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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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Igc Sees Foreign Fighters Supported By

Igc Sees Foreign Fighters Supported By

IGC sees Foreign Fighters supported by Baathists Sources in the Interim Governing Council told al-Zaman that there is evidence that between 200 and 400 foreign […]

Juan Cole

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Thai Prime Minister Threatens Pull Out

Thai Prime Minister Threatens Pull Out

Thai Prime Minister threatens pull-out of Troops The Thai prime minister said Wednesday that the 447 Thai troops at Karbala would be pulled out of […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Representative Wounded In

Sistani Representative Wounded In

Sistani Representative Wounded in attack in Karbala Shaykh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbala’i was wounded in the head and five guards were also wounded when assailants tossed […]

Juan Cole

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One Us Soldier Killed 7 Wounded Deputy

One Us Soldier Killed 7 Wounded Deputy

One US Soldier Killed, 7 wounded; Deputy Mayor of Baghdad Assassinated Tuesday: Guerrillas fired from a rooftop into the main US military base in Tikrit, […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq War Death Toll 8700 Iraqi Troops

Iraq War Death Toll 8700 Iraqi Troops

Iraq War Death Toll: 8,700 Iraqi Troops, 3,400 Iraqi Civilians A new study by The Project on Defence Alternatives, based on field hospital data and […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqs Christians Meet Ask For Own

Iraqs Christians Meet Ask For Own

Iraq’s Christians Meet, ask for own Province A conference of Chaldean and Assyrian Christians met in Baghdad Monday, and came to two principal decisions (al-Zaman). […]

Juan Cole

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Us Intelligence Failures On Iraq Wmd

Us Intelligence Failures On Iraq Wmd

US Intelligence Failures on Iraq WMD Rooted in Trusting Chalabi, Likud, Neocons Carl W. Ford Jr., the just-retired assistant secretary of State for intelligence and […]

Juan Cole

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Greenstock Charges Foreign Terrorists

Greenstock Charges Foreign Terrorists

Greenstock Charges Foreign Terrorists in Monday’s Wave of Attacks Special representative of the British government in Iraq, Jeremy Greenstock, told the BBC that the modus […]

Juan Cole

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Bangladesh Portugal Will Not Send

Bangladesh Portugal Will Not Send

Bangladesh, Portugal, will not send Troops The US military’s desperate search for an international division of peace enforcers in Iraq has pretty much completely failed. […]

Juan Cole

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