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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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Guest Editorial Levine Iraqs Lose Lose

Guest Editorial Levine Iraqs Lose Lose

Guest Editorial: Levine: “Iraq’s Lose-Lose Scenario” Note: This version of the text is slightly revised from the one posted earlier on Friday November 26. Iraq’s […]

Juan Cole

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25000 Us Casualties In Iraq 9 Of

25000 Us Casualties In Iraq 9 Of

25,000 US Casualties in Iraq; 9% of Troops Put in Hospital or Killed Over 2000 Iraqis Killed in Fallujah CBS has elicited from the Pentagon […]

Juan Cole

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Bloggers Respond Weblogging Community

Bloggers Respond Weblogging Community

Bloggers Respond The weblogging community responds to Colonel Yigal Carmon’s outrageous threat to sue me over my characterization of MEMRI as a well-funded organization dedicated […]

Juan Cole

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Fall Out Of Fallujah Keeps Falling

Fall Out Of Fallujah Keeps Falling

Fall-Out of Fallujah Keeps Falling Sunni Arabs in Iraq are blaming Shiites for conspicuously failing to come to the defense of Fallujah during the recent […]

Juan Cole

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More On Memri On Torture Everyone

More On Memri On Torture Everyone

More on MEMRI On Torture: “Everyone Experiences Pain” Further to the frivolous threat of a lawsuit directed at me by Colonel Yigal Carmon, director of […]

Juan Cole

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Boycott Statement Of Iraqi National

Boycott Statement Of Iraqi National

Boycott Statement of Iraqi National Constituent Assembly The intrepid Alissa Rubin of the LA Times reported last week on the meeting of political organizations in […]

Juan Cole

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Memri Funding I Have Received Several

Memri Funding I Have Received Several

MEMRI Funding I have received several emails from people who looked up the funding for MEMRI in the internet guide to charitable organizations, and found […]

Juan Cole

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Another Campaign Against Sunnis Major

Another Campaign Against Sunnis Major

Another campaign against Sunnis A major military campaign was launched by US and British troops in Iraq on Tuesday, targetting Babil province or what is […]

Juan Cole

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Memri And Bias Many Thanks To All

Memri And Bias Many Thanks To All

MEMRI and Bias Many thanks to all the readers who have written in response to my posting about the attempt of the Israel-linked MEMRI “translation […]

Juan Cole

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