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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

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Bush Sends Gis To His Private

Bush Sends Gis To His Private

Bush Sends GIs to his Private Fantasyland To listen to Bush’s speech on Wednesday, you would imagine that al-Qaeda has occupied large swathes of Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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Groundhog Day In Purple Heart

Groundhog Day In Purple Heart

Groundhog Day in Purple Heart Boulevard 50 Dead in Clashes, 46 Bodies Found US and Iraqi forces fought a significant street battle at Haifa Street […]

Juan Cole

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Victims Of Violence Triple Bush To

Victims Of Violence Triple Bush To

Victims of Violence Triple Bush to offer more Power to al-Maliki Al-Hayat writing in Arabic says that Da’wa Party official Hasan al-Sunaid, a member of […]

Juan Cole

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Are We Winning Yet Submarines Iran

Are We Winning Yet Submarines Iran

Are we Winning Yet? Submarines, Iran & Gulf Somalia, Afghanistan, Palestine Iranian officials point out that they don’t need a bomb to stop petroleum exports […]

Juan Cole

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Sunnis In Parliament Criticize Al

Sunnis In Parliament Criticize Al

Sunnis in Parliament Criticize al-Maliki’s Security Plan Pelosi warns Bush on Purse Strings The killing by Iraqi guerrillas of 5 US troops was announced on […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki Threatens Diplomatic Relations

Maliki Threatens Diplomatic Relations

Maliki threatens Diplomatic Relations with Protesting States Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday threatened to cut off diplomatic relations with countries that criticized the execution […]

Juan Cole

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Bay Area Im Going To Be In Bay Area Ca

Bay Area Im Going To Be In Bay Area Ca

Bay Area I’m going to be in the Bay Area, Ca., for talks Jan. 17-20. Thanks so much for your kind responses. The itinerary is […]

Juan Cole

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Ethnic Cleansing In Battle For Baghdad

Ethnic Cleansing In Battle For Baghdad

Ethnic Cleansing in Battle for Baghdad Sistani Aide Claims threat to Islamic Line McClatchy reports a mortar attack on Zafaraniya in Baghdad, which killed 5 […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Air America Al Franken Had Me

Cole On Air America Al Franken Had Me

Cole on Air America Al Franken had me on the show Friday to discuss Iraq. Al played the notorious clip from Bill Kristol decrying the […]

Juan Cole

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