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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability
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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

Juan Cole

The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

01/23/2026 By The Conversation

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

01/23/2026 By William D. Hartung

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Romneynejad: We didn't have gays in the 1960s

Romneynejad: We didn’t have gays in the 1960s

Mitt Romney, accused of harassing gay students when he was in high school, tried to get out of the charge by pretending that being gay […]

Juan Cole

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The Egyptian Presidential Debate: It is all about Constituencies

The Egyptian Presidential Debate: It is all about Constituencies

Egyptians watched their first national presidential debate with great interest on Thursday evening. The event, sponsored by two television channels and two newspapers, was preceded […]

Juan Cole

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Analysis: Why we must name all drone attack victims (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Sunday’s death of Fahd al-Quso in a CIA drone strike was a significant US success. The […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings shake Damascus, kill 70

Bombings shake Damascus, kill 70

The continuing turmoil in Syria turned even more deadly on Thursday morning when two enormous bombs were set off at a government intelligence building in […]

Juan Cole

Energy
The New Energy Wars (Klare)

The New Energy Wars (Klare)

Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: The Energy Wars Heat Up Six Recent Clashes and Conflicts on a Planet Heading Into Energy Overdrive By Michael T. […]

Juan Cole

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Kenyan police accused of brutal attacks on Somalis (Serle)

Kenyan police accused of brutal attacks on Somalis (Serle)

Jack Serle writes at the Bureau of Investigative Jounalism: For more than two decades Somalia has been pummelled by a bloody conflict. The country has […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
New Israeli government likely won't launch Iran attack

New Israeli government likely won’t launch Iran attack

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu moved from the far right to just the Right on Tuesday by bringing into his government the center-right Kadima Party, […]

Juan Cole

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Power and Money in America (Noam Chomsky)

Power and Money in America (Noam Chomsky)

Noam Chomsky writes at Tomdispatch.com Plutonomy and the Precariat On the History of the U.S. Economy in Decline By Noam Chomsky The Occupy movement has […]

Juan Cole

India
Why India blew Hillary Clinton off about Iran

Why India blew Hillary Clinton off about Iran

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in India on Monday that New Delhi can reduce its oil imports from Iran further, pressuring that country to […]

Juan Cole

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