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On July 7th the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an Address before the Arab Ambassadors stated that his Government was looking at the necessity of terminating foreign presence on Iraqi land and restoring full sovereignty.
The decision by the Administration to send William Burns, the State Department’s third ranking official and a career diplomat, to participate in the five power talks with Iran...
A Pentagon official expressed fears that Israel will attack Iran's nuclear facilities at Natanz near Isfahan before the next president is sworn in. He identified two red lines...
best means to understand Iraq and the Middle East available to the poor uninformed westerners who dont even know the languages. or should I say the only one that does not serve disinformation?
Arnold Hottinger
Juan Cole's encyclopedic knowledge of Middle Eastern history puts him in a unique position to summarize the unfolding political drama in what is arguably the most volatile part of the world (after Africa). His criticism of US foreign policy is not at all polemical. Cole is the ideal academic: intellectually honest, and socially engaged.
