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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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Kurdish Civilians Are Scattering From

Kurdish Civilians Are Scattering From

Kurdish civilians are scattering from their towns, fearful of being bombarded with poison Iraq by the Baath Party if war breaks out with the US. […]

Juan Cole

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In Interview On Arabic Television

In Interview On Arabic Television

*In an interview on an Arabic television program in Dubai, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said that in the case of a war, there […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Is Denying Earlier Reports That It

Iraq Is Denying Earlier Reports That It

*Iraq is denying earlier reports that it has closed its borders to Iranian pilgrims seeking to visit the holy shrines of Najaf and Karbala. Turning […]

Juan Cole

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

*Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, speaking in Berlin, expressed the view that Washington is unlikely to give Saddam Hussein more than two or three weeks to […]

Juan Cole

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Turkish Newspapers Report That That

Turkish Newspapers Report That That

*Turkish newspapers report that that country is prepared to send as many as 55,000 troops into Northern Iraq to establish a demilitarized zone in case […]

Juan Cole

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Head Of French Intelligence Insists

Head Of French Intelligence Insists

*The head of French intelligence insists that there is no proven link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. Pierre Bousquet de Florian told Television Channel 2,”One […]

Juan Cole

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New 50 Minute Bin Laden Tape Aired On

New 50 Minute Bin Laden Tape Aired On

*A new, 50-minute Bin Laden tape aired on al-Jazeerah, calling for Muslims to make a united stand against the looming US war in Iraq. Like […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Sucurity Forces Believe Us Is

Pakistani Sucurity Forces Believe Us Is

* Pakistani sucurity forces believe the US is overestimating how many al-Qaeda members are in Pakistan’s tribal belt. They complain that in 90 percent of […]

Juan Cole

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There Is Not Much Good News These Days

There Is Not Much Good News These Days

*There is not much good news these days, so the ruling of the Belgian supreme court that Ariel Sharon can be tried there for war […]

Juan Cole

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