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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Hundreds Wounded by live fire as Israeli Snipers Shot protesters in Back & while at Prayer

Gaza: Hundreds Wounded by live fire as Israeli Snipers Shot protesters in Back & while at Prayer

Alex Gatopoulos | Al Jazeera English | (Video News Report) | – – “Israeli soldiers have fired on Palestinians in Gaza for the second day […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Rights groups slam Israeli 'crimes' in Gaza, say 'shooting unarmed civilians illegal'

Rights groups slam Israeli ‘crimes’ in Gaza, say ‘shooting unarmed civilians illegal’

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Human rights organizations have come out in full condemnation of Israel’s violent response to massive unarmed […]

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Corruption
Swampy McSwampface: EPA Chief Ruining Environment Living in Polluter Lobbyist Condo

Swampy McSwampface: EPA Chief Ruining Environment Living in Polluter Lobbyist Condo

By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “As he has done over and over again, he showed contempt for transparency, ethical […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
John Bolton Skewed Intelligence, Say People Who Worked With Him

John Bolton Skewed Intelligence, Say People Who Worked With Him

By Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica | – – Former colleagues say the next national security adviser — whose job is to marshal information and present […]

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Israeli Snipers Murder 17, wound dozens of Trapped Refugee Protesters at Gaza Border

Israeli Snipers Murder 17, wound dozens of Trapped Refugee Protesters at Gaza Border

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Palestinians in Gaza staged an unarmed protest Friday, part of a planned multi-week event, near the […]

Juan Cole

China
Wind & Solar Rising: Has world disillusionment with Nuclear Power reached China?

Wind & Solar Rising: Has world disillusionment with Nuclear Power reached China?

The Qinshan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang province (Image: baike) By Feng Hao | (China Dialogue) | – – Slowing demand for electricity and competition […]

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Israel/ Palestine
In Photos: Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza March at Border for Return

In Photos: Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza March at Border for Return

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinians from across the besieged Gaza Strip took to the border with Israel […]

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Houthi
The Iran Red Herring in the Ruinous Yemen War

The Iran Red Herring in the Ruinous Yemen War

Via Middle East Monitor By Alastair Sloan | (Middle East Monitor) | – – As the church bells rang in the New Year of 2018, […]

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Donald Trump
Trump: "US out of Syria 'Very Soon'"-- Quip or Policy Reversal?

Trump: “US out of Syria ‘Very Soon'”– Quip or Policy Reversal?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump in the course of a speech on infrastructure in Ohio, yesterday, observed that the US […]

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