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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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Are the Taliban Surrounding NATO Armies and Cutting them Off? Why Washington Needs Iran and Russia

Are the Taliban Surrounding NATO Armies and Cutting them Off? Why Washington Needs Iran and Russia

There is an old saying in military affairs, that everyone wants to do strategy and tactics, but real men do logistics. That is, moving persons […]

Juan Cole

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Abdullah Will not Accept Karzai Victory; Ethnic Conflict could Flare; Pentagon using Rendon to Vet Journalists

Abdullah Will not Accept Karzai Victory; Ethnic Conflict could Flare; Pentagon using Rendon to Vet Journalists

Things to worry about on a lazy August Sunday: Abdullah Abdullah, the leading rival to incumbent Hamid Karzai in the Afghanistan presidential elections, told a […]

Juan Cole

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Is Karzai trying to Steal the Afghanistan Election, taking a Leaf from Ahmadinejad's Book?

Is Karzai trying to Steal the Afghanistan Election, taking a Leaf from Ahmadinejad’s Book?

The BBC is reporting that Obama’s special envoy to AfPak, Richard Holbrooke, has had a shouting match with President Hamid Karzai over the desirability of […]

Juan Cole

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Khamenei Backs off on Charge of Western Plots; Ayatollahs Sani’i and Montazeri Attack Khamenei.

Khamenei Backs off on Charge of Western Plots; Ayatollahs Sani’i and Montazeri Attack Khamenei.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that he did not believe the leaders of Iran’s protesters against the official presidential election results were instigated […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Hakim’s Death Unsettles Iraqi Politics

Al-Hakim’s Death Unsettles Iraqi Politics

The big news in Iraq was the death from cancer in Tehran of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the clerical leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians Plan State, but Will Netanyahu Block it?

Palestinians Plan State, but Will Netanyahu Block it?

The Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, has put forward a plan for a Palestinian state to be attained within 2 years. This is the first […]

Juan Cole

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41 Killed in Qandahar Bombing; Karzai & Abdullah Neck and Neck; Taliban Threaten Western Capitals; 4 US Soldiers Killed

41 Killed in Qandahar Bombing; Karzai & Abdullah Neck and Neck; Taliban Threaten Western Capitals; 4 US Soldiers Killed

A massive truck bomb was set off near a Japanese construction company in the southwestern city of Qandahar in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing about 41 […]

Juan Cole

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Ted Kennedy on How America Got Mired in Iraq

Ted Kennedy on How America Got Mired in Iraq

Senator Ted Kennedy’s death Tuesday night has deprived the nation of one of the most insightful and committed progressive politicians the country had. Kennedy all […]

Juan Cole

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Congress Needs to Pass some Laws on controversial issues

Congress Needs to Pass some Laws on controversial issues

The thing that concerns me most about the investigation of Central Intelligence Agency interrogators is that US law served as such a poor guide to […]

Juan Cole

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