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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

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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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All the President's Deniers

All the President’s Deniers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This week, we’ve seen a parade of Donald J. Trump’s far-right cabinet appointees attempting to tone […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Parliament self-boycotts by seeking to Ban BDS Supporters from Israel

Israeli Parliament self-boycotts by seeking to Ban BDS Supporters from Israel

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Knesset committee approved on Wednesday a first reading of a bill that would ban supporters […]

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Donald Trump
The US media pack needs to rediscover its teeth, for the Sake of Democracy

The US media pack needs to rediscover its teeth, for the Sake of Democracy

By Carmel O’Toole | (The Conversation) | – – In the style of some thuggish boxing promoter at a weigh in, the US president-elect, Donald […]

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Donald Trump
The Russian Honeypot: Putin has had big plans for Donald Trump

The Russian Honeypot: Putin has had big plans for Donald Trump

By John Feffer | Foreign Policy in Focus | – – [I wrote this article about Russian efforts to cultivate Donald Trump as an asset […]

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The Iranian Connection in the Age of Trump

The Iranian Connection in the Age of Trump

By Rajan Menon | ( Tomdispatch.com | – – Stack up the op-eds and essays on the disasters that await the world once Donald Trump […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump does Poor imitation of Tin-Pot Dictator at "Press Conference"

Trump does Poor imitation of Tin-Pot Dictator at “Press Conference”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his first news conference in months, president-elect Donald J. Trump engaged in a series of […]

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US Iraq-Afghanistan ‘Burn Pits’ – Poisoning America’s Soldiers

US Iraq-Afghanistan ‘Burn Pits’ – Poisoning America’s Soldiers

Reviewed by H. Patricia Hynes | (Truthdig) | – – “The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of America’s Soldiers” A book by Joseph Hickman They are […]

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Israel/ Palestine
If Trump moves US Embassy to Jerusalem, all Hell will Break Loose

If Trump moves US Embassy to Jerusalem, all Hell will Break Loose

By Phyllis Bennis | (Institute for Policy Studies) | – – If the U.S. goes ahead with the GOP plan, says Phyllis Bennis, “all bets […]

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National Security State
Last Year the US Dropped 26,171 Bombs on 7 Muslim-Majority Countries

Last Year the US Dropped 26,171 Bombs on 7 Muslim-Majority Countries

TeleSur | – – The countries include Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan. In the waning days of the Obama administration, new research […]

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