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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?

08/13/2025 By Juan Cole

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Evolve Tv Evolve Tvs Issue Will Be Web

Evolve TV Evolve TV’s “The Issue” will be a web-based hard-hitting interview program on public and foreign affairs. Now that PBS is being increasingly politicized, […]

Juan Cole

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One To Two Billion Dollars Missing At

One To Two Billion Dollars Missing At

One to Two Billion Dollars Missing at Ministry of Defense Hannah Allam of Knight Ridder broke the story this past summer that a billion dollars […]

Juan Cole

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Member Of Parliament Killed 24 Bodies

Member Of Parliament Killed 24 Bodies

Member of Parliament killed 24 Bodies Found The deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Husain Shahristani, had the final text of the constitution “read” in […]

Juan Cole

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Egyptian Elections And Bushs War My

Egyptian Elections And Bushs War My

The Egyptian Elections and Bush’s War My article, “Bush’s war and the Egyptian elections”, which argues that “Mubarak’s rigged victory shows that right-wing predictions of […]

Juan Cole

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Security Situation In Baghdad Sinking

Security Situation In Baghdad Sinking

Security Situation in Baghdad Sinking like the Titanic An observer in Iraq writes to me: “The situation has deteriorated in Baghdad dramatically today. Five neighborhoods […]

Juan Cole

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52 Dead Dozens Wounded Guerrilla

52 Dead Dozens Wounded Guerrilla

52 Dead, Dozens Wounded Guerrilla violence, including a massive car bomb, killed 52 Iraqis on Saturday. The biggest incident occurred at a market at Nahrawan, […]

Juan Cole

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More On Hitchens And Cole Ive Now Seen

More On Hitchens And Cole Ive Now Seen

More on Hitchens and Cole I’ve now seen a transcript showing that Christopher Hitchens in his debate with George Galloway said that I “claimed” to […]

Juan Cole

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25 Dead Dozens Wounded Sadrists In Tuz

25 Dead Dozens Wounded Sadrists In Tuz

25 Dead, Dozens Wounded Sadrists in Tuz Khurmato Targeted At least 25 Iraqis were killed in guerilla violence on Friday and dozens wounded. The biggest […]

Juan Cole

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Union Opposition To Petroleum Industry

Union Opposition To Petroleum Industry

Union Opposition to Petroleum Industry Privatization The General Union of Oil Employees in Basra has issued a strong statement against privatization of the Iraqi petroleum […]

Juan Cole

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