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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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Al Gore Global Warming Oscars And Iraq

Al Gore Global Warming Oscars And Iraq

Al Gore, Global Warming, the Oscars and the Iraq War That the Al Gore film “An Inconvenient Truth” was legitimized by an Oscar Sunday night […]

Juan Cole

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University Bombing Casts Doubt On

University Bombing Casts Doubt On

University Bombing Casts Doubt on Security Plan Muqtada Calls on Iraqi Army to Act without US Help A suicide bomber with a bomb belt got […]

Juan Cole

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American Jews Blacks Fiercest Opponents

American Jews Blacks Fiercest Opponents

American Jews, Blacks, Fiercest Opponents of Iraq War 77% of American Jews oppose the Iraq war, according to a new Gallup poll. Only Black Protestants […]

Juan Cole

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Barratt British Troops Not Withdrawing

Barratt British Troops Not Withdrawing

Barratt: British Troops Not Withdrawing, being Redeployed to Afghanistan Keith Barratt writes: “I should like to correct a myth that has been accepted by much […]

Juan Cole

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Al Hakim Targeted With Car Bomb

Al Hakim Targeted With Car Bomb

Al-Hakim Targeted with Car Bomb; Thousands of Shiites Protest US in Najaf; Enormous Bomb Hits Habaniya Mosque Late Saturday, the US Air Force launched a […]

Juan Cole

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Khalilzad Apologizes For Arrest Of

Khalilzad Apologizes For Arrest Of

Khalilzad Apologizes for Arrest of Ammar al-Hakim Maliki Government stalls Changes in Debaathification The US has released Ammar al-Hakim and US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad apologized […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News Us Arrests Ammar Al Hakim

Breaking News Us Arrests Ammar Al Hakim

Breaking News: US Arrests Ammar al-Hakim US troops arrested Ammar al-Hakim, the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, on his return from Iran. There are conflicting […]

Juan Cole

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Cole In Salon On British Troop

Cole In Salon On British Troop

Cole in Salon on British Troop Withdrawal My article,The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. Troops: Vice President Cheney says the British are […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings In Tal Afar Kirkuk Dems Plan

Bombings In Tal Afar Kirkuk Dems Plan

Bombing in Tal Afar, Clashes in Ramadi Dems Plan to bring Troops Home in spring, O8 Senate Democrats are crafting legislation that would bring US […]

Juan Cole

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