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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran
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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran

Ali Abootalebi

Eau Clare, Wi. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Friday, June 13th, Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear, military, and civilian targets, just days […]

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

07/02/2025 By Open Democracy

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

07/02/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Bluff On Iraq Article By Mary Dejevsky

Bluff On Iraq Article By Mary Dejevsky

A Bluff on Iraq? The article by Mary Dejevsky in the Independent on the talk about an Iraq campaign being a “bluff” is foolish. There […]

Juan Cole

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Car Bomb That Driver Intended To Use To

Car Bomb That Driver Intended To Use To

A car bomb that the driver intended to use to blow up government ministers in Kabul was intercepted when it had a collision. It is […]

Juan Cole

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Ethnic Conflict Is On Rise In

Ethnic Conflict Is On Rise In

Ethnic conflict is on the rise in Afghanistan, as evidenced by a number of incidents that do not appear to have been reported in the […]

Juan Cole

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister (Igor Ivanov) is in Iraq, and reiterated his government’s opposition to a US strike on that country. He implied that […]

Juan Cole

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Mcneill Meets Ismail Khan And

Mcneill Meets Ismail Khan And

McNeill meets Ismail Khan; and Development Aid The fighting between ethnic Tajiks (Sunni Persian speakers) around the northwestern city of Herat with ethnic Pushtuns brought […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Appointee Brings Up Concentration

Bush Appointee Brings Up Concentration

A Bush Appointee Brings up Concentration Camps for American Muslims The comments of Peter Kirsanow, a Bush appointee to the US Civil Rights commission, in […]

Juan Cole

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Al Qaida Continues To Recruit Sunday

Al Qaida Continues To Recruit Sunday

Al-Qaida Continues to Recruit The Sunday Times reported on 7/21 that British intelligence now estimates that some 4,000 Muslims with British citizenship passed through al-Qaida […]

Juan Cole

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Turkey And Iraq Although Turkey Is

Turkey And Iraq Although Turkey Is

Turkey and Iraq Although Turkey is rumored to have acquiesced in a US attack on Iraq, assuming it is paid billions of dollars up front […]

Juan Cole

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Chronicle Of Higher Education July 24

Chronicle Of Higher Education July 24

The Chronicle of Higher Education July 24, 2002 [Online Edn. July 16] Why We Should Not Boycott Israeli Academics By JUAN COLE OPINION: THE CALL […]

Juan Cole

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