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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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Cole In Salaon Is Bush Surge Already

Cole in Salon: “Is the Bush Surge already Failing My bi-weekly column at Salon.com is out: ‘ Is the Bush surge already failing? The president […]

Juan Cole

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Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138 Wounds

Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138 Wounds

Pilgrimage Massacre Kills 138, Wounds 100s Major Mosul Jailbreak 9 US GIs were announced killed on Tuesday, 6 in a roadside bombing in Salahuddin Province […]

Juan Cole

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Libbys Lies Bushs Lies Irv Lewis Libby

Libbys Lies Bushs Lies Irv Lewis Libby

Libby’s Lies, Cheney’s Lies Irv Lewis Libby is a convicted liar and perjurer, guilty of obstruction of justice. Unfortunately, he was not convicted of revealing […]

Juan Cole

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Book Market Bombing Kills 38 Wounds 105

Book Market Bombing Kills 38 Wounds 105

Book Market Bombing Kills 38, Wounds 105; Shiite Pilgrims Targeted Guerrillas detonated a huge car bomb at the old book market at al-Mutanabbi Street in […]

Juan Cole

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Coalition Raids Police Intelligence

Coalition Raids Police Intelligence

Coalition Raids Police Intelligence Center; Al-Maliki Protests Raid as Illegal; 4.5 Million Malnourished Iraqi Kids British soldiers accompanied by Iraqi forces raided a National Intelligence […]

Juan Cole

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Allawi Maneuverings Continue Allawi To

Allawi Maneuverings Continue Allawi To

Allawi Maneuverings Continue; Al-Maliki to Shuffle Cabinet, Cut out Sadrists; Huge Bomb at Ramadi Kills 12, Wounds 22 Al-Hayat reports that Iyad Allawi, a secular […]

Juan Cole

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Boles Guest Editorial Qaedization Of

Boles Guest Editorial Qaedization Of

Boles Guest Editorial: the Qaedization of Iraq Dr. David Boles writes: I am becoming alarmed that no one is highlighting what appears to be a […]

Juan Cole

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Bryer On Source Of Mines Used In Iraq

Bryer On Source Of Mines Used In Iraq

Bryer on Source of Mines Used in Iraq Philip Bryer writes:

Juan Cole

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Army Secretary Forced To Resign Police

Army Secretary Forced To Resign Police

Army Secretary Forced to Resign; Police Hostages Executed over Rape Charges Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey was forced to resign Friday over the scandal […]

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