Religious Revolution as Khomeini's Ambition Across Iran Iraq War
Western observers misread the Iran Iraq conflict as secondary to Lebanon. The Iran Iraq war in the Iraqi desert draws two hundred thousand troops and high tech arms, risking a larger regional impact. Khomeini frames it as a sacred mission to topple Saddam Hussein and spread Islamic revolution beyond Iran and Iraq.
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Beirut
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Jerusalem
Hussein
Iraqi Desert
Allah
PLO documents reveal global links and Soviet ties
Newly released PLO records from Lebanon show thousands trained at Soviet bloc bases since 1980. They detail foreign recruits from 33 countries and training in covert operations and weapons, with East Germany Bulgaria and Vietnam among trainers. The material supports claims of state-backed terrorism networks.
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Soviet Bloc
Claire Sterling
Soviet Union
Europe
Cuba
Libya
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
PLO
Bulgaria
East Germany
China
Yugoslavia
Pakistan
PLO Paten
Grope
Alexander Haig
Kremlin
Ashley Cooper Sees It and Quick Jokes from the Page
A collage of humorous lines and quips on aging politics religion and notables. Jests on Lancelot doctors ratings of TV movies and a Baptist priest and Catholic priest rabbit anecdote appear among light political and social observations.
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Hare Restorer
Media distortion over Lebanon war casualty figures
The New Republic recounts how American media misreported Lebanon casualties amid Israeli bombing. Initial figures ranged to 10,000 dead and 40,000 wounded, later revised to around 300 dead and 600,000 homeless scaled down. sources misattributed to Palestinian Red Crescent, not Red Cross.
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Israel
Lebanon
New Republic
Martin Peretz
Sidon
Tyre
Christian Science Monitor
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Palestinian Red Crescent
Yasser Arafat
Nabataye
Opinion on Middle East confusion and reporting biases
The author voices uncertainty about American policy in the Middle East amid the Lebanon invasion. He questions casualty figures and accuses media and activists of agitprop, noting inflated deaths and contrasting Red Cross data. He compares coverage to earlier Vietnam era rhetoric and warns against sweeping atrocity claims.
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Washington Post
Edward Luttwak
Georgetown University
Liberation” Front
West
Israel
PLO
Menachem Begin
Tohar Haneshek
Begin
Sharon
Robert W. Tucker
Johns Hopkins
Middle East
Evening News
New York Times
Red Cross
Beirut
Francesco Noseda
United States
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Barry Commoner
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