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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries
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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries

Farhang Jahanpour

Many people optimistically assume that popular revolutions against dictators will automatically establish democratic governments

“Gently, Brother!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

“Gently, Brother!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

02/11/2026 By Juan Cole

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

02/11/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Street Battles In Baghdad 75 Bodies

Street Battles in Baghdad; 75 Bodies Found; Diplomatic Ties with Syria Bruited Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that on Monday running street battles erupted in several […]

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Joint Letter Of Middle East Studies

Joint Letter Of Middle East Studies

The joint letter of the Middle East Studies Association and the American Association of University Professors on the killing of Iraqi academics: ‘November 10, 2006 […]

Juan Cole

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Kissinger Says No Victory Possible

Kissinger Says No Victory Possible

Kissinger Says no Victory Possible; Bombings in Baghdad, Hilla Kill 74; Chaos in Baquba Bush’s visit to Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, has elicited […]

Juan Cole

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18 Dead In Baquba Battle Rice Urges

18 Dead In Baquba Battle Rice Urges

18 Dead in Baquba Battle; Rice Urges Iraq to be more like Vietnam (???!!) AP says that Secretary of State Condi Rice asserted Saturday that […]

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Dhari Controversy Security Guards

Dhari Controversy Security Guards

Dhari Controversy; security Guards Killed Traveling and I am posting via my Treo so no hyperlinks. 14 Bodies found in Baghdad, 2 near Fallujah. 3 […]

Juan Cole

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Arrest Warrant For Harith Al Dhari Of

Arrest Warrant For Harith Al Dhari Of

Arrest Warrant for Harith al-Dhari of AMS; Higher Education Abductees Tortured; Militias Capture 14 Western Security Guards Militiamen in southern, largely Shiite Iraq took 14 […]

Juan Cole

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Abizaid Opposes Withdrawal Increase In

Abizaid Opposes Withdrawal Increase In

Abizaid Opposes Withdrawal, Increase in Troop Levels; Nearly 100 Killed, including 6 GIs Hayden: Almost Satannic Terror Reuters was able to find out about and […]

Juan Cole

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Dozens Kidnapped At Higher Ed Ministry

Dozens Kidnapped At Higher Ed Ministry

Dozens Kidnapped at Higher Ed Ministry; Other Killings leave 117 Dead Western news organizations were able to identify 117 killings in Iraq’s civil war on […]

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Civil War Violence Kills 100 Abizaid

Civil War Violence Kills 100 Abizaid

Civil War Violence Kills 100; Abizaid Meets Maliki; Olmert Thinks Iraq is Stable Guerrillas attempted to assassinate Iraqi Vice President Adil Abdul Mahdi on Monday, […]

Juan Cole

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