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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War
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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on […]

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A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

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