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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

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Iran Can Now Make glowing Mickey Mouse Watches Despite all the sloppy and inaccurate headlines about Iran “going nuclear,” the fact is that all President […]

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3 Us Troops Killed Muqtada Al Sadrs

3 US troops Killed; Muqtada al-Sadr’s Bloc backs alternative to Jaafari The Pentagon announced Monday that 3 US soldiers had been killed. Sunni Arab leaders […]

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Political Gridlock Violence Continue

Political Gridlock, Violence, Continue Protests Against “Liberation” Day Violence left 16 dead and others wounded on Sunday, the anniversary of the fall of Saddam (see […]

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Another Shrine Hit With 6 Dead Mubarak

Another Shrine hit, with 6 Dead Mubarak Warns on Civil War, US Withdrawal Reuters reports that guerrillas hit yet another Shiite shrine on Saturday this […]

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3 Us Troops Killed Al Saghir Blames

3 Us Troops Killed Al Saghir Blames

3 US Troops Killed Al-Saghir Blames Sunni Arab Parties, Press for Mosque Bombing The US military announced the deaths of 3 GIs in Iraq on […]

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Breaking News 78 Dead Dozens Wounded

Breaking News 78 Dead Dozens Wounded

Breaking News: 78 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Shiite Mosque Attack Deutsche Presse-Agentur reports that suicide bombers detonated their bombs at the Shiite Buratha in the […]

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Wounded Us Troops Face Lifetime Of

Wounded US Troops Face Lifetime of Disabilities Karbala Province breaks off Relations with US Reuters reports the other guerrilla violence in Iraq besides the car […]

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Bush Leaker In Chief Bush As Johnson

Bush Leaker In Chief Bush As Johnson

Bush: Leaker-in-Chief? Bush as Johnson + Nixon Irv Lewis Libby, the former chief of staff for trigger-happy VP Richard Bruce Cheney is now alleging that […]

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Breaking News Najaf Carbombing Kills

Breaking News Najaf Carbombing Kills

Breaking News: Najaf Carbombing Kills 15, Wounds 40 Unknown assailants set off a car bomb in the Shiite holy city of Najaf on Thursday, killing […]

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