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Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
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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 in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

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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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Four Us Soldiers Killed 18 Wounded In

Four Us Soldiers Killed 18 Wounded In

Four US Soldiers Killed, 18 wounded In addition to the three US soldiers killed in Karbala on Friday–one of whom the Arabic press is calling […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstrations In Baghdad And Basra

Demonstrations In Baghdad And Basra

Demonstrations in Baghdad and Basra Against US by Shiites The aftermath of the gunbattle in Karbala between US troops and the tribal paramilitary of an […]

Juan Cole

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Breaking News Gunfight In Karbala For

Breaking News Gunfight In Karbala For

Breaking News: Gunfight in Karbala For twelve hours from Thursday night into Friday early morning, US military police engaged in a gunfight with Shiite militiamen […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings And Attempted Bombings In

Bombings And Attempted Bombings In

Bombings and Attempted Bombings in North Iraq; Pipeline Hit The northern pipeline was bombed again Thursday, setting back US hopes that exports would resume from […]

Juan Cole

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Un Resolution On Iraq Sign Of Bush

Un Resolution On Iraq Sign Of Bush

UN Resolution on Iraq a Sign of Bush Administration Desperation The widespread interpretation of Thursday’s successful US-backed UN Security Resolution on Iraq, that it was […]

Juan Cole

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Us Army Arrests Sadrists In East

Us Army Arrests Sadrists In East

US Army Arrests Sadrists in East Baghdad The US military went into East Baghdad on Thursday with tanks, which stood guard while the soldiers took […]

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Al Qaeda Takes Credit For Bombing Of

Al Qaeda Takes Credit For Bombing Of

Al-Qaeda Takes Credit for bombing of Baghdad Hotel Guerrillas raked the front of the Baghdad Hotel with gunfire on Wednesday. It had been the target […]

Juan Cole

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Barzani Warns Again On Turkish Troops

Barzani Warns Again On Turkish Troops

Barzani Warns Again on Turkish troops Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani gave an interview to al-Sharq al-Awsat in which he warned again of the severed dangers […]

Juan Cole

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Former State Department Analyst Powell

Former State Department Analyst Powell

Former State Department Analyst: Powell Exaggerated at UN Greg Thielman, a former State Department weapons analyst says that he watched Colin Powell’s performance at the […]

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