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Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?
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Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?

Dan Steinbock

Israel seeks to demolish the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in the occupied territories, in the war against the poorest in the Global South

“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

01/27/2026 By Juan Cole

Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

01/27/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

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Gates: US Will not Pledge to Defend Iraq

Gates: US Will not Pledge to Defend Iraq

Prince Andrew thinks Bush is weak in the area of British Empire history, and that the stubborn disregard of British experiences and advice is part […]

Juan Cole

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A McCain/ Huckabee Ticket? Would Huckabee Sink McCain?

A McCain/ Huckabee Ticket? Would Huckabee Sink McCain?

In his victory speech on super Tuesday, John McCain said: ‘ I want to congratulate Governor Huckabee and his supporters on their success today. Not […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Hot Pursuit into Syria, Iran, had been authorized; US Kills Innocents at Adwar Mass Grave with 50 Bodies Found at Samarra

Hot Pursuit into Syria, Iran, had been authorized; US Kills Innocents at Adwar Mass Grave with 50 Bodies Found at Samarra

The Bush administration authorized hot pursuit of Iraqi Baathists into Syria and Iran, according to a just-released document at wikileak. The document also reveals that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Turkey Hits 70 Sites in Iraq; US Accidentally Kills 13; Sistani Aides Kidapped in Basra

Turkey Hits 70 Sites in Iraq; US Accidentally Kills 13; Sistani Aides Kidapped in Basra

The Turkish air force bombed 70 targets inside Iraq in Kurdistan, which they allege are bases for the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group. The […]

Juan Cole

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Zogby: McCain Dominates; Obama Enjoys Super Sunday

Zogby: McCain Dominates; Obama Enjoys Super Sunday

Zogby is circulating the below: Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Ahead of Super Tuesday, McCain Dominates Everywhere Except California; Obama Enjoys a Super Sunday UTICA, New York—Republican Arizona […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Still Central to Campaign; The Dark Side of McCain; Turkey Kills 10 Kurdish Guerrillas

Iraq Still Central to Campaign; The Dark Side of McCain; Turkey Kills 10 Kurdish Guerrillas

Frank Davies of the Mercury News Service challenges the conventional wisdom that Iraq has faded as a campaign issue. He writes: ‘ But as the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
US Fights Three Wars in Iraq;

US Fights Three Wars in Iraq;

Tom Ricks of WaPo says that the US military sees itself as fighting 3 wars: 1. The war against Arab volunteers (“al-Qaeda”) 2. The war […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
91 Dead in 2 Baghdad Blasts

91 Dead in 2 Baghdad Blasts

Two women set off separate suicide bombs in two markets in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 91 persons and wounding a similar number. Contrary […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: "Blowback from the GOP’s Holy War’

Cole in Salon: "Blowback from the GOP’s Holy War’

My Salon column is out: Blowback from the GOP’s holy war:The 2008 Republican race has left a bitter legacy of sloganeering against Muslims. It may […]

Juan Cole

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