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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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China surges with 52 Gigs of new Solar as Trump kneecaps US sector with 30% Tariffs

China surges with 52 Gigs of new Solar as Trump kneecaps US sector with 30% Tariffs

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Clean Technica reports that China blew the top off expectations for its solar installations in 2017, […]

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Fossil Fuels
It is all about the Oil: US Diplomats on Mideast Obsession

It is all about the Oil: US Diplomats on Mideast Obsession

By Edward Hunt | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – A Rare Glimpse into the Inner Workings of the American Empire in the Middle […]

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Democratic Party
US partisan divide over Israel at its widest ever, new poll finds

US partisan divide over Israel at its widest ever, new poll finds

Middle East Monitor | – – The US partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats over Israel is now wider than at any point in the […]

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Germany
German Anti-Muslim Party Member in Surprise Conversion to Islam

German Anti-Muslim Party Member in Surprise Conversion to Islam

TeleSur | – – Arthur Wagner resigned from Alternative for Germany (AfD) on January 11 for “personal reasons” and “only afterwards was it known that […]

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Donald Trump
Countering Turkish Propaganda, Pentagon reports 150 ISIL Killed in Airstrikes

Countering Turkish Propaganda, Pentagon reports 150 ISIL Killed in Airstrikes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The front page news today that US and coalition aircraft (mostly American joined by French and […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump slashes funding to most vulnerable Palestinians, children (UNRWA)

Trump slashes funding to most vulnerable Palestinians, children (UNRWA)

By Anne Irfan | (The Conversation) | – – The Trump administration has announced that it will drastically cut its donations to the UN Relief […]

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Donald Trump
The Norwegians are Coming! The Norwegians are Coming!

The Norwegians are Coming! The Norwegians are Coming!

By Ann Jones | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In the past couple of weeks, thanks to the president’s racist comments about Haiti and African […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians in Jerusalem and West Bank join Gaza in General Strike to protest Pence

Palestinians in Jerusalem and West Bank join Gaza in General Strike to protest Pence

IMEMC | – – As U.S. Vice President and Christian Zionist Mike Pence visited Jerusalem Tuesday, Palestinian stores and businesses across the city and across […]

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Arab World
Jordan's King Abdullah warns Pence-Trump of Major instability over Jerusalem

Jordan’s King Abdullah warns Pence-Trump of Major instability over Jerusalem

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Political scientist John Mearsheimer wrote a book on the tragedy of great power politics. While that […]

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