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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis
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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis

Juan Cole

The reason Gaza has this monstrous number of orphans is that the Israeli government killed their parents, including their mothers

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

02/26/2026 By The Conversation

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

02/26/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Iraq
Cole on Lehrer

Cole on Lehrer

Just taped a segment for the Lehrer News Hour on Iraq. Will be aired today, 8/15.

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombing of Yazidis; Summit Fizzles

Bombing of Yazidis; Summit Fizzles

Local officials in the two villages of of Al-Qataniyah and Al-Adnaniyah in northern Iraq (not far from Mosul) maintained Wednesday morning that 4 car bombs […]

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Egypt
Sam Seder Interview on Napoleon’s Egypt

Sam Seder Interview on Napoleon’s Egypt

Sam Seder is calling me Wednesday to talk about my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt. The segment will air Sunday Sept. 26, during Sam’s show (see […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Dick Cheney ’94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire

Dick Cheney ’94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire

Cheney was head of Halliburton in Dallas from 1995 until July, 2000, when he resigned in preparation for running for vice president. During that time, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Massive Attack on Yazidis Kills nearly 200

Massive Attack on Yazidis Kills nearly 200

The BBC says that Ninevah Province police are reporting that three car bombs targeted a Yazidi village in northern Iraq near Sinjar not far from […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Four US Troops Killed PKK Threatens Iraq, Turkey

Four US Troops Killed PKK Threatens Iraq, Turkey

Four more US troops have been announced killed in Iraq. In the wake of PM Nuri al-Maliki’s talks with Turkey and his commitment to expel […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Karl Rove Resignation: Satire

Karl Rove Resignation: Satire

Satire on Karl Rove’s resignation: Rewriting a Wikipedia article on Goebbels through search and replace. (Link in time stamp, below.) Karl Rove, leader of the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Arab Guerillas Kill 5 US Troops, Use EFP Fears of Shiite on Shiite Warfare Dulaimi denounces Genocide against Sunni Arabs

Sunni Arab Guerillas Kill 5 US Troops, Use EFP Fears of Shiite on Shiite Warfare Dulaimi denounces Genocide against Sunni Arabs

Sunni Arab guerrillas deployed an explosively formed projectile (a kind of roadside bomb) against 4 soldiers who had come in a humvee to investigate the […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Bush’s Failures in Afghanistan

Bush’s Failures in Afghanistan

At our Global Affairs group blog, Barnett Rubin comments on an important new NYT article on how Afghanistan is going bad under W.’s tender ministrations. […]

Juan Cole

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