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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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Gaza:  Israel has Left 1.7 mn. with no Clean Water, Little Electricity

Gaza: Israel has Left 1.7 mn. with no Clean Water, Little Electricity

By Luisa Gandolfo, University of Aberdeen When Operation Protective Edge commenced on July 8, Israel pledged to draw on lessons learned from previous conflicts to […]

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CIA Chief Shocking Admission:  We spied on Senate staffers

CIA Chief Shocking Admission: We spied on Senate staffers

By Jon Queally, Commondreams Yes, Admits CIA Chief, We Spied on Senate Panel Investigating Torture The findings of an internal investigation at the Central Intelligence […]

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About a Girl: To ‘Liesel’ in Gaza…

About a Girl: To ‘Liesel’ in Gaza…

Girl in Gaza. (origin of photos unknown) by ROBIN KIRK for ISLAMiCommentary Of all of the images of the destruction being visited upon Gaza and […]

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Gaza: Analysis shows Israel Keeps Changing Justification

Gaza: Analysis shows Israel Keeps Changing Justification

AJ+ Analysis of tweets from Israeli military over past few weeks shows that the justification for its attack on Gaza keeps changing, with previous narratives […]

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Wiping another Country off the Map:  Israel does it to Palestine

Wiping another Country off the Map: Israel does it to Palestine

By Juan Cole Back when the warmongers had hopes of ginning up a war between the United States and Iran during the Bush administration, one […]

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UN Official Breaks Down on Camera; another says: "Children Killed in their Sleep - a Source of Universal Shame"

UN Official Breaks Down on Camera; another says: “Children Killed in their Sleep – a Source of Universal Shame”

‘After a United Nations-run school sheltering more than 3,000 Palestinians was shelled early Wednesday, UN official Chris Gunness could not contain his grief while on […]

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Barack Obama
What is Congress Suing Obama about?  Drones?  Surveillance? Unauthorized War?  Guess!

What is Congress Suing Obama about? Drones? Surveillance? Unauthorized War? Guess!

RT Redacted Tonight: “House Speaker John Boehner is suing President Obama. Is it for drone bombing or NSA surveillance? Of course not!” RT America: “You […]

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 Gaza’s Schools on the Battlefield (HRW)

Gaza’s Schools on the Battlefield (HRW)

By Bede Sheppard via Human Rights Watch Follow @BedeOnKidRights On July 30 a school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza run by the United […]

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Washington Condemns Israeli Shelling of UN School w/out Mentioning Israel

Washington Condemns Israeli Shelling of UN School w/out Mentioning Israel

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — … [O]n Wednesday, another 16 people were killed when at least two Israeli tank shells slammed into a UN school in Jabaliya […]

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