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r the past two years, the triggers for recent eruptions are clear. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, had the bodyguards of Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, who is Sunni, arrested for alleged terrorist activities on Dec. 20 — almost exactly one year after he ordered the arrest of Sunni Vice President
one -- that Iran is a faithless, illegitimate terrorist state that will be deterred from building a bomb only by the threat of massive attack. Had Hagel been foolish enough to suggest that the United States offer to reduce sanctions in exchange for Iranian concessions, the White House would have had
Foreign Relations puts it, "Khamenei has created a politics where it's hard for him to compromise." But so has the United States. Anyone who watched Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing knows that it is an article of faith in Congress -- and pretty much a bipartisan one -- that Iran is a faithless, illegitimate t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027107 →an one -- that Iran is a faithless, illegitimate terrorist state that will be deterred from building a bomb only by the threat of massive attack. Had Hagel been foolish enough to suggest that the United States offer to reduce sanctions in exchange for Iranian concessions, the White House would have had t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027107 →nt eruptions are clear. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, had the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027116 --- PAGE BREAK --- bodyguards of Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, who is Sunni, arrested for alleged terrorist activities on Dec. 20 — almost exactly one year after he ordered the arrest of Sunni Vice President Ta
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027117 →Foreign Relations puts it, "Khamenei has created a politics where it's hard for him to compromise." But so has the United States. Anyone who watched Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing knows that it is an article of faith in Congress -- and pretty much a bipartisan one -- that Iran is a faithless, illegitimate t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028733 →an one -- that Iran is a faithless, illegitimate terrorist state that will be deterred from building a bomb only by the threat of massive attack. Had Hagel been foolish enough to suggest that the United States offer to reduce sanctions in exchange for Iranian concessions, the White House would have had t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028733 →ent eruptions are clear. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, had the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028742 --- PAGE BREAK --- bodyguards of Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, who is Sunni, arrested for alleged terrorist activities on Dec. 20 — almost exactly one year after he ordered the arrest of Sunni Vice President Tar
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028743 →Entities connected to both Rafie al-Issawi and Chuck Hagel

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Marc Rich
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Joe Biden
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Mohamed Morsi
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