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Was Colonialism a Crime?  Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
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Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

Juan Cole

Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth

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West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

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From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

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3000 Iranian Pilgrims Day Foreseen For

3000 Iranian Pilgrims Day Foreseen For

3000 Iranian Pilgrims a Day foreseen for Iraq According to AFP, another son of SCIRI leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Muhsin al-Hakim, announced that he had […]

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Sunnis Gear Up To Resist Shiite Rule

Sunnis Gear Up To Resist Shiite Rule

Sunnis Gear up to Resist Shiite Rule Meanwhile, Rich Potter of the Toronto Star reports that the resistance to the US occupation in Falluja is […]

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Sistani Calls For Un Decision According

Sistani Calls For Un Decision According

Sistani Calls for UN Decision According to the Gulf Daily News, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani stands by his ruling that Iraq should go to early […]

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1 Us Soldier Killed 14 Wounded Three

1 Us Soldier Killed 14 Wounded Three

1 US Soldier Killed, 14 wounded Three guerrillas drove a car filled with explosives near the Champion US Army Base at Ramadi on Thursday and […]

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Fadlallah Discourages Formation Of

Fadlallah Discourages Formation Of

Fadlallah Discourages formation of Militias Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, who resides in Beirut, Lebanon, has long had a following inside Iraq. He was born […]

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Igc Negotiates With Sistani Interim

Igc Negotiates With Sistani Interim

IGC Negotiates with Sistani The Interim Governing Council sent a delegate Thursday to conduct talks with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, which were described as “tough […]

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Wolfowitz Throws Tantrum At France

Wolfowitz Throws Tantrum At France

Wolfowitz throws Tantrum at France, Germany, Russia and Canada: The Failure of Emotional Intelligence It transpires that the Pentagon order denying Iraq reconstruction contracts to […]

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2 Us Troops Killed 4 Wounded In Mosul

2 Us Troops Killed 4 Wounded In Mosul

2 US Troops Killed, 4 Wounded in Mosul Guerrillas killed 2 US troops in a roadside bombing and a shoot-out in two separate incidents in […]

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Shiite Mosque Attacked Unknown

Shiite Mosque Attacked Unknown

Shiite Mosque attacked Unknown assailants razed a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Wednesday. According to local eyewitnesses, the act was revenge for the bombing of […]

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