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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

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Bin Laden Moussawi Not 911 Hijacker

Bin Laden: Moussawi not a 9/11 Hijacker Anyone who has actually read a transcript of anything Zacarias Moussaoui has said has immediately recognized that he […]

Juan Cole

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Critique Of Us Policy In Iraq Bush

Critique Of Us Policy In Iraq Bush

Critique of US Policy in Iraq Bush Administration policies in Iraq have largely been a failure. It has created a failed state in that country, […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki Calls For Most Coalition Troops

Maliki Calls For Most Coalition Troops

Maliki Calls for Most Coalition Troops out by End of Year Well, there are two versions of Iraq’s future. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suprised visiting […]

Juan Cole

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Black Psy Ops Campaign Against Iran

Black Psy Ops Campaign Against Iran

The Black Psy-Ops Campaign against Iran The Iranian regime is despicable in its lack of respect for basic human rights and in its regimentation of […]

Juan Cole

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Responses To Critics Open Thread I

Responses To Critics Open Thread I

Responses to Critics: Open Thread I don’t want to give the impression that I am unduly interested in the cottage industry that has grown up […]

Juan Cole

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Davinci Code As Parable Of American

Davinci Code As Parable Of American

DaVinci Code as Parable of American Modernity Despite the scowls and titters of the critics, the DaVinci Code did $77 million at the box office […]

Juan Cole

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50 Dead Maliki Vows To End Militias

50 Dead Maliki Vows To End Militias

50 Dead Maliki Vows to End Militias, Graft The civil war in Iraq killed 50 persons on Sunday, according to al-Zaman. Reuters managed to detail […]

Juan Cole

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Wikipedia Article Hijacked I Fear I

Wikipedia Article Hijacked I Fear I

Wikipedia Article Hijacked I fear I have never had the time to get up to full speed with regard to the Wiki world or the […]

Juan Cole

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Canwest And Lobby Kind Reader Alerted

Canwest And Lobby Kind Reader Alerted

CanWest and the Lobby A kind reader alerted me to this item about the present owners of the National Post that tried to float the […]

Juan Cole

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