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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

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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Dissent
The Israeli version of Steven Salaita:  Occupation University fires Professor for Insufficient Zionism

The Israeli version of Steven Salaita: Occupation University fires Professor for Insufficient Zionism

By Amir Hetsroni This is how I became the Israeli version of Steven Salaita:   I was teaching at Ariel University when administrators summoned me to […]

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Israel
How the Gaza War Backfired on Netanyahu

How the Gaza War Backfired on Netanyahu

By Ramzy Baroud (Maan News Agency) Netanyahu’s war-turned-genocide in Gaza has backfired badly — his strategy has helped resurrect Hamas, the very movement he tried […]

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Barack Obama
Russia denounces Obama Plan for Syria Air Strikes as Violation of Int'l Law

Russia denounces Obama Plan for Syria Air Strikes as Violation of Int’l Law

By Juan Cole Russia on Thursday pushed back against President Obama’s state plans for taking on the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant […]

Juan Cole

Counter-Terrorism
Obama's ISIL Actions are Defensive, Despite Rhetoric of going on Offense

Obama’s ISIL Actions are Defensive, Despite Rhetoric of going on Offense

By Juan Cole President Obama’s speech launching his war on ISIL avoided the qualifications that he had earlier made, which had produced caviling inside the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
ISIL isn't Medieval:  Revolution, Terror and Statemaking are Modern

ISIL isn’t Medieval: Revolution, Terror and Statemaking are Modern

By Kevin McDonald, Middlesex University Over recent weeks there has been a constant background noise that Islamic State and its ideology are some sort of […]

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Free Syrian Army
ISIL Fighting With Weapons From US and 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels: Report

ISIL Fighting With Weapons From US and 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels: Report

By Sarah Lazare via Commondreams.org The Islamic State (IS) is now in possession of lethal weapons formerly owned by so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels, as well […]

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Crime
US, Iraq have same child homicide rate – UNICEF

US, Iraq have same child homicide rate – UNICEF

RT America: “America leads all Western nations in the number of child homicide victims, according to a new report from UNICEF. In 2012, there were […]

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Israel
Gaza and Israel: Serial "Ceasefires" and the 70-Year War Continues (Chomsky)

Gaza and Israel: Serial “Ceasefires” and the 70-Year War Continues (Chomsky)

By Noam Chomsky On August 26th, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) both accepted a ceasefire agreement after a 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza that […]

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Climate Change
Climate Change is the real Terrorist (Young Turks)

Climate Change is the real Terrorist (Young Turks)

Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks “Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse hit a record in 2013 as carbon dioxide concentrations grew at the fastest rate since reliable […]

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