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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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Student Unions In Iraq Call For

Student Unions In Iraq Call For

Student Unions [in Iraq] Call for Withdrawal of Occupation Troops Gilbert Achcar kindly sends along his translation of this newspaper article: ‘ Student Unions [in […]

Juan Cole

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Does Karl Rove Hate Our Liberties And

Does Karl Rove Hate Our Liberties And

Does Karl Rove Hate our Liberties and Way of Life? ‘ At a Manhattan fund-raiser Wednesday night, the flamboyant architect of Bush’s two presidential campaigns […]

Juan Cole

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Jaafari In Washington Weeping Madman

Jaafari In Washington Weeping Madman

Jaafari in Washington Weeping Madman in Sweltering Baghdad Robin Wright and Jim VandeHei of the Washington Post profile the meeting of Ibrahim Jaafari with George […]

Juan Cole

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Al Duri Leads Baath Birth Of His

Al Duri Leads Baath Birth Of His

Al-Duri Leads Baath Birth of His Daughter in Mosul Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri [al-Douri] just had a daughter in Mosul, according to al-Hayat. The article says, […]

Juan Cole

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Un And Trying Bush More On My Un

Un And Trying Bush More On My Un

UN and Trying Bush More on my UN Option for Iraq. By the way, someone over at the Kos discussion (scroll down) said that there […]

Juan Cole

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Stirling Newberry On Un Option And

Stirling Newberry On Un Option And

Stirling Newberry on UN Option And the Great Oil Price Shock of Gulf War IV Stirling Newberry doesn’t think the UN has enough troops for […]

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Abizaid Cost In Blood And Treasure 2nd

Abizaid Cost In Blood And Treasure 2nd

Abizaid: “Cost in Blood and Treasure” 2nd Lt.: “The War is Lost” Vice President Dick Cheney needs to talk to his generals more often. Michael […]

Juan Cole

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Brussels Conference Inconclusive 32

Brussels Conference Inconclusive 32 Dead in Guerrilla Violence The Brussels conference of foreign ministers on Iraq seems to me to have yielded little practical result. […]

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Questions On Un Option In Iraq Reader

Questions On Un Option In Iraq Reader

Questions on UN Option in Iraq A reader with a US military background writes: “I noted your recent proposal for increased UN military involvement with […]

Juan Cole

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