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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

03/07/2026 By Dialogue Earth

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Arab Spring Protests Continue

1. Syria: In the biggest day of protests in Syria so far, tens of thousands of Syrians demonstrated against the Baathist state of Bashar al-Asad […]

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Qaddafi Using Cluster bombs on Civilian Areas

Qaddafi Using Cluster bombs on Civilian Areas

The NYT has confirmed that the pro-Qaddafi military in Misrata is using cluster bombs and other forms of indiscriminate anti-personnel weapon in the middle of […]

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African Languages origins of the Rest?

African Languages origins of the Rest?

Quentin Atkinson of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, has done a computer analysis of certain sounds (phonemes) in about 500 languages, and concludes that […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Allies Insist on Qaddafi departure

Allies Insist on Qaddafi departure

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and US President Barack Obama are publishing a joint op-ed in three newspapers on Friday in […]

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Libya
Free Libya plans Tripoli Uprising as Doha Conference Urges More Help to Civilians

Free Libya plans Tripoli Uprising as Doha Conference Urges More Help to Civilians

Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports in Arabic that the Transitional National Council in Benghazi says that it has a network of cells in Tripoli and plans to […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Mubaraks Arrested

Mubaraks Arrested

Al-Ahram is reporting in Arabic that Gamal and Ala Mubarak, the sons of deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak, have been arrested and will be moved from […]

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Misrata's People under Siege

Misrata’s People under Siege

Misrata, a city of several hundred thousand people about 150 mi. east of the capital of Tripoli, is under, and for weeks has been under […]

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Energy
Sea Water for Honolulu Air Conditioning

Sea Water for Honolulu Air Conditioning

Here’s a neat, practical idea: Honolulu is going to draw in sea water for air conditioning. The system “will reduce Hawaii’s consumption of oil by […]

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Libya
Benghazi Rejects AU Plan to Leave Qaddafi in Power

Benghazi Rejects AU Plan to Leave Qaddafi in Power

Reuters reports that, as expected, the Transitional National Council in Benghazi has rejected the African Union proposal for a cease fire. Since Muammar Qaddafi’s forces […]

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