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Iran, Hamas in Palestine, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and certain resistance movements in Iraq immediately come to mind. ... What I contend is that political Islam as a whole is quite simply not anti-imperialist but is altogether lined up behind the dominant powers on the world scale. . ..

state power and the execution of the rosenbergs

Two recent developments are illustrative of this changing political climate: (i) the defeat the reauthorization of the Patriot Act and (ii) the widespread popular opposition to recommitting a large number of U.S. ground troops to Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State.  ..

rumsfeld plays down shiite influence

For the in as many days, Iran's Islamic government not to send operatives into Iraq to incite Shiite Muslims, or to try to help establish Islamic regime... ... Rumsfeld was asked whether it was Iran that was influencing Shiites or whether Muslims Iraq were speaking..

cleric backs interim government

Some Iraqi commentators have noted that the government is skewed toward secular politicians, while religious parties such as Dawa Islamic Party. Meanwhile at United Nations, Iraq's minister said yesterday that Iraq's incoming government needs U.S...

iran-trained operatives in iraq, u.s. says

Known as Badr Brigade, the militia is the armed force of Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution Iraq, Shiite Muslim group with headquarters Tehran.. ... Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution Iraq is among Iraqi opposition groups recognized by Bush for in discussions..

the world’s muslims: unity and diversity

In the Middle East and North Africa, majorities or substantial minorities in most countries – including Tunisia, Morocco, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon and Iraq – believe that it is possible to interpret Islam’s teachings in multiple ways. ... For example, while most Sunnis in..

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