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This paper examines the origins of political violence in Iraq.
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Indiscriminate killing, chemical warfare, the rise of extremists, and the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II make it easy to overlook
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Letters and secret messages have played a key role in diplomatic history, and while their use in US-Iran relations may seem a quaint throwback, the