readers. Hope you can all be back home soon, […]

Juan Cole

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Us Is Bogged Down In Low Intensity

Us Is Bogged Down In Low Intensity

*The US is bogged down in a low-intensity guerrilla war in Iraq, with daily attacks that for the most part go unmentioned in the Western […]

Juan Cole

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For Some Odd Reason My July 1 Posting

For Some Odd Reason My July 1 Posting

For some odd reason, my July 1 posting of Sistani’s fatwa is not being archived by the new blogger software, so I am attempting to […]

Juan Cole

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Here Is What Tuesdays Events In Iraq

Here Is What Tuesdays Events In Iraq

*Here is what Tuesday’s events in Iraq looked like to Kuwait’s Arab Times: “Six more American soldiers were wounded in Iraq on Tuesday and a […]

Juan Cole

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Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani Has Entered

Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani Has Entered

*Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has entered Iraqi politics in an unexpectedly big way. He has denounced US administrator Paul Bremer’s plan to appoint a large […]

Juan Cole

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Us Army Has Launched Operation

Us Army Has Launched Operation

*The US Army has launched Operation Sidewinder, storming 20 towns in the Sunni Arab center of Iraq and making dozens of arrests, in a quest […]

Juan Cole

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Civil Administration Of Iraq Under Paul

Civil Administration Of Iraq Under Paul

*The civil administration of Iraq under Paul Bremer plans to create a ministry of religious affairs that would promote dialogue among Iraq’s religious leaders, according […]

Juan Cole

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