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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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21 Shiites From Mccains Market Killed 3

21 Shiites from McCain’s Market Killed 3 US Troops Killed Massive Truck Bomb at Kirkuk Remember that Baghdad market visited on Sunday by Senator John […]

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Iranian Television Surge Of Violence In

Iranian Television: Surge of Violence in Iraq The USG Open Source Center translates an Iranian program discussing the increase of political violence in Iraq. Iranian […]

Juan Cole

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Hope Is Not Plan Thomas Mowles Edited

Hope Is Not Plan Thomas Mowles Edited

Hope is not A Plan Thomas Mowle’s edited book, Hope is not a Plan, is now available. Below is the amazon.com blurb. I have heard […]

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15 Percent Increase In Iraq Deaths

Increase in Iraq Deaths Despite Surge 6 US GIs killed over weekend McCain Continues Magical Mystery Tour For all those journalists and politicians who keep […]

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Justice Minister Resigns Over Political

Justice Minister Resigns over Political Deadlock; Talabani: Success in Talks with Sunni Guerrillas Iraqi Justice Minister Hashem al-Shibli, has resigned. A Sunni, he represented the […]

Juan Cole

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25 Dead In Sectarian Killings In Mosul

25 Dead In Sectarian Killings In Mosul

25 Dead in Sectarian Killings in Mosul; Muqtada Calls for Massive Demonstrations; Talabani admits that US is Occupying Iraq The sectarian killings in the northern […]

Juan Cole

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Bombers Kill Over 130 Wounding Over Two

Bombers Kill Over 130 Wounding Over Two

Bombers kill over 130, wounding over two Hundred US Embassy Orders Personal Armor in Green Zone Oh, yeah. Those rightwing Iraqi bloggers that Bush depends […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Fighters Kill 70 Sunnis In Tal

Shiite Fighters Kill 70 Sunnis In Tal

Shiite Fighters Kill 70 Sunnis in Tal Afar Saudi King Abdullah Condemns Illegitimate US Occupation of Iraq Kim Gamel of AP reports that Shiite militants […]

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Al Dhari On Year 4 Of American Iraq Us

Al Dhari On Year 4 Of American Iraq Us

Al-Dhari on Year 4 of American Iraq The US government Open Source Center translates an interview with Sunni fundamentalist leader Harith al-Dhari, a leader of […]

Juan Cole

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