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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Brahimi Under Fire Bush Administration

Brahimi Under Fire Bush Administration

Brahimi under Fire The Bush Administration is putting a great deal of faith in UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi’s ability to establish a caretaker government by […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Connection With Abu Ghuraib

Israeli Connection With Abu Ghuraib

Israeli Connection with Abu Ghuraib Torture? Many readers have written to suggest that there is an Israeli connection of some sort to the Abu Ghuraib […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Negotiates With Head Of Secret

Muqtada Negotiates With Head Of Secret

Muqtada Negotiates with Head of Secret Police az-Zaman reports that a new round of negotiations has begun with Muqtada al-Sadr, this time conducted directly by […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Shiite Unity At Abu Ghuraib

Sunni Shiite Unity At Abu Ghuraib

Sunni-Shiite Unity at Abu Ghuraib demonstration The demonstration at Abu Ghuraib against the abuse of prisoners that I mentioned yesterday turns out to have been […]

Juan Cole

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America In Balance Sex Lies And Prison

America In Balance Sex Lies And Prison

America in the Balance: Sex, Lies and Prison Abuse Guest Editorial Shahin Cole Most Muslims admire American democracy but disapprove of what they perceive as […]

Juan Cole

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Is It Torture What Does Is Mean

Is It Torture What Does Is Mean

Is it Torture? What does “is” mean? Demonstrators at Abu Ghuraib Demand Apology As Mark Rothschild pointed out, “ When asked by a reporter whether […]

Juan Cole

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Mahdi Army Kills 3 Us Troops In

Mahdi Army Kills 3 Us Troops In

Mahdi Army Kills 3 US Troops in Diwaniyah Clashes in Karbala, Najaf Will Abu Ghuraib affect the Muqtada al-Sadr Issue? Mopping up operations continue by […]

Juan Cole

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Taguba Report Online Bush Tries Damage

Taguba Report Online Bush Tries Damage

Taguba Report Online; Bush tries Damage Control on Arab Satellite TV The Taguba report on Abu Ghuraib prison abuse is now online at MSNBC, or […]

Juan Cole

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Standoff With Muqtada Continues Army Of

Standoff With Muqtada Continues Army Of

Standoff with Muqtada continues The Army of the Mahdi fought a gun battle with US troops at Karbala on Tuesday. ‘ Fighting erupted shortly after […]

Juan Cole

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