A City Without Men
Fearing death or imprisonment, Iraqi men flee their cities leaving wives and daughters to fend for themselves
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Funeral March to Freedom
arlington—The American military anthem “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” describes an apocalyptic vision in which Christian soldiers become the sacrificial liberators of all mankind: “As He died to make …
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It always takes long to come to what you have to say, you have to sweep this stretch of land up around your feet and point to the signs, pleat …
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Iran’s Bizarre Military Bazaar
Aircraft and armaments on Kish Island, an earthly paradise designed to win over the international community
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Cities in a Raw Young Century
Bombay, Tehran, and Prague, in all their madness and excess, refuse to conform to Western notions of the modern city
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Life of Brian
london—Brian Haw and I spent the night together back in September 2002. I had a sleeping bag, which I unrolled on the grass of Parliament Square in Central London, across …
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Coalition of the Sort-of Willing Canada Iraq Police
On a US base in Jordan, Canadian cops are training new Iraqi police officers for an impossible assignment
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A Vote for Democracy in Palestine
Despite everything, the would-be voters came
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Sistani’s Silent Partners
The mysterious Al Dawa party, in league with head cleric Ayatollah Sistani, may be the new powerbrokers in post-election Iraq.
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