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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

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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Mogadishu and Deja Vu All Over Again The 7 rocket strikes at the al-Rashid Hotel and the Baghdad Headquarters of the Coalition Provisional authority wounded […]

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Basic Law Signing Fallout From Crisis

Basic Law Signing Fallout From Crisis

Basic Law Signing: “Fallout from Crisis Remains Hamza Hendawi of AP reports today on the signing of the Basic Law in Baghdad. The five Shiite […]

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Mccarthyite Advisory Committee

McCarthyite Advisory Committee Threatens International Studies Just a reminder to everyone that I had asked over the weekend for help in fighting the Advisory Committee […]

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Zabriskie On Iraq There Is Anger

Zabriskie on Iraq: “There is Anger Everywhere” Time Correspondent Phil Zabriskie let down his hair with a high school classroom, and let them know exactly […]

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Womens Rights In Iraq Opinion Piece By

Women’s Rights in Iraq The opinion piece by my wife, Shahin Cole, and myself in the LA Times on Sunday on women’s rights in Iraq […]

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Three Us Soldiers Wounded In Habaniyah

Three Us Soldiers Wounded In Habaniyah

Three US Soldiers Wounded in Habaniyah Saturday AP reports . . . U.S. soldiers were wounded after opening fire on a truck packed with explosives […]

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7 British Soldiers Wounded In Battle

7 British Soldiers Wounded In Battle

7 British Soldiers wounded in Battle with Badr, Demonstrators in Amarah Ash-Sharq al-Awsat: The police chief in the province of Maysan announced yesterday that two […]

Juan Cole

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Shuttle Diplomacy In Najaf Efforts

Shuttle Diplomacy In Najaf Efforts

Shuttle Diplomacy in Najaf Efforts continued Saturday to iron out differences on the Interim Governing Council about two provisions of the Basic Law, says ash-Sharq […]

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All Dressed Up With No Place To Go

All Dressed Up With No Place To Go

All Dressed up with No Place to Go: Setback for Basic Law az-Zaman: On Friday, five Shiite members of the Interim Governing Council suddenly pulled […]

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