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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 (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]

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,

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Guerrilla War Still Going Strong

Guerrilla War Still Going Strong

Guerrilla War Still Going Strong: Guerrillas kill 26, Wound 74 in Seven bombings, Other Attacks Al-Zaman [Ar.]: The Iraqi governent says that during the seven […]

Juan Cole

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17 Dead In Guerrilla Violence Fadhilah

17 Dead In Guerrilla Violence Fadhilah

17 Dead in Guerrilla Violence Fadhilah Defends Constitution Robert worth of the NYT reports that some 17 persons were killed in guerrilla violence in Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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What If Cheney Had Apologized For Iraq

What If Cheney Had Apologized For Iraq

What if Cheney had Apologized for Iraq? Satire alert for the humorless. What would it have looked like if Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney had […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Press Highlights For Feb

Iraqi Press Highlights For Feb

Iraqi Press Highlights for Feb. 19 Key bits of information from the Iraqi press, selected from a mass of such articles in the Foreign Broadcast […]

Juan Cole

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20 Dead In Bombings Gunfights

20 Dead In Bombings Gunfights

20 Dead in Bombings, Gunfights Including GI Guerrillas set off several bombs in Baghdad on Saturday, targetting policemen. They also bombed Tikrit, Baqubah and Fallujah. […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Al Sadr On Aljazeera Ready To

Muqtada Al Sadr On Aljazeera Ready To

Muqtada al-Sadr on Aljazeera “Ready to attack the Americans if they Attack Iran or Syria” “In a Democratic Iraq, Kurds will not need Own Region” […]

Juan Cole

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Iranians Demand British Withdrawal

Iranians Demand British Withdrawal

Iranians Demand British Withdrawal from Basra Bombs in Baghdad and Yusufiyah; reprisal killings in Baghdad; and major pipeline sabotage targeting fuel supplies to the capital. […]

Juan Cole

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Further Abu Ghraib Photos Us

Further Abu Ghraib Photos Us

Further Abu Ghraib Photos US Constitution RIP Salon.com has gotten hold of a complete set of images of torture from Abu Ghraib. This is the […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Seethes Over Abu Ghraib 11 Dead

Iraq Seethes Over Abu Ghraib 11 Dead

Iraq Seethes over Abu Ghraib 11 Dead, 30 Wounded in guerrilla Violence Three major bombings in Baghdad and shootings there and elsewhere killed 11 persons […]

Juan Cole

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