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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

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The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

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Death toll climbs to 93 in Lakki Marwat blast

Death toll climbs to 93 in Lakki Marwat blast

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Death toll climbs to 93 in Lakki Marwat blast Only a few days after Monday’s horrific bombing of a Shiite procession […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Good News Stories from the Muslim World in 2009 that You Never Heard About

Top Ten Good News Stories from the Muslim World in 2009 that You Never Heard About

10. Saudi Arabia opened its first coeducational college campus, the King Abdullah Science and Technology University. In a country where the sexes have been so […]

Juan Cole

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New Year Fireworks Dubai

New Year fireworks in Dubai End/ (Not Continued)

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Eugene Robinson – Dick Cheney’s lies about President Obama – washingtonpost.com

Eugene Robinson – Dick Cheney’s lies about President Obama – washingtonpost.com

Eugene Robinson – Dick Cheney's lies about President Obama – washingtonpost.com Excellent demolition of Dick Cheney’s shameful attack on the president in the wake of […]

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The Regime Strikes Back; Massive Pro-Khamenei Rally in Tehran

The Regime Strikes Back; Massive Pro-Khamenei Rally in Tehran

Today’s dramatic events in Iran reminded me a little bit of the dueling demonstrations mounted by the Lebanese in spring of 2005, when pro-Syrian forces […]

Juan Cole

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Top Republican Myths about the Crotch Bomber Affair

Top Republican Myths about the Crotch Bomber Affair

I hear these on tv or from Reps. Pete Hoekstra and Peter King and Sen. Joe Lieberman. 1. President Obama did not speak publicly swiftly […]

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Karachi Paralyzed After Major Arson, Sectarian Violence

Karachi Paralyzed After Major Arson, Sectarian Violence

The bombing of a Shiite Ashura procession in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday, which killed 40 and wounded 60– as horrific as it was– was only […]

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Majority Of Tea Party Group’s Spending Went To GOP Firm That Created It | TPMMuckraker

Majority Of Tea Party Group’s Spending Went To GOP Firm That Created It | TPMMuckraker

Majority Of Tea Party Group's Spending Went To GOP Firm That Created It | TPMMuckraker So let us get this straight. Iran is capable of […]

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Top Ten Middle East Crises, 2009

Top Ten Middle East Crises, 2009

10. Dubai, a financial hub of the Gulf, collapsed economically, and worries were raised that Dubai World could default on billions in loans. Only the […]

Juan Cole

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