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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?
Donald Trump

Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Juan Cole

Today’s increase was different, since the price skyrocketed fully 30% in one day, something that hasn’t happened for decades

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

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The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

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British Operations In Southern Iraq

British Operations In Southern Iraq

British Operations in Southern Iraq A British reservist writes: With regard to your recent comment regarding the South of Iraq: “Most of that area has […]

Juan Cole

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Legalistic War Us Military Reader In

Legalistic War Us Military Reader In

Legalistic War A US military reader in Iraq writes: You wrote “These incidents show a benefit to the guerrillas of their car bomb attacks on […]

Juan Cole

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Egyptian Envoy Kidnapped Sunni Arab

Egyptian Envoy Kidnapped Sunni Arab

Egyptian Envoy Kidnapped Sunni Arab Demonstrations against SCIRI in Tikrit, Baghdad The chief of mission of the Egyptian embassy in Iraq was kidnapped late Saturday […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadov On Iraq And Chechnya Guest

Ahmadov On Iraq And Chechnya Guest

Ahmadov on Iraq and Chechnya Guest comment from Azerbaijan comparing the Iraq and Chechnya Guerrilla Wars, by Dr. Alpay Ahmadov in Baku: . . . […]

Juan Cole

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Saturday Toll 26 Killed Nearly 50

Saturday Toll 26 Killed Nearly 50

Saturday Toll 26 Killed, Nearly 50 Wounded Hilla Bombings Kill 6, Injure 26 Guerrilla violence killed 26 and injured nearly 50 altogether on Saturday. In […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Iraqis Returning Expelling New

Iranian Iraqis Returning Expelling New

Iranian-Iraqis returning, Expelling New Owners A reader writes from Iraq: “I picked up this document [Arabic pdf] from a disgruntled Iraqi in the Baghdad airport […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News Iraq Un Ambassador

Breaking News: Iraq UN Ambassador Charges Marines with Murder of his Nephew Suicide Bomber Kills 20 at Police Recruitment Center Iraq’s ambassador to the UN, […]

Juan Cole

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European Parliament Committee Calls

European Parliament Committee Calls

European Parliament Committee Calls for UN Command in Iraq Sistani Aide Killed in Baghdad The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has called for […]

Juan Cole

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Un Option For Iraq Guest Comment By

The UN Option for Iraq: Guest Comment by Carl Nyberg Carl Nyberg, a former UN peacekeeper in Cambodia, writes: “I’m skeptical of putting much hope […]

Juan Cole

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