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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

09/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

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Arab Reaction To Photos Of Prisoner

Arab Reaction To Photos Of Prisoner

Arab Reaction to Photos of Prisoner Abuse The sexual and physical abuse of Iraqi prisoners of war, a direct violation of the Geneva Conventions by […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Condemns American Recall Of

Muqtada Condemns American Recall Of

Muqtada Condemns American Recall of the Baath According to AFP/al-Hayat, in Kufa Muqtada al-Sadr threatened “the Baathists” whom the Coalition had begun returning to the […]

Juan Cole

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Wolfowitz Does Not Know How Many Us

Wolfowitz Does Not Know How Many Us

Wolfowitz Does Not Know How Many US Soldiers He has Sent to their Deaths In congressional testimony on Thursday, deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz, […]

Juan Cole

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Photographs Of Abused Iraqi Prisoners

Photographs Of Abused Iraqi Prisoners

Photographs of Abused Iraqi Prisoners Screen captures from the CBS 60 Minutes broadcast of photographs of abused Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghuraib prison are available […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Commentary Ray Close On Real

Guest Commentary Ray Close On Real

Guest Commentary: Ray Close on ‘The Real Meaning of Fallujah’ Guest Commentary Ray Close ‘ The proposed plan to turn over control of the Fallujah […]

Juan Cole

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10 Us Troops Killed On Thursday Between

10 Us Troops Killed On Thursday Between

10 US Troops Killed on Thursday Between a huge roadside bomb in Baghdad, a rocket propelled grenade attack in Sadr City, and an attack in […]

Juan Cole

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Stand Down In Fallujah Us Abruptly

Stand Down In Fallujah Us Abruptly

Stand-Down in Fallujah The US abruptly decided Thursday not to press the Marine assault on Fallujah. Instead, it is forming a 1000-man Iraqi unit to […]

Juan Cole

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Haeri Criticizes Muqtada Ayatollah

Haeri Criticizes Muqtada Ayatollah

Haeri Criticizes Muqtada Ayatollah Kadhim al-Haeri, now in Qom, Iran, criticized Muqtada al-Sadr, according to AFP/ash-Sharq al-Awsat. Technically, Muqtada is under the authority of al-Haeri, […]

Juan Cole

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Usa Today Poll 57 Of Iraqis Say Us Out

Usa Today Poll 57 Of Iraqis Say Us Out

USA Today Poll: 57% of Iraqis say ‘US Out Now’ From March 22 to April 2, 60 trained Iraqi pollsters interviewed 3,444 randomly selected Iraqis […]

Juan Cole

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