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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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This time Dr. Strangelove is President:  On the Political Psychology of Donald Trump

This time Dr. Strangelove is President: On the Political Psychology of Donald Trump

By Daniel Brumberg | (Informed Comment) | – – Is Donald Trump rational? Is he sane? Often posed before his election, this question is now […]

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The Sadism of Racist Exclusion:  Courts Temporarily Block Trump

The Sadism of Racist Exclusion: Courts Temporarily Block Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Picking on immigrants and refugees is the act of a sadistic bully, since they are the […]

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Trump renders Green Cards for 250,000 Iraqis and Iranians Worthless

Trump renders Green Cards for 250,000 Iraqis and Iranians Worthless

By Marcelo Rochabrun | ProPublica | – – Update: A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security told Reuters on Saturday morning that the President’s […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Mexico ‘Astonished’ at Israel’s Netanyahu’s Tweet backing Wall

Mexico ‘Astonished’ at Israel’s Netanyahu’s Tweet backing Wall

TeleSur | – – Earlier on Saturday, Netanyahu tweeted: “President Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel’s southern border… Great success. Great idea.” […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Persecution and the threat to the refugee system

Persecution and the threat to the refugee system

By Brad K. Blitz | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – We need to accept that for millions of refugees persecution is the principal reason for flight […]

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Trump Visa Denials target same countries Bush vowed to Overthrow

Trump Visa Denials target same countries Bush vowed to Overthrow

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s shameful halt to the admission of refugees for 6 months and his 3-month pause in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
New report reveals top Israeli official living in illegal colonial settlement

New report reveals top Israeli official living in illegal colonial settlement

IMEMC News | – – An Israeli Finance Minister, who is in charge of implementing a law to demolish Palestinian homes in the West Bank, […]

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Donald Trump
Trump sees Press as Public Enemy No. 1 – Reporters w/out Borders

Trump sees Press as Public Enemy No. 1 – Reporters w/out Borders

By IPS News Desk | – – ROME (IPS) – “Alarmed” by the new administration’s “repeated attacks on the media and blatant disregard for facts […]

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Donald Trump
Trump Is Carpet-Bombing . . . U.S. Foreign Policy

Trump Is Carpet-Bombing . . . U.S. Foreign Policy

By Phyllis Bennis | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | – – Already Trump is super-charging U.S. militarism, gutting diplomacy, and punishing the victims […]

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