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HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace
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HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace

H. Patricia Hynes

Young people in more than 60 countries were taught about preserving nature and how to work for environmental good in their communities

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

02/01/2026 By Juan Cole

How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

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One Million Iraqis Killed; Humanitarian Crisis of Vast Proportions; 6 Bombings in Baghdad

One Million Iraqis Killed; Humanitarian Crisis of Vast Proportions; 6 Bombings in Baghdad

Ambassador Marc Ginsburg is astonished that John McCain could win in Florida on a platform of a Hundred Years War in Iraq and phony slogans […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan: Danger of Failed State

Afghanistan: Danger of Failed State

Several new studies have just appeared warning that things could go very badly very easily in Afghanistan, which could turn into a failed state. One […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
5 US troops Wounded; 5 Killed Monday put on Planes; Who is thinking about the 18-year Olds?

5 US troops Wounded; 5 Killed Monday put on Planes; Who is thinking about the 18-year Olds?

AP reports that: ‘ A bomb exploded at a checkpoint Tuesday in Baghdad, wounding five American soldiers and three civilians, the U.S. military said. Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
One last Argument with Bush

One last Argument with Bush

When Bush first came in, the comedian Will Ferrell did a skit on the television show “Saturday Night Live” that depicted the president cowering under […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
2 US Troops Killed; Marsh Arab Tribal Sheikh Murdered in Basra; Bombings, Kidnapping in Baghdad

2 US Troops Killed; Marsh Arab Tribal Sheikh Murdered in Basra; Bombings, Kidnapping in Baghdad

The USG Open Source center translates from an Iraqi television report, “Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged to end the crisis facing his government as […]

Juan Cole

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Will the Next President be Irrelevant?

Will the Next President be Irrelevant?

With Obama’s win in South Carolina, it seems clear now that it is a four person race for the White House. On the Democratic side, […]

Juan Cole

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Extra Police Protection for Sistani; Sadrists flee Wave of Arrests

Extra Police Protection for Sistani; Sadrists flee Wave of Arrests

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that Iraqi security forces have since Friday evening instituted extra measures to protect the four grand ayatollahs who serve as spiritual […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni-Shiite Pact in Parliament

Sunni-Shiite Pact in Parliament

The USG Open Source Center translates a broadcast by the Iranian Al-Alam satellite television station reporting on a new pact between the [Shiite] Islamic Supreme […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
OSC: Iraqi Kurd official says Kurds unequal US ally

OSC: Iraqi Kurd official says Kurds unequal US ally

The USG Open Source Center translates an opinion piece from a major Kurdish Iraqi newspaper containing quotes from a Kurdish official about the Kurdish-US relationship. […]

Juan Cole

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