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Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
Archaeology

Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

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The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

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Top 3 sources of Immigration to US every Decade since 1820 (Animated Map)

Top 3 sources of Immigration to US every Decade since 1820 (Animated Map)

Metrocosm | (Animated video) | – – “From 1920 to 2013, 79 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States. This map […]

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Bill of Rights
Snowden on Torture Report:  "When the CIA destroys s.th., it's never a Mistake"

Snowden on Torture Report: “When the CIA destroys s.th., it’s never a Mistake”

TeleSur | — After the CIA inspector general admitted it destroyed a 6,700 page report on torture, the famed whistleblower said the CIA does not […]

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Iraq
Baghdad Locals Fear Shiite-On-Shiite Violence As Alliance Fractures

Baghdad Locals Fear Shiite-On-Shiite Violence As Alliance Fractures

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Protests and suicide bombings have caused tension within the Shiite Muslim alliance that’s been fighting […]

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Israel: Netanyahu replies to Officers' charges of Fascism, makes far Right Lieberman their boss

Israel: Netanyahu replies to Officers’ charges of Fascism, makes far Right Lieberman their boss

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu bolstered his majority and rid himself of a troublesome voice of […]

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Egypt
Is it ISIL?  US Official Says Likely Explosion Happened on EgyptAir Plane

Is it ISIL? US Official Says Likely Explosion Happened on EgyptAir Plane

TeleSur | – – EgyptAir said the plane’s emergency devices sent a distress signal at 4.26 a.m. local time, about two hours after the previously […]

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Bill of Rights
The late great Fourth Amendment: Feds, Police and Intrusive Technologies

The late great Fourth Amendment: Feds, Police and Intrusive Technologies

By Matthew Harwood and Jay Stanley | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Can’t you see the writing on the touchscreen? A techno-utopia is upon […]

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Baghdad takes Rutba from ISIL:  Jordan-Iraq Commercial Route to Reopen

Baghdad takes Rutba from ISIL: Jordan-Iraq Commercial Route to Reopen

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi forces have taken Rutba in al-Anbar province, hundreds of kilometers west of the provincial capital, […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – John Ging, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs briefs journalists on his recent […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Marketing & Terrorism:  Is ISIL's vaunted 'brand' actually weak and vulnerable?

Marketing & Terrorism: Is ISIL’s vaunted ‘brand’ actually weak and vulnerable?

By Brendan Canavan | (The Conversation) | – – [The so-called] Islamic State (IS) is the most notorious terror group in the world. Its name […]

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