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Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket
Donald Trump

Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket

Scott Corey

Among authoritarians, economics exists for the sake of political extraction, and private wealth is only permitted on condition of complicity

Israel’s assaults on Palestinian Universities and targeting the Academic Sector

Israel’s assaults on Palestinian Universities and targeting the Academic Sector

01/15/2026 By Middle East Studies Association

Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression

Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression

01/15/2026 By Truthdig

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Iran Can Now Make Glowing Mickey Mouse

Iran Can Now Make glowing Mickey Mouse Watches Despite all the sloppy and inaccurate headlines about Iran “going nuclear,” the fact is that all President […]

Juan Cole

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3 Us Troops Killed Muqtada Al Sadrs

3 Us Troops Killed Muqtada Al Sadrs

3 US troops Killed; Muqtada al-Sadr’s Bloc backs alternative to Jaafari The Pentagon announced Monday that 3 US soldiers had been killed. Sunni Arab leaders […]

Juan Cole

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Political Gridlock Violence Continue

Political Gridlock Violence Continue

Political Gridlock, Violence, Continue Protests Against “Liberation” Day Violence left 16 dead and others wounded on Sunday, the anniversary of the fall of Saddam (see […]

Juan Cole

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Another Shrine Hit With 6 Dead Mubarak

Another Shrine Hit With 6 Dead Mubarak

Another Shrine hit, with 6 Dead Mubarak Warns on Civil War, US Withdrawal Reuters reports that guerrillas hit yet another Shiite shrine on Saturday this […]

Juan Cole

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3 Us Troops Killed Al Saghir Blames

3 Us Troops Killed Al Saghir Blames

3 US Troops Killed Al-Saghir Blames Sunni Arab Parties, Press for Mosque Bombing The US military announced the deaths of 3 GIs in Iraq on […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News 78 Dead Dozens Wounded

Breaking News 78 Dead Dozens Wounded

Breaking News: 78 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Shiite Mosque Attack Deutsche Presse-Agentur reports that suicide bombers detonated their bombs at the Shiite Buratha in the […]

Juan Cole

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Wounded Us Troops Face Lifetime Of

Wounded Us Troops Face Lifetime Of

Wounded US Troops Face Lifetime of Disabilities Karbala Province breaks off Relations with US Reuters reports the other guerrilla violence in Iraq besides the car […]

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Bush Leaker In Chief Bush As Johnson

Bush Leaker In Chief Bush As Johnson

Bush: Leaker-in-Chief? Bush as Johnson + Nixon Irv Lewis Libby, the former chief of staff for trigger-happy VP Richard Bruce Cheney is now alleging that […]

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Breaking News Najaf Carbombing Kills

Breaking News Najaf Carbombing Kills

Breaking News: Najaf Carbombing Kills 15, Wounds 40 Unknown assailants set off a car bomb in the Shiite holy city of Najaf on Thursday, killing […]

Juan Cole

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