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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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Two Us Soldiers Died In Iraq In Past 36

Two Us Soldiers Died In Iraq In Past 36

*Two US soldiers died in Iraq in the past 36 hours. Guerrillas attacked a US convoy between Falluja and Ramadi, killing one soldier and wounding […]

Juan Cole

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Today I Fulfilled My Sad Duty To Navy

Today I Fulfilled My Sad Duty To Navy

*Today I fulfilled my sad duty to Navy Lt. Kylan Jones-Huffman of putting up an archive of his email messages to me. Kylan was shot […]

Juan Cole

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Us Soldier Was Reported Killed Monday

Us Soldier Was Reported Killed Monday

*A US soldier was reported killed Monday of “non-hostile gunfire,” presumably a firearms accident. *Angry crowds about 2,000 strong filled the streets of Najaf Monday […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Muhammad Said Al Hakim Was

Ayatollah Muhammad Said Al Hakim Was

*Ayatollah Muhammad Sa`id al-Hakim was slightly wounded in the neck by flying glass on Sunday when a bomb went off outside his offices in Najaf […]

Juan Cole

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Gunmen Killed Three British Soldiers In

Gunmen Killed Three British Soldiers In

*Gunmen killed three British soldiers in the southern port city of Basra on Saturday. Details are contradictory and sketchy. Some reports say they had a […]

Juan Cole

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It Is With Great Sadness That I Report

It Is With Great Sadness That I Report

*It is with great sadness that I report that a friend of Informed Comment, Naval Reserve Lt. Kylan Jones-Huffman (31), was killed Thursday near al-Hilla. […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas In Iraq Killed One 1st

Guerrillas In Iraq Killed One 1st

*Guerrillas in Iraq killed one 1st Armored Division soldier and wounded two others with an improvised explosive in Baghdad just before midnight Wednesday. In Afghanistan, […]

Juan Cole

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Three Guerrillas Fired Ak 47s And

Three Guerrillas Fired Ak 47s And

*Three guerrillas fired AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades at a US military convoy near Tikrit, killing a US citizen working as a translator, and wounding two […]

Juan Cole

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For My Reaction To Tragic Bombing Of Un

For My Reaction To Tragic Bombing Of Un

For my reaction to the tragic bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad, see the breaking news item below. *Bahraini officials met with Iraq Interim […]

Juan Cole

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