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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears of Hot Civil War Jalal al-Din Saghir, an Iraqi parliamentarian close to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, called the weekend’s onslaught of suicide […]

Juan Cole

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Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked to al-Libi? The Mystery of the Egyptian Chemist Pakistani authorities have traced one telephone call from one of the July 7 bombers […]

Juan Cole

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Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove: It is all going to be Declassified From Meet the Press with Tim Russert, 7/17: ‘ MR. RUSSERT: This is the cover of your […]

Juan Cole

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Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene in Iraqi Elections? The Bush administration may have thrown covert support to its favored political parties in Iraq over objections from Congress, […]

Juan Cole

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Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises to Nearly 100 Reuters is reporting that the death toll from the gas station bombing in Musayyib on Saturday has risen […]

Juan Cole

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87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead in Iraq Attacks, over 100 wounded 3 British Troops Killed The Age reports that a suicide bomber in Musayyib killed at least 70 […]

Juan Cole

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29 Dead 111 Wounded In Wave Of

29 Dead 111 Wounded In Wave Of

29 Dead, 111 Wounded in Wave of Bombings 2 Marines Dead, 7 US Troops Wounded Street Battles in Samarra Sameer Yacoub of AP reports that […]

Juan Cole

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London Bombing Egypt Pakistan And

London Bombing Egypt Pakistan And

The London Bombing: Egypt, Pakistan and France Weigh In The Egyptian government has arrested Magdy Elnashar, an associate of the bombers in Leeds, a chemist […]

Juan Cole

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Ghost Of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John

Ghost Of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John

The Ghost of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John Aravosis at AmericaBlog brings up the awful possibility, based on an ABC report, that the Public Relations-hungry […]

Juan Cole

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