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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

09/14/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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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Was that a White House- Gulf Arab Summit or an Arms Bazaar?

Was that a White House- Gulf Arab Summit or an Arms Bazaar?

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia on […]

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Apartheid
Palestinian Catastrophe Day:  Injuries as Israeli Soldiers Attack Peaceful Nil’in Protest

Palestinian Catastrophe Day: Injuries as Israeli Soldiers Attack Peaceful Nil’in Protest

By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC News) | – More than 1,200 Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists, marched in the weekly protest in […]

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Obama:  No Mideast NATO, but US committed to Security of Arab Gulf States

Obama: No Mideast NATO, but US committed to Security of Arab Gulf States

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council came to meet President Barack Obama at Camp David in […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Why Obama is bucking Saudis, Israel on Iran:  Deal would much Strengthen US Security

Why Obama is bucking Saudis, Israel on Iran: Deal would much Strengthen US Security

By Brian M Downing | (Informed Comment) | – The dialog between the US and Iran moves ahead, albeit haltingly. Opposition comes from important groups […]

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Iraq
Iraq's Shiite Militias turn on their Shiite Prime Minister

Iraq’s Shiite Militias turn on their Shiite Prime Minister

By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – (Baghdad) – Iraq’s relatively new Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, has been performing a tricky balancing act for the […]

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Foreign Policy
Too Big not to Fail:  The US Military's Missions Unaccomplished

Too Big not to Fail: The US Military’s Missions Unaccomplished

By William J. Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) It’s 1990. I’m a young captain in the U.S. Air Force.  I’ve just witnessed the fall of the Berlin […]

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Bill of Rights
United Nations:  "No confidence vote" on America's Post-9/11 Human Rights Record

United Nations: “No confidence vote” on America’s Post-9/11 Human Rights Record

By Gustavo Capdevila | (Inter Press Service) | – GENEVA (IPS) – Without the emperor’s clothes, like in the Hans Christian Andersen story, the United […]

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African-Americans
BB King R.I.P.:  "When the Saints go Marching In"

BB King R.I.P.: “When the Saints go Marching In”

BB King | “When the Saints go Marching In” R.I.P.

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Christianity
Palestinians welcome Pope's Recognition of their State

Palestinians welcome Pope’s Recognition of their State

By Juan Cole The Arabic press widely and favorably reported the news that the Vatican has recognized Palestine as a state in a new treaty […]

Juan Cole

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