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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Damascus sees first signs of Guerrilla War

Damascus sees first signs of Guerrilla War

Syrian opposition forces fought the fiercest battle with government loyalist troops yet on Monday, in the tony El Mezze district of Damascus. Damascus, the capital, […]

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Barack Obama Look-alike Contest in Colombia

Barack Obama Look-alike Contest in Colombia

Barack Obama look-alike contest held in Colombia: ITN:

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Romney “Wins” with Latinos in Puerto Rico

Romney “Wins” with Latinos in Puerto Rico

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Afghanistan
Why don’t we have better Reporting on the Afghanistan Army?  It is our Best Hope for Getting Out

Why don’t we have better Reporting on the Afghanistan Army? It is our Best Hope for Getting Out

With the Qur’an-burning scandal, the Panjwai massacre, repeated demonstrations against the United States, and Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai’s increasingly strident anti-American pronouncements, it seems clear […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Karen Greenberg, A New Age of Enemies

Tomgram: Karen Greenberg, A New Age of Enemies

By now, you’d think we’d be entering the end of the 9/11 era…

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Paul Conroy Speaks at Syria Rally in London (Covered Baba Amr)

Paul Conroy Speaks at Syria Rally in London (Covered Baba Amr)

British journalist Paul Conroy, who covered the Baba Amr massacre in Homs from the scene, speaks at a London rally against the Syrian Baath regime:

Juan Cole

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India Trade Delegation Bucks US Sanctions on Iran

India Trade Delegation Bucks US Sanctions on Iran

A major Indian trade delegation to Iran has pronounced the trip a success. The development underscores how difficult it will be for the Obama administration […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Catholic Teachings Santorum Ignores [Reprint Edn.]

Top Ten Catholic Teachings Santorum Ignores [Reprint Edn.]

Rick Santorum is claiming that if he wins the Illinois primary, he has virtually won the Republican nomination. It seems an appropriate time for this […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Top 7 Ways Bin Laden Underestimated Joe Biden

Top 7 Ways Bin Laden Underestimated Joe Biden

Captured documents from Usamah Bin Laden’s Abbottabad hideout show that the terrorist leader urged an associate to attempt to assassinate President Barack Obama so that […]

Juan Cole

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