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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

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Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

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Khalilzad to Muqtada: ‘You Owe Us.’ Sunni Arabs meet Shiites A director of state-owned al-Iraqiyah television was assassinated on Saturday in Baghdad. There was also […]

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Quran Quote Of Day On Peace Muslims

Quran Quote of the Day on Peace The Muslims say “hello” with the phrase “as-Salamu `alaykum”– “peace be upon you.” Once the pagan, polytheistic Meccan […]

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Peace And Love In Quran List Of

Peace and Love in the Quran A list of postings from Informed Comment on this subject. Quran 25:63. Quran 28:55 Quran 5:82. Quran 4:90 Quran […]

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20 Killed In Guerrilla Violence Al

20 Killed in Guerrilla Violence Al-Enzy Warns US on Interference Mariam Karouny of Reuters reports that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani of Najaf played a central […]

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Quran Quote Of Day On Peace Speaking

Quran Quote of the Day on Peace Speaking of the revealed scripture, the Quran, that book says: [5:16] With it, God guides those who follow […]

Juan Cole

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11 Killed In Blasts Talabani Forced To

11 Killed in Blasts Talabani Forced to Delay Opening of Parliament Aljazeera reports, One of the deadly blasts on Thursday targeted an Iraqi army patrol […]

Juan Cole

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Quran Quote Of Day On Peace Fourth

Quran Quote of the Day on Peace The fourth chapter of the Quran, “Women,” addressed the early Muslim community in Medina during the 620s, at […]

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Bigotry Toward Muslims And Anti Arab

Bigotry toward Muslims and Anti-Arab Racism Grow in US; Dubai and the Quran The constant drumbeat of hatred toward Muslims and Arabs on the American […]

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24 Found Dead Interior Minister

24 Found Dead Interior Minister Escapes Assassination The transcript of my appearance on the Lehrer News Hour is now online. Police patrols discovered 24 dead […]

Juan Cole

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