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The wrong question about the war in Iran
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The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Pepe Escobars Interview With Me On

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Pepe Escobar’s interview with me on Iraq at the Asia Times is available online. An excerpt: ATol: Let’s start with the credibility of the Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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One Us Soldier Killed 3 Injured Along

One Us Soldier Killed 3 Injured Along

One US Soldier Killed, 3 Injured along with Contractor AP reports that guerrillas set off a roadide bomb in the Kamalaya district of Baghdad, after […]

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Destruction Of Key Bridge Halts

Destruction Of Key Bridge Halts

Destruction of Key Bridge Halts Southern Rails Muqtada Aide Declares East Baghdad an American no-go Zone Ash-Sharq al-Awsat: Guerillas blew up a key bridge just […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Impotence In Every Sense Viagra

Iraqi Impotence in Every Sense Viagra importation and use is way up in Iraq. Pharmacists say that the violence and tension has reduced Iraqi libido, […]

Juan Cole

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42 Killed 138 Wounded In 3 Thursday

42 Killed, 138 Wounded in 3 Thursday Bombings Coalition Soldier Among Dead The LA Times reports that guerrillas detonated two enormous bombs in Iraq on […]

Juan Cole

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Bush And Cheney Stick With Cover Story

Bush And Cheney Stick With Cover Story

Bush and Cheney Stick with the Cover Story On Thursday both President Bush and Vice President Cheney stuck with their assertions of a close tie […]

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Prince Of Marshes In Legal Trouble La

Prince of the Marshes in Legal Trouble The LA Times has picked up a story that had already hit the London press two weeks ago, […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Troops Oil Official Killed 21

2 Us Troops Oil Official Killed 21

2 US Troops, Oil Official killed; 21 Wounded in Rocket Attack Reuters reports a string of attacks and mayhem yet again on Wednesday, with the […]

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Muqtada Asks Militiamen To Leave Najaf

Muqtada Asks Militiamen To Leave Najaf

Muqtada Asks Militiamen to Leave Najaf Creates Party for January Elections Az-Zaman: Muqtada al-Sadr asked his supporters who had headed to Najaf to fight the […]

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