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On January 29, 2024, volunteers from the Palestinian Red Crescent received an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl was trapped in a car, pleading

“Where are we supposed to Go?”  Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

“Where are we supposed to Go?” Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

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Republicans Iraq And Islamic Republic

The Republicans’ Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iraq A guerrilla attack on a police station at Mahawil south of Baghdad left 22 police and […]

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Letter To Jonah Goldberg Reader Ccd Me

Letter to Jonah Goldberg A reader cc’d me with this letter to Jonah Goldberg and allowed me to share it here. Jonah: In your post […]

Juan Cole

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Focus On Elections In Iraq Al Hayat

Focus On Elections In Iraq Al Hayat

Focus on Elections in Iraq Al-Hayat: An official spokesman for the Da`wa Party said Saturday that its political office had put forward Ibrahim Jafari as […]

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Wolcott On Goldbergs Language

Wolcott On Goldbergs Language

Wolcott on Goldberg’s Language Competencies James Wolcott of Vanity Fair weighs in on the Goldberg/Cole debate. My favorite line: “Yes, but Jonah speaks fluent Simpsons, […]

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Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates

Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates

Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates Parliamentary Voting With 3.3 million votes counted from about 10 mostly southern provinces, the United Iraqi Alliance of mainly Shiite religious […]

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Jonah Goldberg Embarrasses Himself

Jonah Goldberg Embarrasses Himself

Jonah Goldberg Embarrasses Himself Once Again Jonah Goldberg attacked yours truly in a column recently. I think it is time to be frank about some […]

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2 Us Soldiers Killed 5 Wounded 19

2 US soldiers Killed, 5 wounded 19 Iraqis killed; Mosque Bombed CNN reports that guerrillas used a roadside bomb to kill two US soldiers and […]

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Guerrillas Kill 29 Incl

Guerrillas Kill 29, Incl. 3 Marines Sistani List Looks set to Win Big Late in the Iraqi election season, interim Prime Minister Allawi and his […]

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Guest Editorial Arato On

Guest Editorial: Arato on Constitutional Participation in Iraq Constitutional Participation in Iraq by Andrew Arato The election of January 30, 2005 was Sistani’s victory. It […]

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