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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Christian Terrorist Rudolph Sentenced What the Rightwing Press Will not Say Notorious Christian terrorist Eric Rudolph was sentenced to two life terms on Monday. The […]

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Israeli Orange Shirts Protest Threaten

Israeli Orange Shirts Protest, Threaten Violence Tens of thousands of rightwing Israeli protesters came out on Monday to rally against the withdrawal of Israeli colonizers […]

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Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears Of Hot Civil

Bombings Provoke Fears of Hot Civil War Jalal al-Din Saghir, an Iraqi parliamentarian close to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, called the weekend’s onslaught of suicide […]

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Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked To Al Libi Mystery

Leeds Cell Linked to al-Libi? The Mystery of the Egyptian Chemist Pakistani authorities have traced one telephone call from one of the July 7 bombers […]

Juan Cole

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Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove It Is All Going To Be

Rove: It is all going to be Declassified From Meet the Press with Tim Russert, 7/17: ‘ MR. RUSSERT: This is the cover of your […]

Juan Cole

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Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene In Iraqi Elections

Did Bush Intervene in Iraqi Elections? The Bush administration may have thrown covert support to its favored political parties in Iraq over objections from Congress, […]

Juan Cole

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Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises to Nearly 100 Reuters is reporting that the death toll from the gas station bombing in Musayyib on Saturday has risen […]

Juan Cole

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87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead in Iraq Attacks, over 100 wounded 3 British Troops Killed The Age reports that a suicide bomber in Musayyib killed at least 70 […]

Juan Cole

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29 Dead 111 Wounded In Wave Of

29 Dead 111 Wounded In Wave Of

29 Dead, 111 Wounded in Wave of Bombings 2 Marines Dead, 7 US Troops Wounded Street Battles in Samarra Sameer Yacoub of AP reports that […]

Juan Cole

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