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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

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As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Fund Smears Cole With Barrage Of Lies

Fund Smears Cole with Barrage of Lies John Fund of the Wall Street Journal editorial page has published a large number of falsehoods about me. […]

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Bin Laden Urges Jihad in Sudan In another reminder that George W. Bush has still not caught the man responsible for September 11, while he […]

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All Right Not All Right Today At

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President Talabani Asks Al Maliki To

President Talabani asks al-Maliki to Form a Government; 6 Dead in Sunday Mortar Barrage; 5 US Troops, 26 Iraqis Killed Saturday The guerrilla movement replied […]

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17 Killed In Guerrilla Violence Un

17 Killed in Guerrilla Violence UN: thousands Detained Illegally Guerrilla violence took the lives of 17 Iraqis on Friday, with major bombings in Mosul and […]

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Al Maliki Acceptable Say Kurds Sunni

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