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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

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,

09/14/2025 By Global Voices

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4 Marines Die Fadila Withdraws From

4 Marines Die Fadila Withdraws From

4 Marines Die Fadila Withdraws from Government Friday’s guerrilla violence was relatively muted, though there were bombings and killings. The most serious incident was a […]

Juan Cole

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3 Gis Killed Government Postponed

3 Gis Killed Government Postponed

3 GIs Killed Government Postponed Guerrillas set off bombs to kill 3 GIs in Hilla on Thursday. At least 15 Iraqis were also killed (-al-Sharq […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Founding Fathers Were Just

Bush Founding Fathers Were Just

Bush: Founding Fathers were Just Kidding About Fourth Amendment .President Bush apparently thinks that the fourth amendment of the US Constitution (i.e. the US Constitution) […]

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19 Dead In Violence Walkout In

19 Dead In Violence Walkout In

19 Dead in Violence Walkout in Parliament over Shiite Ringtone The Iraqi civil war took at least 19 lives on Wednesday, including especially in the […]

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Cole In Salon

Cole In Salon

Cole in Salon.com My article, “Saving Iraq: Mission Impossible,” is out in Salon.com. Excerpt: ‘ Hopes for a breakthrough hinge on the assumption that al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

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Europeans Offer Iran Deal Iranians Say

Europeans Offer Iran Deal Iranians Say

Europeans offer Iran Deal Iranians say Program Peaceful Over Bush’s initial objections, the Europeans are going to try offering Iran further incentives to abandon its […]

Juan Cole

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Tal Afar Bombing Kills 20 Wounds 70

Tal Afar Bombing Kills 20 Wounds 70

Tal Afar Bombing Kills 20, Wounds 70 Did Coalition Ship 200,000 Guns to Guerrillas? Guerrillas killed 11 persons on a busnear Baqubah Wednesday morning. At […]

Juan Cole

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Mesaisis Letter On Behalf Of Ramin

Mesaisis Letter On Behalf Of Ramin

MESA/ISIS Letter on Behalf of Ramin Jahanbegloo For more on this case see this article and Eurasia.net. May 8, 2006 Ayatollah Ali KhameneiSupreme Leader of […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad As W

Ahmadinejad As W

Ahmadinejad as W.’s Penpal Ebadi warns of another Iraq Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote a letter to W., in which he insisted on Iran’s right […]

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