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Nearly 500 more US Troops sent to Iraq for Mosul Attack in advance of Election Day

Nearly 500 more US Troops sent to Iraq for Mosul Attack in advance of Election Day

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Stars and Stripes is reporting that the number of US troops in Iraq has risen from 4,000 to 4,460 in preparation for the Iraqi government campaign against Mosul. The WSJ reported that the government of Iraqi prime minister Haydar al-Abadi wants to begin the campaign in […]

Democratic Party
Clinton: No US ground troops in Iraq, Syria; Trump: Steal Iraqi Oil

Clinton: No US ground troops in Iraq, Syria; Trump: Steal Iraqi Oil

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The NBC Candidates Forum continued the shameful corporate coverage of the Great American Meltdown that is our election season. That season has given us a Faux Cable News that runs clips of only one side and pays out hush money to cover up how its blonde […]

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Saudi Bigot-in-Chief Declares Iranian Shiites "Not Muslim"

Saudi Bigot-in-Chief Declares Iranian Shiites “Not Muslim”

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – `Abd al-Aziz Al Shaikh, the chief jurisconsult or mufti for the interpretation of Muslim law in Saudi Arabia, said Wednesday that Iranian Shiites are not Muslims. This statement is a huge step back from the limited progress Saudi had made under the previous king, Abdullah, toward […]

Iran
Saudis Should Not Run Hajj Pilgrimage: Iran

Saudis Should Not Run Hajj Pilgrimage: Iran

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TeleSur | – – Pilgrims from Iran will be unable to attend hajj, which starts on Sept. 11 this year after talks between the two countries on arrangements broke down in May. Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the hajj after a crush last year killed […]

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With Defeat Looming, ISIL haunts Syria with 6 Bombings, Killing 53

With Defeat Looming, ISIL haunts Syria with 6 Bombings, Killing 53

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) is still acting like a military organization, but it has always mixed military with terrorist tactics. On Monday it slid toward the terrorist side of the spectrum, setting off 6 coordinated bombings that left over four dozen people dead. It mainly targeted, however, […]

Environment
Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers

Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As we celebrate American workers (I prefer to honor workers today rather than the abstract “labor”), let’s remember where their future lies. And that is, in part, in the renewable energy sector. “Solar Energy in the United States: A Decade of Record Growth” The rapid growth […]

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Syria:  Can Russia & US Broker a new Cease-Fire?

Syria: Can Russia & US Broker a new Cease-Fire?

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Stars and Stripes reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov may be very near a new US-Russian deal on Syria. The key elements are reported to be: 1. Syrian Air Force stops bombing cities, including Aleppo and Homs 2. […]

Central Asia
The Plague of Karimov's Rule in Uzbekistan

The Plague of Karimov’s Rule in Uzbekistan

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The death of Islam Karimov, the president for life of Uzbekistan who came to power in 1990 after the collapse of the Soviet empire had begun in 1989, has been confirmed. His stroke six days ago was a badly kept secret. I saw a headline from […]

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Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we'd miss If Trump had Kept them out

Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we’d miss If Trump had Kept them out

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his fiery speech demonizing immigrants to America on Wednesday night, Trump took a moment to deplore that the Obama administration has admitted 10,000 Syrian refugees in the past year (after admitting almost none after the crisis began in 2011). I talked here about why America […]

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