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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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Resistance To Us Military Presence

Resistance to US Military Presence Continues Unabated in Iraq A reader asked me about my claim that the pace of attacks on US troops hasn’t […]

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Us Soldier Shot Wounded In Tikrit On

Us Soldier Shot Wounded In Tikrit On

US Soldier Shot, wounded in Tikrit On Sunday, a guerrilla in Tikrit managed to shoot and wound a US soldier while he was on foot […]

Juan Cole

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Democratic Presidential Debate

Democratic Presidential Debate

Democratic Presidential Debate: Lieberman, Kerry slam Dean In the Democratic debate yesterday, Sen. Joe Lieberman slammed Howard Dean for saying that the capture of Saddam […]

Juan Cole

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New Sunni Fundamentalist Militia

New Sunni Fundamentalist Militia

New Sunni Fundamentalist Militia Announced; al-Kubeisi Exiled by US, will not Join other Sunnis The London daily al-Hayat reports that the “Clear Victory Movement,” a […]

Juan Cole

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Us Arrests Kurdish Official But

Us Arrests Kurdish Official But

US arrests Kurdish official but Acquiesces in Continued Kurdish Semi-Autonomy On the one hand, US troops have moved decisively to arrest a high official of […]

Juan Cole

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Basra Ward Leader Assassinated Labor

Basra Ward Leader Assassinated Labor

Basra: Ward Leader Assassinated; Labor Riot against al-Khorafi Construction Co. The British-appointed leader of one of Basra’s city quarters, an attorney, was assassinated over the […]

Juan Cole

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3 Us Soldiers Killed Friday 3 Wounded

3 Us Soldiers Killed Friday 3 Wounded

3 US soldiers killed Friday, 3 wounded AFP reports that guerrillas in Balad (45 miles north of Baghdad) fired a mortar shell at the US […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Mi5 In Works Funded At 3 Bn

Iraqi Mi5 In Works Funded At 3 Bn

Iraqi MI5 in the Works, funded at $3 bn According to the Telegraph Dick Cheney has managed to put through a plan to have the […]

Juan Cole

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Kurdish Ethnic Conflict Leaves 6

Kurdish Ethnic Conflict Leaves 6

Kurdish Ethnic Conflict leaves 6 Wounded; Curfew imposed by US Six persons were injured on Saturday in ethnic violence in Kirkuk, and US troops imposed […]

Juan Cole

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