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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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Guerrillas Number Over 20000 Some

Guerrillas Number Over 20000 Some

Guerrillas number over 20,000 Some honest US officials in Iraq are finally admitting that US forces are not meeting a vanguard of international terrorism there […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi And Arab Press Critical Of

Iraqi And Arab Press Critical Of

Iraqi and Arab Press Critical of Emergency Laws The BBC surveys reaction in the Iraqi and Arab press to the announcement of emergency laws by […]

Juan Cole

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Zarqawi Not Al Qaeda Comment By David

Zarqawi Not Al Qaeda Comment By David

Zarqawi not al-Qaeda: Comment by David Wright David Wright, a former Defense Department analyst and former Army Reserve strategic intelligence analyst has sent the following […]

Juan Cole

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Kenny Boy And W

Kenny Boy And W

Kenny Boy and W. Eric Boehlert of Salon.com quotes approvingly two major newspaper leads that did not shy away from mentioning explicitly the close ties […]

Juan Cole

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Children Detainees In Iraq Save

Children Detainees In Iraq Save

Children Detainees in Iraq? “Save the Children” is intervening with Coalition members in Iraq in an attempt to secure the release of an estimated 100 […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Says Edwards Lacks Experience

Bush Says Edwards Lacks Experience

Bush says Edwards lacks Experience George W. Bush alleged Thursday that John Edwards lacks the experience necessary to be president. The problem with this argument […]

Juan Cole

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7 Killed Including 4 Marines Mortars

7 Killed Including 4 Marines Mortars

7 Killed, including 4 Marines; Mortars land near Allawi’s INA Offices Wire services report that 7 persons were killed in separate incidents in Iraq on […]

Juan Cole

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Shin Bet At Abu Ghuraib Respected

Shin Bet At Abu Ghuraib Respected

Shin Bet at Abu Ghuraib The respected journal of military affairs, Jane’s, is reporting that Israeli Shin Bet interrogators were used by the Americans at […]

Juan Cole

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Veterans Protest War As Dishonest In

Veterans Protest War As Dishonest In

Veterans Protest War as Dishonest In a move reminiscent of the Vietnam era, some returning Iraq veterans are condemning the Iraq war as basically dishonest. […]

Juan Cole

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