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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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Mulla Omar Threatens Us Troops Repubs

Mulla Omar Threatens Us Troops Repubs

Mulla Omar Threatens US Troops Repubs: Good at Ads, Bad at Capturing Mulla Omar, leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan and claimant on the title […]

Juan Cole

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Break Up Of Iraq Threatens Mideast

Break Up Of Iraq Threatens Mideast

Break-Up of Iraq Threatens Mideast Stability Mahmudiyah Bombing Kills, wounds Dozens The Guardian reported Saturday on the 8 options for Iraq allegedly being considered by […]

Juan Cole

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Amara Fighting Threatens Stability Of

Amara Fighting Threatens Stability Of

Amara Fighting Threatens Stability of South Fighting broke out Thursday and Friday in the southern city of Amara (pop. 330,000) between the Mahdi Army and […]

Juan Cole

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Aliens Or Citizens Van Erp Peter Van

Aliens Or Citizens Van Erp Peter Van

Aliens or Citizens: Van Erp Peter van Erp writes: ‘ From: Peter van Erp Sent: Thu 10/19/2006 11:14 AM To: Juan Cole Subject: Your lettre […]

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71 Killed Bombings Shootings Mosul

71 Killed Bombings Shootings Mosul

71 Killed Bombings, Shootings; Mosul, Kirkuk Targetted; Islamic Army in Talks with US Another US GI was killed in al-Anbar Province on Thursday. Guerrillas set […]

Juan Cole

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Unconstitutionality Of Military

Unconstitutionality Of Military

The Unconstitutionality of the Military Commissions Act: Furey Ed Furey writes: ‘ Professor Cole: You barely scratched the surface on the unconstitutionality of the so-called […]

Juan Cole

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Mesa Letter On Judt Speech

Mesa Letter On Judt Speech

MESA Letter on Judt Speech Cancellation This letter went out from the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association over my signature […]

Juan Cole

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11 Gis Killed 70 Dead In Oct

11 Gis Killed 70 Dead In Oct

11 GIs Killed; 70 Dead in Oct.; Bush: This is their Tet; Maliki Sees Sistani Iraqi guerrillas killed 11 US troops on Wednesday, one of […]

Juan Cole

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Year One Of Empire Bush Resistance Is

Year One Of Empire Bush Resistance Is

Year One of the Empire Bush: Resistance is Illogical Bush and a supine, cowardly Congress shredded the US Constitution on Tuesday, abolishing the right of […]

Juan Cole

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