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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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Asharq Al Awsat Reports That In Private

Asharq Al Awsat Reports That In Private

*Asharq al-Awsat reports that in private, many Iraqi embassy staff abroad have begun thinking about a post-Saddam Iraq and what it will mean for their […]

Juan Cole

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British Authorities Have Been Casting

British Authorities Have Been Casting

*British authorities have been casting about for some way to deal with Abu Hamza Misri, the fiery engineer-cum-preacher at Finsbury Park mosque who has preached […]

Juan Cole

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Ditty on Invading Iraq

Ditty on Invading Iraq

Fri Jan 31 02:36:10 2003 To: “[FS]” From: Juan Cole Subject: Re: FW: all sing X-Eudora-Signature: Dear [S]: This is delicious! cheers Juan At 04:20 […]

Juan Cole

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How the Bush Administration will React if No WMD is Found in Iraq

How the Bush Administration will React if No WMD is Found in Iraq

Thu Jan 30 13:44:34 2003 To: infoco@yahoogroups.com From: Juan Cole Subject: 30 Jan. 2003 X-Eudora-Signature: *The question was raised on a list of what would […]

Juan Cole

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Question Was Raised On List Of What

Question Was Raised On List Of What

*The question was raised on a list of what would happen if the US invaded Iraq and found there were not weapons of mass destruction […]

Juan Cole

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Cynical about Bush Administration Motives for Attacking Iraq

Cynical about Bush Administration Motives for Attacking Iraq

Republished from Cole’s private email archives, 7/1/2012 Thu Jan 30 12:21:18 2003 To: [JP] From: Juan Cole Subject: Re: Iraq WMD – Potential or Actual? […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Defectors’ Tales are not Trustworthy

Iraqi Defectors’ Tales are not Trustworthy

Published from Cole’s private email archives 7/1/2012 Wed Jan 29 11:43:49 2003 To: xxx From: Juan Cole Subject: Re: Fwd: Iraqi defectors? X-Eudora-Signature: Dear xxx: […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Vice President Tariq Aziz Has

Iraqi Vice President Tariq Aziz Has

* Iraqi Vice President Tariq Aziz has warned Kuwait that Iraq would not rule out hitting it if it allows US troops to launch an […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Update

Iraq Update

Published from Cole’s private email archives 7/1/2012 Wed Jan 29 02:58:49 2003 To: infoco@yahoogroups.com From: Juan Cole Subject: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 X-Eudora-Signature: Wednesday, January […]

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