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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?

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Bremer Flees Iraq Two Days Early Paul

Bremer Flees Iraq Two Days Early Paul

Bremer Flees Iraq Two Days Early Paul Bremer suddenly left Iraq on Monday, having “transferred sovereignty” to the caretaker Iraqi government two days early. It […]

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Fallujah Nir Rosens Brave And

Fallujah Nir Rosens Brave And

Fallujah Nir Rosen’s brave and essential reporting from Fallujah in the New Yorker is a must read. A taste: ‘ A young boy from Najaf […]

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10 Killed In Iraq Including Us Soldier

10 Killed In Iraq Including Us Soldier

10 Killed in Iraq, including a US Soldier; One Marine Held Hostage A US Marine was taken hostage in Iraq on June 21, and the […]

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Fahrenheit 911 I Saw Michael Moores

Fahrenheit 911 I Saw Michael Moores

Fahrenheit 9/11 I saw Michael Moore’s new film in Ann Arbor at the midnight show last Thursday, thinking I might say something about it over […]

Juan Cole

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2 Billion Unaccounted For In Cpa

2 Billion Unaccounted For In Cpa

$2 Billion Unaccounted for In CPA Handling of Iraq Finances The BBC reports that of nearly $20 billion in Iraqi money that the Coalition Provisional […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Haunts Bush In Istanbul Nabil Al

Iraq Haunts Bush In Istanbul Nabil Al

Iraq Haunts Bush in Istanbul Nabil al-Tikriti, who teaches history part-time at Loyola University New Orleans, writes Sunday from Istanbul: ‘ Hello: There are 15 […]

Juan Cole

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Clarke Invasion Of Iraq Enormous

Clarke Invasion Of Iraq Enormous

Clarke: Invasion of Iraq an Enormous Mistake In a speech in Orlando, former White House counter-terrorism chief Richard Clarke said, according to AP: ‘ The […]

Juan Cole

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Attacks Target Party Offices In Iraq_27

Attacks Target Party Offices in Iraq Al-Hayat: Guerrilla attacks on Saturday concentrated on party offices of parties allied with the United States. Gunmen attacked the […]

Juan Cole

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Should Cheney Be Fined 275000 Vice

Should Cheney Be Fined 275000 Vice

Should Cheney be Fined $275,000? Vice President Dick Cheney shouted “go fuck yourself!” at inoffensive Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, at a photo opportunity […]

Juan Cole

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