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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report
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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report

Juan Cole

Palestinians face “criminal prosecution in military courts during which their due process and fair trial rights are systematically violated.”

The Power Play President

The Power Play President

01/08/2026 By John Feffer

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

Iran Protests have put the Country’s Political System on Trial

01/08/2026 By The Conversation

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Iraq
11 Killed at Army Day Celebration; 2 US Troops Killed Christians Targetted in Mosul

11 Killed at Army Day Celebration; 2 US Troops Killed Christians Targetted in Mosul

George McGovern is calling for Bush and Cheney to be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, including ordering hundreds of warrantless wiretaps on US citizens. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombings Roil Diyala; Driving ban Imposed; US Soldier Killed

Bombings Roil Diyala; Driving ban Imposed; US Soldier Killed

Radio Sawa reports in Arabic that Iraqi members of parliament dismiss the pledge of US presidential candidate Barack Obama to end the Iraq War and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
3 US troops Killed; Dulaimi May be Charged; Najaf Raid

3 US troops Killed; Dulaimi May be Charged; Najaf Raid

Iraqi parliamentarians are attempting to strip Adnan Dulaimi of his parliamentary immunity. They charge that he is complicit with terrorists. Dulaimi leads the 44-member [Sunni […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq, the Youth Vote, Women and Iowa

Iraq, the Youth Vote, Women and Iowa

The conventional wisdom among the inside the beltway pundits is that Iraq is no longer a leading issue for American voters. This conventional wisdom is […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq in Iowa; Bomber Kills 10 in Diyala; Petraeus: US Cannot Organize Return of Refugees

Iraq in Iowa; Bomber Kills 10 in Diyala; Petraeus: US Cannot Organize Return of Refugees

Update: Zogby et al. is showing a last minute boost among voters for Obama and Huckabee in Iowa. But obviously many Iowans are undecided and […]

Juan Cole

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Reading for Thursday

Reading for Thursday

The Justice Department is going to investigate the destruction of videotapes of the interrogation of prisoners in US custody that showed torture. Speaker of the […]

Juan Cole

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36 Dead in Baghdad Bombing; 23,000 Civilians Killed in 07;

36 Dead in Baghdad Bombing; 23,000 Civilians Killed in 07;

After having celebrated New Year’s Eve in style for the first time since 2002, Baghdad awoke on the first of the year to bad news. […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan Elections Postponed; PPP Threatens Street Protests; OSC: Al-Qaeda has not Claimed Bhutto Killing

Pakistan Elections Postponed; PPP Threatens Street Protests; OSC: Al-Qaeda has not Claimed Bhutto Killing

Pakistan’s electoral commission announced Tuesday that the elections scheduled for January 8 will be postponed until February. The Pakistan People’s Party objected strenuously to the […]

Juan Cole

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How Fleeting is Empire

How Fleeting is Empire

The Maps of War site has a review of Middle Eastern empires beginning about 1800 BC. I’d have added a couple of phases at the […]

Juan Cole

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