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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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Citizenship Requested For Sistani

Citizenship Requested For Sistani

Citizenship Requested for Sistani Kurdish-Shiite-Sunni Negotiations Al-Zaman The provincial council of Najaf, now dominated by the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, requested that […]

Juan Cole

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Halliburton Over Charges Us

Halliburton Over Charges Us

Halliburton Over Charges US Halliburton appears to have charged the US government $27 million to deliver $84,000 worth of fuel to Iraq. Everywhere you dig […]

Juan Cole

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Dueling Demonstrations In Lebanon In

Dueling Demonstrations In Lebanon In

Dueling Demonstrations in Lebanon In the duel of the demonstrations in Lebanon, the political opposition (a coalition of Christians, Druze and some Sunni Arabs), brought […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Kurdish Deal Collapses Al Hayat

Shiite Kurdish Deal Collapses Al Hayat

Shiite-Kurdish Deal Collapses Al-Hayat: The Shiite/Kurdish negotiations to form a government before parliament is seated on March 16 have fallen apart, apparently because the Kurds […]

Juan Cole

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Mosul Bombing Leaves Legacy Of

Mosul Bombing Leaves Legacy Of

Mosul Bombing Leaves Legacy of Sectarian Bitterness Al-Hayat: On the security front, 16 Iraqis were killed on Sunday, along with 3 US troops, in separate […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon Counter Demonstration One

Lebanon Counter Demonstration One

Lebanon Counter-Demonstration One thing the Bush Administration hadn’t counted upon when it pushed for withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon was that the vacuum might […]

Juan Cole

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Plan For Southern Confederation

Plan For Southern Confederation

Plan for Southern Confederation Advances Al-Hayat: Twenty-five political, social and religious personalities met to create the “Project for the Southern Confederation,” that would unite Basra, […]

Juan Cole

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Democracy Now On Ann Arbor Ypsilanti

Democracy Now On Ann Arbor Ypsilanti

Democracy Now on Ann Arbor/ Ypsilanti Radio This page suggests ways to campaign for Democracy Now to be heard in our area. I suggest that […]

Juan Cole

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On Ending Military Occupations In

On Ending Military Occupations In

On Ending Military Occupations in the Middle East Some Iraqis find it ironic that President Bush called for a withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon […]

Juan Cole

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