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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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Blogroll Political Journalism Talking

Blogroll Political Journalism Talking

Blogroll Political Journalism Talking Points Memo – Joshua Micah Marshall (Progressive politics, elegantly argued.) Air America (Progressive Web Site with Radio Stream) Huffington Post. Helena […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Army Not Ready For At Least Two

Iraqi Army Not Ready For At Least Two

Iraqi Army Not Ready for at Least Two Years Zarqawi’s group rejects Talabani Parlay Offer Violence in Iraq on Sunday left 2 American and one […]

Juan Cole

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Zarqawi Rip It Just Does Not Matter If

Zarqawi Rip It Just Does Not Matter If

Zarqawi RIP? It just does not matter if Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead. US troops searched a house in Mosul where guerrillas took their own […]

Juan Cole

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More Than 50 Dead In Saturday Bombings

More Than 50 Dead In Saturday Bombings

More than 50 Dead in Saturday Bombings Guerrillas killed 5 GIs and wounded 5 others in Baiji on Saturday with roadside bombs. They also blew […]

Juan Cole

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Conversation Between Sunni Muslim And

Conversation Between Sunni Muslim And

Conversation between a Sunni Muslim and a SCIRI Leader Gilbert Achcar kindly writes: “AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN SUNNI MUSLIMS AND A SCIRI LEADER On the occasion […]

Juan Cole

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What To Do If This Page Is Old Readers

What To Do If This Page Is Old Readers

What to Do if this Page is Old Readers sometimes have difficulty seeing recent postings. There are always recent postings. If your browser is showing […]

Juan Cole

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Straw Man Resolution In Congress

Straw Man Resolution In Congress

Straw Man Resolution in Congress: Joking around with the Lives of the Troops Brad Blog gives the text of Democratic congressman and retired Marine Colonel […]

Juan Cole

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Dozens Dead In Another Black Friday

Dozens Dead In Another Black Friday

Dozens Dead in another Black Friday Shiite Worshippers Massacred Suicide bombers went into two Shiite religious centers [Husayniyyahs] in Khaniqin northeast of Baghdad on Friday […]

Juan Cole

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Blowing In Wind In Background Of

Blowing In Wind In Background Of

Blowing in the Wind In the background of today’s entries, Bob Dylan’s “blowing in the wind” is playing. How many roads must a man walk […]

Juan Cole

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