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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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Murtha Urges Limited Funding Bombing

Murtha Urges Limited Funding Bombing Kills 10 in Shiite Sadr City Iraqi guerrillas killed 3 US troops and wounded 2 on Wednesday. Guerrilla violence killed […]

Juan Cole

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Note To Bush And Edwards On How There

Note To Bush And Edwards On How There

Note to Bush and Edwards: On How there is not Really any al-Qaeda in Iraq I caught John Edwards on Wolf Blitzer’s Situation Room Wednesday […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Vetoes Supplemental For Iraq 11

Bush Vetoes Supplemental For Iraq 11

Bush Vetoes Supplemental for Iraq Rice will be Polite 11 Killed in Minibus attack Bush vetoed the supplemental appropriations bill for Iraq that Congress sent […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Mission Accomplished 4 Years On

Mission Accomplished 4 Years On

Mission Accomplished, 4 Years on: A Commentary in Links Remarks by President Bush announcing the end of major combat operations in Iraq Thursday evening [May […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
3000 Sadrists Protest Us Raid 32 Killed

3000 Sadrists Protest Us Raid 32 Killed

3,000 Sadrists Protest US Raid 32 Killed in Funeral Bombing Some 3,000 Iraqis came out Monday in Baghdad to protest US military action against the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Touchy Touchy Terrorists Usg Open

Touchy Touchy Terrorists Usg Open

Touchy, Touchy Terrorists The USG Open Source Center summarizes an internet comment by a supporter of the Salafi “Islamic State of Iraq,” in which he […]

Juan Cole

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Tenet On Staircase With Neocons My

Tenet On Staircase With Neocons My

Tenet on the Staircase with the Neocons My column in response to George Tenet’s “60 Minutes” interview is available at Salon.com. Excerpt: The French call […]

Juan Cole

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Rice Bush Didnt Want War Condi Rice On

Rice Bush Didnt Want War Condi Rice On

Rice: Bush didn’t Want War Condi Rice on Sunday denied allegations by former CIA director George Tenet that Bush came into office determined to have […]

Juan Cole

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Political Crisis In Basra As Governor

Political Crisis In Basra As Governor

25 Killed in Basra Blast; Political Crisis in Basra as Governor is Unseated ; Iran will Attend Sharm El Sheikh Meet On Sunday evening, militiamen […]

Juan Cole

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