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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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Yes, they're Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims' War on Terror

Yes, they’re Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims’ War on Terror

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — When American commentators like Carl Bernstein complain that Muslim authorities have not sufficiently denounced the terrorist attack on […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine

Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine

By Nasser Lahham | Ma’an News Agency | — The shooting at a satirical magazine in Paris on Wednesday, which left 12 people dead, came […]

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al-Qaeda
Charlie Hebdo:  A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

Charlie Hebdo: A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

By Aurelien Mondon | The Conversation | — The attack on Charlie Hebdo was an abominable tragedy. It struck the heart of one of our […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
"Anyone but Bibi’:  Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US

“Anyone but Bibi’: Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US

RT | — “Israel’s Prime Minister has kicked off his re-election campaign, with a well-funded operation, much of which is coming from abroad. More than […]

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Climate Change
The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back

The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back

By Michael T. Klare | Tomdispatch.com | — Around the world, carbon-based fuels are under attack.  Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular resistance, and the […]

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al-Qaeda
Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush's Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture

Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Sharif and Said Kouashi, the two brothers for whom the French police are searching, were born in Paris […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
'Cartoonists for Peace' respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

‘Cartoonists for Peace’ respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

By A. D. McKenzie PARIS, Jan 8 2015 (IPS) – “They are cowards who react to satire by going for their Kalashnikovs.” That was how […]

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African-Americans
MSM ignores Bombing of Colorado Springs NAACP by White Terrorist

MSM ignores Bombing of Colorado Springs NAACP by White Terrorist

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) — “”An improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a building housing the Colorado Springs chapter […]

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Apartheid
The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements

The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements

JERUSALEM | January 2015 | (IRIN) | – Of all the hurdles to peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, perhaps the largest is the […]

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