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Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq

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Gertrude of Arabia rigged an election, installed a king loyal to the British, drew new borders—and gave us today’s ungovernable country.

Clive Irving
Clive Irving
articles/2014/06/17/gertrude-of-arabia-the-woman-who-invented-iraq/140615-irving-gertrude-bell-tease_etmfye
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Clive Irving

Clive Irving

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