Juan Cole (www.juancole.com) is professor of modern Middle Eastern and South Asian History at the University of Michigan and author, most recently, of Sacred Space and Holy War.
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John Bolton Isn’t Just a Hawk—He’s a War Criminal Who May Get Us All Killed
In a sane society, people like Bolton wouldn’t be allowed on television, much less put in charge of American security.
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The New and Improved Iraq
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Portrait of a Rebellion
Shiite insurgency in Iraq bedevils U.S.
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