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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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Iraq
Militia Feuding, Insecurity in East Mosul hold up Advance on ISIL

Militia Feuding, Insecurity in East Mosul hold up Advance on ISIL

Mustafa Habib | ( Niqash.org ) | – – The biggest problem in eastern Mosul, post-extremists, is security. The Iraqi army needs to move on, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Tel Aviv: Huge Jewish-, Palestinian-Israeli Rally against racist state, home demolitions

Tel Aviv: Huge Jewish-, Palestinian-Israeli Rally against racist state, home demolitions

Ma’an News Agency | – – TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — Thousands rallied in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Saturday evening in protest of […]

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Africa
In Shocker, Federal Judge in Seattle Halts Trump Muslim Ban

In Shocker, Federal Judge in Seattle Halts Trump Muslim Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – When Trump issued his executive order halting immigration from seven countries, suspending the refugee program, and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Mixed Signals:  Now, White House Says Israeli Settlement Building May Not Help Peace

Mixed Signals: Now, White House Says Israeli Settlement Building May Not Help Peace

TeleSur | – – The tone was more measured than previous pro-Israel announcements, but did not go so far as to condemn settlement activity. The […]

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Donald Trump
Taking Iraq’s Oil

Taking Iraq’s Oil

By Edward Hunt | (Foreign Policy in Focus | Originally published in Lobelog. Trump wants Iraq’s oil, and he’s not interested in sharing. The leaders […]

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Arab Americans
Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban'

Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’

By Tom Brocket | (The Conversation) | – – Life goes on for the parents who drop off their children at homework club, or those […]

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Africa
Gambia's 'Trump' and the dilemma of the Int'l Criminal Court

Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court

By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | – – The stepping down, under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact […]

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Donald Trump
Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green

Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So I was watching Chris Matthews’ Hardball on MSNBC Thursday evening and Matthews had Kellyanne Conway […]

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Trump’s Statue against Liberty

Trump’s Statue against Liberty

By Daniel Martin Varisco | ( MENA Tidningen ) | – – In 1886, slightly more than a century after the birth of the United […]

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