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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries
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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries

Farhang Jahanpour

Many people optimistically assume that popular revolutions against dictators will automatically establish democratic governments

“Gently, Brother!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

“Gently, Brother!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

02/11/2026 By Juan Cole

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

02/11/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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6 Us Troops Killed Mass Grave Exhumed

6 US Troops Killed Mass Grave Exhumed A suicide bomber and guerrillas who detonated several roadside bombs killed 6 US troops on Wednesday. Caretaker Prime […]

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They May As Well Have Voted In May

They May As Well Have Voted In May

They may as Well have Voted in May Hamza Hendawi draws aside the strange curtain that had fallen over election preparations in Iraq. Ash-Sharq al-Awsat […]

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Quotes Of Day Sy Hersh In Uc Berkeley

Quotes of the Day Sy Hersh in the UC Berkeley News: “How could eight or nine neoconservatives come and take charge of this government?” he […]

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Mosque Arms Stockpiles Targeted In

Mosque Arms Stockpiles Targeted in Ramadi Alexandra Zavis of AP reports that US troops raided 7 mosques in Ramadi on Tuesday and arrested a leading […]

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Sistani Rules That Believers Must

Sistani Rules That Believers Must

Sistani Rules that Believers Must Register to Vote Barzani threatens to Fight for Kirkuk KarbalaNews.net reports that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has issued a formal […]

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3 Us Soldiers Killed 5 Wounded 2

3 Us Soldiers Killed 5 Wounded 2

3 US Soldiers Killed, 5 Wounded 2 Iraqis Killed, 27 Wounded wire services report that guerrillas killed at least three US soldiers in separate attacks […]

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Cheney Pressured Cia Philip Sherwells

Cheney Pressured Cia Philip Sherwells

Cheney Pressured CIA Philip Sherwell’s article for the Telegraph about the bad feeling between the Bush administration and the old guard at the CIA has […]

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Womens Issues In Iraq Ash Sharq Al

Womens Issues In Iraq Ash Sharq Al

Women’s Issues in Iraq Ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports that Safiya al-Suhail, the shaykha or female tribal leader of the Banu Tamim tribe, has been appointed Iraqi […]

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Al Qaeda Baader Meinhoff And Patriot

Al Qaeda Baader Meinhoff And Patriot

Al-Qaeda, Baader-Meinhoff and the Patriot Act David K. Moore writes: ” I have to bring something up about the analogy to the Red Army Faction. […]

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