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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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Bombings In Sadr City Kirkuk Dozens

Bombings In Sadr City Kirkuk Dozens

Bombings in Sadr City, Kirkuk– Dozens Dead Al-Hakim Criticizes Bush on Irbil Raid Another big bombing by guerrillas in Shiite Sadr City killed 25. Guerrillas […]

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125 Killed Hundreds Wounded By

125 Killed Hundreds Wounded By

125 Killed, Hundreds Wounded by Bombings, Assassinations Guerrillas kill 4 US Troops UN Says 34452 Iraqi Civilians Killed in 06 Resolution Condemning Escalation Introduced in […]

Juan Cole

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International Journal Of Contemporary

International Journal Of Contemporary

International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies The first issue of the International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies is up on the Web and freely accessible. […]

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Breaking News 60 Dead 110 Wounded In

Breaking News 60 Dead 110 Wounded In

Breaking News: 60 Dead, 110 Wounded in University Bombing Guerrillas used a car bomb and a suicide bomber to kill 60 persons, wounding 110 more, […]

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70 Killed In Orgy Of Bombings

70 Killed In Orgy Of Bombings

70 Killed in Orgy of Bombings, Kidnappings Shiites Consult Sistani on Iran/Mahdi Army Strategy Ankara Conference on Kirkuk: Kurds disinvited So there is no sign […]

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Cole In Bay Area Here Is How Things

Cole In Bay Area Here Is How Things

Cole in Bay Area Here is how things have shaped up for later this week when I’m on the West Coast. Wednesday Jan 17, 7 […]

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Sleeping Through Revolution Martin

Sleeping Through Revolution Martin

“Sleeping through the Revolution”: Martin Luther King on the Evils of War Here are some excerpts on war from Martin Luther King, Jr., “Remaining Awake […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq For Land Can Jordan Egypt And

Iraq For Land Can Jordan Egypt And

Iraq for Land: Can Jordan, Egypt and other Sunni Arab States Get a Real State for the Palestinians, Peace for Israel, and Peace for Iraq […]

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Saddams Execution And Revival Of Baath

Saddams Execution And Revival Of Baath

Saddam’s Execution and the Revival of the Baath Party in Iraq Saddam’s half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and the head of his revolutionary court were hanged early […]

Juan Cole

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