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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Tsunami Toll Nearly 70,000 and Rising Where’s Bush? The known death toll from the tsunami keeps rising so rapidly that a daily weblog cannot hope […]

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Dozens Killed in Iraq Early Wednesday morning, a huge explosion rocked West Baghdad, flattening several houses and killing 28, including 7 policemen. Iraqi police were […]

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Bin Laden votes in Iraq and Shoots himself in the Foot Usamah Bin Laden’s latest video was broadcast on al-Jazeera on Monday, in which he […]

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Iraqi Islamic Party Withdraws Dispute over Theocracy among Iraqi Shiites The near assassination on Monday of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, a leading Shiite cleric and politician, […]

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Arato Guest Editorial: The Iraqi Constitution The Iraqi Constitution: A Modest Proposal Andrew Arato Iraq is on the verge of a disaster that is ultimately […]

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Tsunami a Foretaste of Global Warming The horror of waves caroming across the Indian ocean at 500 miles an hour (the speed of a commercial […]

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Suicide Bomber Kills 9, Wounds 39 Outside Home of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim A carbomber detonated his payload Monday morning outside the home in Baghdad of […]

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How to Save the Iraqi Elections (Reprint Edition) The following piece appeared in the Detroit News in early December: Sunday, December 5, 2004 Bush policies […]

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IraqTheModel On December 12, just before I went off to Japan on a trip, I drew attention to a web log entry by Joseph Mailander […]

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