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Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
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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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Chalabi and Abdul Mahdi An informed reader writes: ‘ There appears to be some Bush Administration disarray in relation to the candidates for Iraqi Prime […]

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Conyers To Chalabi Press Release From

Conyers to Chalabi A press release from the office of Congressman John Conyers: Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, […]

Juan Cole

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5 Gis Dead Us Kills 36 In Qaim

5 Gis Dead Us Kills 36 In Qaim

5 GIs Dead, US Kills 36 in Qaim District; Guerrillas Kill 16 Guerrillas at a checkpoint south of Baghdad detonated a car bomb that killed […]

Juan Cole

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Italians Release Video Of Phosphorous

Italians Release Video Of Phosphorous

Italians Release Video of Phosphorous Attack on Fallujah The Italian television network RAI has released a video that includes an interview with an ex-Marine and […]

Juan Cole

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Comment Section Rules Comment Section

Comment Section Rules The comment section of Informed Comment is intended to allow readers to weigh in on the issues raised in the postings. The […]

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Comments At Informed Comment Readers

Comments at Informed Comment Readers have occasionally asked for a comment feature at this web site. I of course love the idea, but did not […]

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Future Of Book Institute For Future Of

Future of the Book The Institute for the Future of the Book is having a gathering soon to which I am invited, as an academic […]

Juan Cole

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Dennis Oflaherty Reader Comment On

Dennis O’Flaherty Reader Comment on Qaim Campaign Cole: [Al-Zaman: Sunni Arab leaders accused the US of conducting a campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing in […]

Juan Cole

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Blair Could Have Delayed Beginning Of

Blair Could have Delayed Beginning of War: Meyer; Sadrists Will Boycott Cairo Conference Sir Christopher Meyer, former British ambassador in Washington, blames Prime Minister Tony […]

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