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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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Hunting Accidents Oooops

Hunting Accidents Oooops.

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Jaafari Wins On Basis Of Dawa Sadrist

Jaafari Wins On Basis Of Dawa Sadrist

Jaafari Wins on Basis of Dawa, Sadrist Vote Some Question Stability of United Iraqi Alliance in Aftermath Al-Zaman/AFP reports that the internal vote of the […]

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Jaafari Prime Minister 2006 2010 But

Jaafari Prime Minister 2006 2010 But

Jaafari Prime Minister 2006-2010 But is not Allowed on US Television Breaking news: The United Iraqi Alliance, a coalition of Shiite fundamentalist parties, has chosen […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings Assassinations Continue As

Bombings Assassinations Continue As

Bombings, Assassinations Continue As Political Process Stalls A bomb rigged to a motorcycle exploded outside a restaurant in Baghdad on Sunday morning, wounding at least […]

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18 Dead 60 Wounded In Bombings Sunni

18 Dead 60 Wounded In Bombings Sunni

18 Dead, 60 Wounded in bombings Sunni Mosque Targeted Al-Zaman/ AFP reports that on Friday guerrilla violence left 18 Iraqis dead and 60 wounded. The […]

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Cheney Authorized Libby To Disclose Classified Documents

Cheney Authorized Libby To Disclose Classified Documents

Cheney Authorized Libby to Disclose Classified Documents Once upon a time, a former agent of Italian military intelligence named Rocco Martino, who had had some […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Danish Caricatures In Salon_09

Cole on Danish Caricatures in Salon.com My article on cartoongate is out over at Salon.com. Excerpt: ‘ After the cartoons were published on Sept. 30, […]

Juan Cole

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Everything West And Middle East Need

Everything West And Middle East Need

Everything the West and the Middle East Need Could have been Learned in Kindergarten 1. Don’t make fun of people for things they were born […]

Juan Cole

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Condaleeza Rice Is Liar Blames Syria

Condaleeza Rice Is Liar Blames Syria

Condaleeza Rice is a Liar Blames Syria, Iran for Inciting Violence over Caricatures of Prophet Secretary of State Condi Rice on Wednesday blamed Iran and […]

Juan Cole

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