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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

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Internet
Is The Internet A Luxury Or A Right? (Video)

Is The Internet A Luxury Or A Right? (Video)

AJ+ | – – “Ten percent of people in the U.S. don’t have broadband internet, and the number is much higher among rural communities and […]

Juan Cole

Foreign Policy
US general defies Turkey, says not planning Manbij troop withdrawal

US general defies Turkey, says not planning Manbij troop withdrawal

Middle East Monitor | – – The United States has no plans to withdraw troops stationed near the town of Manbij in northern Syria despite […]

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Climate Change
No, Trump, Ice isn’t growing at Poles, and Yes, we are Boiling the Earth

No, Trump, Ice isn’t growing at Poles, and Yes, we are Boiling the Earth

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Associated Press did a useful fact check of Trump’s bizarre assertions on climate change in […]

Juan Cole

Kurds
Ankara warns US spec ops to Abandon Kurds or risk Turkish Attacks

Ankara warns US spec ops to Abandon Kurds or risk Turkish Attacks

TeleSur | – – Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag also stated that “those who support the terrorist organisation will become a target in this […]

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Afghanistan
US Pentagon will Keep fighting in Syria until they win the Vietnam War

US Pentagon will Keep fighting in Syria until they win the Vietnam War

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Vietnam: it’s always there. Looming in the past, informing American futures. A 50-year-old war, once labeled […]

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Donald Trump
"Human Rights" highly Selective in Trump's first Year

“Human Rights” highly Selective in Trump’s first Year

Administration’s Middle East Foreign Policy Dismissive of Rights Values Elisa Epstein, Advocacy Coordinator | ( Human Rights Watch) | – – Senior US officials have […]

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Climate Change
In the Age of Big Climate Change we have to stop Farting Carbon

In the Age of Big Climate Change we have to stop Farting Carbon

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This past year is what the era of Big Climate Change looks like. We are only […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban Massacres nearly 100, wounds150 in Kabul

Afghanistan: Taliban Massacres nearly 100, wounds150 in Kabul

TeleSur | – – The explosion took place in an area near many embassies and government buildings. A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at […]

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Corruption
Blood oil: more than half of the oil traded across the world has been stolen

Blood oil: more than half of the oil traded across the world has been stolen

By Leif Wenar | (The Conversation) | – – Donald Trump tweeted something true recently. Responding to the protests in Iran, the US president stated […]

Juan Cole

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