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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

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As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Hariri Murder Provokes Political Split

Hariri Murder Provokes Political Split

Hariri Murder Provokes Political Split The family of slain former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri refused to allow members of the government of President Lahoud […]

Juan Cole

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Jaafari Takes Lead Reuters Is

Jaafari Takes Lead Reuters Is

Jaafari Takes lead Reuters is reporting that Ibrahim Jaafari is emerging as the frontrunner in the negotiations for prime minister. Jaafari opposed the US military […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill Us Soldier Cbc Reports

Guerrillas Kill Us Soldier Cbc Reports

Guerrillas Kill US Soldier The CBC reports that ” Roadside bombs killed a U.S. soldier and three Iraqi National Guard troops Monday and officials said […]

Juan Cole

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Hariri Killed In Huge Car Bombing In

Hariri Killed In Huge Car Bombing In

Hariri Killed in Huge Car Bombing in Beirut Echoes of the bad old days reverberated through Beirut Monday when a powerful car bomb was detonated […]

Juan Cole

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Shiites Take Absolute Majority In

Shiites Take Absolute Majority In

Shiites Take Absolute Majority in Parliament Iran Scores Victory in the Iraqi Elections Lebanese Broadcasting Co.’s satellite television news is reporting that the United Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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Ams On Its Role In Forcing Elections

Ams On Its Role In Forcing Elections

AMS on its Role in Forcing Elections Thanks to Gilbert Ashcar for kindly sharing and permitting the reprinting of his translation of this recent article […]

Juan Cole

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Committee To Protect Bloggers

Committee To Protect Bloggers

Committee to Protect Bloggers The Committee to Protect Bloggers is proposing a special campaign for imprisoned Iranian bloggers on Tuesday, February 22. This is a […]

Juan Cole

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Platform Of Al Hakims Leader Of United

Platform Of Al Hakims Leader Of United

Platform of the Al-Hakims The leader of the United Iraqi Alliance, which is likely to have a majority of seats in parliament when the smoke […]

Juan Cole

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Distribution Of Seats In Iraqi

Distribution Of Seats In Iraqi

Distribution of Seats in Iraqi Parliament Al-Hayat [Arabic link] has printed the number of seats won by all the small parties in the Iraqi elections. […]

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