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Juan Cole

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Trix Tale Of Three Villages Kosova 2007

Trix Tale Of Three Villages Kosova 2007

Juan Cole

: Trix: Tale of Three Villages: Kosova, 2007 With the status of Kosova uncertain after a Russian veto of a UN Security Council plan for its independence, its leaders are calling for elections this fall anyway. This volatile region in the Balkans is extremely important. We are lucky to have a guest editorial today on […]

Iraq
Us Iran Alliance Against Sunni

Us Iran Alliance Against Sunni

Juan Cole

US-Iran Alliance Against Sunni Guerrillas? US Security Plan Envisages Troop Presence to 2009 The headlines will probably concentrate on the shouting match between US Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Iranian diplomat Hassan Kazemi Qomi at their meeting in Baghdad. Crocker accused the Iranians of giving training and weapons to Shiite militias, some of which ended up […]

Iraq
Bush Falsehoods About Al Qaeda In Iraq

Bush Falsehoods About Al Qaeda In Iraq

Juan Cole

Bush Falsehoods about Al-Qaeda in Iraq Bush gave a speech on Tuesday in which he made a large number inaccurate statements. Likely the recent Pentagon and White House practice of referring to all “insurgents” in Iraq as “al-Qaeda” was intended to lead up to this speech. Bush maintained in his speech that the members of […]

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Global Warming Cnnyoutube Debate Global

Global Warming Cnnyoutube Debate Global

Juan Cole

Global Warming CNN/YouTube Debate: Global Warming

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John Edwards Hair

John Edwards Hair

Juan Cole

John Edwards – Hair A particularly well done campaign commercial attempting to blunt the critique of Edwards as all hair, no substance.

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Biden Thinks Gun Owner Should Have His

Biden Thinks Gun Owner Should Have His

Juan Cole

Biden thinks gun owner should have his head examined A dramatic moment from the Democratic Debate on YouTube/CNN

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Cole In Salon Bushs Incompetence Gives

Cole In Salon Bushs Incompetence Gives

Juan Cole

Cole in Salon: “Bush’s incompetence gives al-Qaida new life” My column is out in Salon.com on Tuesday, “Bush’s incompetence gives al-Qaida new life”: The White House hints at military action as the terror organization regroups in northern Pakistan and the Musharraf government begins to wobble.” Excerpt: ‘ not only has al-Qaida reconstituted itself in the […]

Iraq
Debate Scorecard On Iraq Here Is Debate

Debate Scorecard On Iraq Here Is Debate

Juan Cole

Debate Scorecard on Iraq Here is the debate transcript from last night. The candidates basically split into a) those who wanted gradual withdrawal with political arrangements and perhaps some troops left in Iraq; and b) those who wanted an immediate and complete military withdrawal, followed by diplomacy. Biden, Clinton and Obama seemed to be in […]

Iraq
Massive Bomb Kills 22 Wounds 60 At

Massive Bomb Kills 22 Wounds 60 At

Juan Cole

Massive Bomb Kills 22, Wounds 60 at Hillah US Blockades Mahdi Army New Turkish Government may Decline Military Option A suicide car bombing of a market in the southern Shiite city of Hillah killed at least 22 persons and wounded 60 on Tuesday morning. The northern reaches of Babil province are heavily Sunni Arab, and […]

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