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Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)

08/13/2025 By Human Rights Watch

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?

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Debate Fact Check 4

Debate Fact Check 4

McCain said in the debate: ‘ So we have a long way to go in our intelligence services. We have to do a better job […]

Juan Cole

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CBS Poll of Independents: Obama Won

CBS Poll of Independents: Obama Won

Keith Olbermann just read out the results of a snap poll of 500 uncommitted voters commissioned by CBS News just after Friday night’s presidential debate: […]

Juan Cole

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Palin’s Russian Roulette

Palin’s Russian Roulette

On being a Russia expert by virtue of contiguity: “We have trade missions back and forth,” Palin told Couric. “We, we do, it’s very important […]

Juan Cole

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US Helicopters Fired on By Pakistani Troops

US Helicopters Fired on By Pakistani Troops

Pakistani troops fired on US military helicopters on Thursday. Pakistani officials insisted that the helicopters, which were not hit, had strayed into Pakistani territory. The […]

Juan Cole

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McCain Rushes Campaign to Nowhere

McCain Rushes Campaign to Nowhere

Mao Zedong announced the adage by which John McCain is clearly living now: “The enemy advances, we retreat. / The enemy camps, we harass. / […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: Bashing Ahmadinejad

Cole in Salon: Bashing Ahmadinejad

My column is out at Salon.com: “Obama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:” Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah Palin and Barack […]

Juan Cole

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McCain admits Country has no current President

McCain admits Country has no current President

McCain says he will suspend his political campaign on Thursday morning and is calling for a cancellation of the debate. Joe Barton (R-Texas) just came […]

Juan Cole

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Palin wasTalking with Karzai about his Son!

Palin wasTalking with Karzai about his Son!

You know those ballyhooed meetings of Sarah Palin with world leaders? What if they weren’t even talking about foreign policy? Since the press was kept […]

Juan Cole

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McCain’s Aide’s Lobbying for Criminal Failed Mortgage Firm

McCain’s Aide’s Lobbying for Criminal Failed Mortgage Firm

Michael Tomasky writes: ‘The lobbying firm of Rick Davis, the manager, was being paid $15,000 a month by Freddie Mac until last month. That fact […]

Juan Cole

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