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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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Fox News: Christie Scandal Coverage pretext to Ignore Gates Revelations

Fox News: Christie Scandal Coverage pretext to Ignore Gates Revelations

(By David Edwards) Fox host on Christie: ‘Bridge thing’ ruining coverage of Bob Gates’ Obama-bashing (via Raw Story ) Fox News host Steve Doocy on […]

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Libya
Libya:  The Dictatorship of the Militias

Libya: The Dictatorship of the Militias

(By Imad Mesdoua) “Ansar Al-Sharia cleans the streets of Benghazi and conducts social work to further enhance its standing” Terrorism Security in Libya still remains […]

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Peak or no Peak, Oil is Unsafe at any Price

Peak or no Peak, Oil is Unsafe at any Price

(By Michael Klare) Among the big energy stories of 2013, “peak oil” — the once-popular notion that worldwide oil production would soon reach a maximum […]

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Dissent
"It's all Right to Make Fun of the Government": Bassem Youssef (Egypt's Jon Stewart)

“It’s all Right to Make Fun of the Government”: Bassem Youssef (Egypt’s Jon Stewart)

Bassem Youssef: “It’s OK to make fun of ourselves” “BBC Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman talks to Bassem Youssef, also known as the “Egyptian Jon Stewart”, about […]

Juan Cole

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Top 5 US Government Decisions that put Troops more at Risk than Snowden Did

Top 5 US Government Decisions that put Troops more at Risk than Snowden Did

(By Juan Cole) The propaganda wars in Washington continue over Edward Snowden’s revelation that the National Security Agency and other Federal government departments have in […]

Juan Cole

Anti-Arab graffiti scrawled in West Bank village

Anti-Arab graffiti scrawled in West Bank village

Latest price tag attack appears to be revenge for beating of settlers near Esh Kodesh earlier in the week

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Climate Change
60 Minutes goes Benghazi on Cleantech & Gets that Wrong Too

60 Minutes goes Benghazi on Cleantech & Gets that Wrong Too

(By Joe Romm) 60 Minutes Ignores The Facts In Clean Energy Segment (via Clean Technica) Originally published on ClimateProgressby Joe Romm Clean technology is booming […]

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Iraq
Iraq's Real Problem:  A US Occupation legacy of Sectarian Politics

Iraq’s Real Problem: A US Occupation legacy of Sectarian Politics

(By Mohammed Alomari) Violence in Iraq is again in the news. The biggest problem we face about what is going on in Iraq is the […]

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Dissent
How Egypt's Revolution veered toward Authoritarian Crackdown

How Egypt’s Revolution veered toward Authoritarian Crackdown

(By Mohammed Fadel) In response to a December 24 bombing in the town of Mansoura, the Egyptian government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. […]

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