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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

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

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Guerrillas Kill Over 30 Wound Dozens

Guerrillas Kill Over 30 Wound Dozens

Guerrillas Kill over 30, wound Dozens, In Continued Iraq Violence Sadr Movement Coming in Third in South Mariam Fam of AP gives us the details […]

Juan Cole

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Goldberg V

Goldberg V

Goldberg v. Cole Redux Goldberg seems to like embarrassing himself, so he won’t let go. Let us see what has been established. First, I alleged […]

Juan Cole

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Republicans Iraq And Islamic Republic

Republicans Iraq And Islamic Republic

The Republicans’ Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iraq A guerrilla attack on a police station at Mahawil south of Baghdad left 22 police and […]

Juan Cole

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Letter To Jonah Goldberg Reader Ccd Me

Letter To Jonah Goldberg Reader Ccd Me

Letter to Jonah Goldberg A reader cc’d me with this letter to Jonah Goldberg and allowed me to share it here. Jonah: In your post […]

Juan Cole

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Focus On Elections In Iraq Al Hayat

Focus On Elections In Iraq Al Hayat

Focus on Elections in Iraq Al-Hayat: An official spokesman for the Da`wa Party said Saturday that its political office had put forward Ibrahim Jafari as […]

Juan Cole

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Wolcott On Goldbergs Language

Wolcott On Goldbergs Language

Wolcott on Goldberg’s Language Competencies James Wolcott of Vanity Fair weighs in on the Goldberg/Cole debate. My favorite line: “Yes, but Jonah speaks fluent Simpsons, […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates

Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates

Shiite Religious Coalition Dominates Parliamentary Voting With 3.3 million votes counted from about 10 mostly southern provinces, the United Iraqi Alliance of mainly Shiite religious […]

Juan Cole

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Jonah Goldberg Embarrasses Himself

Jonah Goldberg Embarrasses Himself

Jonah Goldberg Embarrasses Himself Once Again Jonah Goldberg attacked yours truly in a column recently. I think it is time to be frank about some […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Soldiers Killed 5 Wounded 19

2 Us Soldiers Killed 5 Wounded 19

2 US soldiers Killed, 5 wounded 19 Iraqis killed; Mosque Bombed CNN reports that guerrillas used a roadside bomb to kill two US soldiers and […]

Juan Cole

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