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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Bernie Sanders
Was Democratic Nomination rigged for Clinton against Sanders?

Was Democratic Nomination rigged for Clinton against Sanders?

Donna Brazile bombshell alleges DNC served as fundraising piggy bank for Clinton

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Iran
Iraq after ISIL: Stuck between US and Iran

Iraq after ISIL: Stuck between US and Iran

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – The US are occupiers, say some of Iraq’s militias. The militias need to disband, say US […]

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Israel/ Palestine
A century on, Balfour Declaration still colonizes Palestinians’ everyday lives

A century on, Balfour Declaration still colonizes Palestinians’ everyday lives

By Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | – – With a simple 67-word letter sent on November 2, 1917, the British foreign secretary, Lord Arthur […]

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Books
A Visit to Heaven and Hell: Galeano

A Visit to Heaven and Hell: Galeano

By Eduardo Galeano | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [The following passages are excerpted from Hunter of Stories, the last book by Eduardo Galeano, who […]

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Dear Sean Hannity: Allahu Akbar is in the Catholic Catechism

Dear Sean Hannity: Allahu Akbar is in the Catholic Catechism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Sean Hannity manages to combine being sneaky with being a bully. You think of a bully […]

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Democratic Party
Leading Democrats Are Way Behind the Public on Health Care

Leading Democrats Are Way Behind the Public on Health Care

Single Payer is the only affordable health insurance plan

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Iraq
The Fall of the House of ISIL: Reduced from State to Random Terror

The Fall of the House of ISIL: Reduced from State to Random Terror

ISIL or ISIS has collapsed as a state and its fighters face looming defeat

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al-Qaeda
CIA Cache: Bin Laden loved watching 'Resident Evil'

CIA Cache: Bin Laden loved watching ‘Resident Evil’

Also: Evidence Iran tried to use terrorist mastermind of al-Qaeda

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Colonialism
Israeli forces suppress protests marking Balfour Declaration centenary

Israeli forces suppress protests marking Balfour Declaration centenary

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Bethlehem city on Wednesday following a march commemorating […]

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