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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

09/18/2025 By Juan Cole

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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Achcar Replies Gilbert Achcar replies to my posting of 9/23 on the undesirability of an immediate and complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq: ‘ […]

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Iraq Conversation With Juan Cole My

Iraq – A Conversation with Juan Cole My video interview on Iraq with Markinsanfran is up at Daily Kos. I also talk about the Middle […]

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Sistani Urges Support For Constitution

Sistani urges Support for Constitution And for Iran Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani called Thursday for Iraqis to vote “yes” on the new Iraqi constitution in […]

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Schwartz Us Out Now Violence Continued

Schwartz: US out Now The violence continued to percolate along on Thursday in Iraq, with up to 12 persons dead in guerrilla actions. Michael Schwartz […]

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Cole On Evolve Tv Steve Garfield Has

Cole on Evolve TV Steve Garfield has up a trailer for “The Issue”, an interview program at the web-based Evolve TV, on which I am […]

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Cole Web Interview I Web Video

Cole Web Interview I A web video interview with me on Iraq by Diogenes (“Mark In Sanfrancisco”) will be aired Friday. This is the preview.

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Us Bombs Dhuluiyyah Basra Declares

US Bombs Dhulu’iyyah Basra declares Noncooperation US warplanes bombed the small Sunni Arab city of Dhulu’iyyah (Thuluiya) on Wednesday. The bombing is unlikely to be […]

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Huffington On Bolton And Plame Someone

Huffington on Bolton and Plame Someone in the Bush White House blew the cover of a CIA operative, Valerie Plame, to punish her husband, Joe […]

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9 Americans Dead Sadrs Popularity

9 Americans Dead Sadr’s Popularity Grows versus British in Basra Guerrillas have used bombings to kill nine Americans since Monday. Four US GIs were killed […]

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