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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

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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Green Zone Hit By Suicide Bombers Two

Green Zone Hit by Suicide Bombers Two suicide bombers wrought havoc inside the Green Zone in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least four Americans. Al-Jazeerah […]

Juan Cole

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Why Cheneys Are Angry Why Are Lynne

Why Cheneys Are Angry Why Are Lynne

Why the Cheneys are Angry Why are Lynne and Dick Cheney so angry that John Kerry mentioned their daughter Mary’s lesbianism in the third presidential […]

Juan Cole

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Bush V

Bush v. Kerry: The Persian Gulf Empire and Perpetual War The visions for the American future laid out by George W. Bush and John Kerry […]

Juan Cole

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6 Us Troops Killed Mass Grave Exhumed

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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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Quotes Of Day Sy Hersh In Uc Berkeley

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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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