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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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Najaf Police Chief Dismissed For

Najaf Police Chief Dismissed for Corruption Haydar Mahdi Matar al-Miyali, the Governor of Najaf, announced Sunday that the city’s police chief, Husayn Yasin al-Juburi, had […]

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Four Us Soldiers Wounded Guerrillas

Four US Soldiers Wounded Guerrillas fired a rocket propelled grenade at US troops in Mosul on Saturday, wounding three of them. Also, guerrillas near Falluja […]

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Case Of Missing Weapons Of Mass

The Case of the Missing Weapons of Mass Destruction Josh Marshall has an excellent piece today, Sunday, on how the British and US governments are […]

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Baathist Resistance Fighters Highly

Baathist Resistance Fighters Highly Organized in Iraq The Baathist cells hitting American troops in and around Baquba are tightly knit, organized and take direction from […]

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Massacre Condemned By Sunni Clerics In

“Massacre” Condemned by Sunni Clerics in Falluja Angry crowds chanted anti-American slogans in the western city of Falluja (pop. 256,000) as the security police killed […]

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Al Qaeda And Pakistani Intelligence It

al-Qaeda and Pakistani Intelligence It has long been clear that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (military intelligence) helped create the Taliban and almost certainly was involved in […]

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Bush May Be Making Hurricanes Worse For

Bush May be making Hurricanes Worse For all those on the U.S. East Coast inconvenienced or endangered by the hurricane season, you should be aware […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Expulsion Of Arafat Would

Israeli Expulsion of Arafat would Violate Fourth Geneva Convention Someone asked me my stance on the Israeli War Cabinet’s decision to expel Palestinian leader Yasser […]

Juan Cole

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Hard Lives In Iraq As Usual Borzou

Hard Lives in Iraq As usual, Borzou Daragahi does an excellent job in reporting from Iraq on the ground (he is only “embedded” in Iraqi […]

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