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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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Shiites, Kurds, win Big Bush Loses Election in Iraq Some key election results are now being reported for Iraq. The statistics available point to about […]

Juan Cole

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Sciri Sweeps Provincial Elections In

Sciri Sweeps Provincial Elections In

SCIRI Sweeps Provincial Elections in South There is a rumor going around that interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has formed a parliamentary coaltion with the […]

Juan Cole

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31 Killed Friday 17 Early Saturday On

31 Killed Friday 17 Early Saturday On

31 Killed Friday, 17 early Saturday On Saturday, guerrillas set off a car bomb in the mixed Sunni-Shiite city of Musayyib. The bomb killed 17 […]

Juan Cole

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Over 50 Dead In Iraq Carnage As

Over 50 Dead in Iraq Carnage as Rumsfeld Visits Anthony Shadid of the Washington Post reports carnage in Iraq on Thursday. A huge car bomb […]

Juan Cole

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Post Election Violence And Maneuvering

Post Election Violence And Maneuvering

Post-Election Violence and Maneuvering AP reports that ‘ An American soldier was killed Wednesday and another wounded in an ambush north of the capital, the […]

Juan Cole

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Some 30 Killed In Iraq Violence

Some 30 Killed in Iraq Violence [Updated early Weds. Morning] A guerrilla strapped on a bomb belt and blew up a police recruiting station in […]

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Playing With Human Lives Goldbergs

Playing with Human Lives Goldberg’s descent into pathetic lack of humanity has been a pitiful thing to watch. I am so sorry to bother readers […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill Over 30 Wound Dozens

Guerrillas Kill Over 30 Wound Dozens

Guerrillas Kill over 30, wound Dozens, In Continued Iraq Violence Sadr Movement Coming in Third in South Mariam Fam of AP gives us the details […]

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Goldberg V

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