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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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Rubin On Afghanistan Just In Case

Rubin On Afghanistan Just In Case

Rubin on Afghanistan Just in case anyone has forgotten, there is a war going on in Afghanistan, too. Barnett Rubin doesn’t think it is going […]

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Lebanon War Mits Electronic Journal On

Lebanon War Mits Electronic Journal On

Lebanon War MIT’s electronic journal on the Middle East has a special issue on the Lebanon war. (Warning, .pdf).

Juan Cole

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9 Us Troops Announced Killed Us Mahdi

9 Us Troops Announced Killed Us Mahdi

9 US Troops Announced Killed; US/ Mahdi Army Clashes in Diwaniyah; Hundreds of Iraqi Police Made Sick by Meal Altogether, the US military announced the […]

Juan Cole

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Tony Judt Talk Cancelled After

Tony Judt Talk Cancelled After

Tony Judt Talk Cancelled after Pressure from Israel Lobby There was a virtual news blackout on the debate at Cooper Union recently on the influence […]

Juan Cole

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Blunkett Blames Cheney Rumsfeld Baker

Blunkett Blames Cheney Rumsfeld Baker

Blunkett Blames Cheney, Rumsfeld Baker Commission to accept 3-region Solution? 40 Killed; Tal Afar Bombed WaPo reports, ‘Last month, 776 U.S. troops were wounded in […]

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Vp Abdul Mahdi Us Military Part Of

Vp Abdul Mahdi Us Military Part Of

VP Abdul Mahdi: US Military Part of Problem; 4,000 Iraq police killed in past 2 years The deaths of two more US Marines were announced […]

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62 Dead Dozens Wounded As Rice Visits

62 Dead Dozens Wounded As Rice Visits

62 Dead, Dozens Wounded as Rice Visits; Warner: Iraq going Sideways; Mahdi Army makes Hospitals Bases Senator John Warner says that Iraq is “drifting sideways” […]

Juan Cole

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Insurgent Leader Offers Talks With Us

Insurgent Leader Offers Talks With Us

Insurgent Leader Offers Talks with US Demands Withdrawal Timetable Dr. Ibrahim al-Shammari of the Islamic Army of Iraq offered talks with the US if Congress […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Victory Celebrations By

Top Ten Victory Celebrations By

Top Ten Victory Celebrations by Republicans in Congress The Republicans in Congress appropriated $20 million for a victory celebration for Iraq and Afghanistan, but couldn’t […]

Juan Cole

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