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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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Coalition Iraqi Police Extensively

Coalition Iraqi Police Extensively

Coalition, Iraqi Police Extensively Infiltrated by Oppositionist Spies Chris Marks of the Scotsman reviews the ways in which the Coalition military and the Iraqi police […]

Juan Cole

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Rumsfeld Bechtel And Iraq Well

Rumsfeld Bechtel And Iraq Well

Rumsfeld, Bechtel and Iraq Well, the Democratic Party seems too nice or inept to do anything with it, but as the Washington Post points out, […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News Shiite Badr Brigade Hq In

Breaking News Shiite Badr Brigade Hq In

Breaking News: Shiite Badr Brigade HQ in Baghdad Bombed According to CNN, a huge bomb demolished the headquarters of the paramilitary Badr Brigade in Baghdad, […]

Juan Cole

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1 Us Soldier Killed Another Wounded

1 Us Soldier Killed Another Wounded

1 US Soldier Killed, Another Wounded along with Translator Guerrillas in northwest Baghdad mounted an ambush late Wednesday on a 1st Armored Division convoy, killing […]

Juan Cole

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Al Hakim To Ash Sharq Al Awsat Saddam

Al Hakim To Ash Sharq Al Awsat Saddam

Al-Hakim to ash-Sharq al-Awsat: Saddam must be Tried in Iraq In an interview with the London daily ash-Sharq al-Awsat, Shiite leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, current […]

Juan Cole

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Kofi Annan May Visit Iraq Tells Sistani

Kofi Annan May Visit Iraq Tells Sistani

Kofi Annan May visit Iraq; Tells Sistani Direct Elections Impractical Kofi Annan is seeking a Jan. 15 meeting with the countries involved in Iraq and […]

Juan Cole

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Should Saddam Be Executed Or Exhibited

Should Saddam Be Executed Or Exhibited

Should Saddam be Executed or Exhibited in Stocks and Spit on? Shiites Debate The Associated Press reports on the debate in the Shiite holy city […]

Juan Cole

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So This Is Liberation One Of Prime

So This Is Liberation One Of Prime

So this is Liberation? One of the prime messages the Bush Public Relations team has attempted to project to the US public is that the […]

Juan Cole

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Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Recognizes Justice

Abdul Aziz Al Hakim Recognizes Justice

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Recognizes Justice of Reparations to Iran Reuters reports that Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the current president of the Interim Governing Council, has admitted […]

Juan Cole

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