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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?

08/13/2025 By Tomdispatch

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Rumors Musharraf Will Impose Emergency

Rumors Musharraf Will Impose Emergency

Rumors Musharraf will impose Emergency Laws in Pakistan Islamabad blames Obama Blogger acting up, affecting comments, archives. Should clear up soon. Sorry. Rumors are flying […]

Juan Cole

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Us Military Strikes Embarrass Al Maliki

Us Military Strikes Embarrass Al Maliki

US Military Strikes Embarrass al-Maliki While he is in Tehran The US military took advantage of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s absence from the country to […]

Juan Cole

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Beeman To Nyt Hyping Iran Threat In

Beeman To Nyt Hyping Iran Threat In

Beeman to NYT: Hyping Iran Threat in Times of Diplomacy William O. Beeman of the University of Minnesota shared with IC this letter to the […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Pakistani Editor Tancredo Has Expressed

Pakistani Editor Tancredo Has Expressed

Pakistani Editor: ‘Tancredo has Expressed his Evil, inner Self’ At IC Global Affairs, the editors of major Pakistani newspapers reply to Tom Tancredo and Barack […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al Maliki Declines Turkish Treaty On

Al Maliki Declines Turkish Treaty On

Al-Maliki Declines Turkish Treaty on Terrorism Kurdistan Passes Oil Law Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki appears to have been ambushed by Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Vs Zombies

Bush Vs Zombies

Bush v. Zombies A satire on Bush administration fear-mongering. courtesy YouTube.

Juan Cole

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Usa Terrorism Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

Usa Terrorism Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

US Deployment of Mass Terror: Hiroshima Not a shining moment. From YouTube.

Juan Cole

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Farhi On Afghanistan Iraq And Bush

Farhi On Afghanistan Iraq And Bush

Farhi on Afghanistan, Iraq and the Bush Administration’s Incoherent Iran Policy At our Global Affairs group blog, Farideh Farhi explains “Afghanistan, Iraq and the Bush […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Surge Of Phony Spin On Iraq Cole In

Surge Of Phony Spin On Iraq Cole In

A Surge of Phony Spin on Iraq: Cole in Salon My column is out in Salon.com Tuesday: A surge of phony spin on Iraq Bush’s […]

Juan Cole

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