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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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Democratic Party
Hillary Clinton goes full Neocon at AIPAC, Demonizes Iran, Palestinians

Hillary Clinton goes full Neocon at AIPAC, Demonizes Iran, Palestinians

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I once heard Hillary Clinton give her AIPAC speech at a university. It doesn’t change much, […]

Juan Cole

Latin America
Obama in Historic Tour of Old Havana

Obama in Historic Tour of Old Havana

TeleSur | – – Obama will spend two and half days in Cuba, where he will meet with U.S.-backed activists and attend a baseball game. […]

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Bill of Rights
How Bush-Cheneyism made Mideast in its Image: Wars, WOT, With us or Against Us

How Bush-Cheneyism made Mideast in its Image: Wars, WOT, With us or Against Us

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Thirteen years after the illegal US invasion of Iraq, it is worth considering its full impact […]

Juan Cole

China
The New Interventionists: It isn't just the Yanquis any more

The New Interventionists: It isn’t just the Yanquis any more

Mark Leonard | ( Project Syndicate ) | – – In the 1990s, after genocides in Rwanda and the Balkans, Western countries developed a doctrine […]

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Islam-hatred
White Terrorist and Muslim-Hater Breivik Sues Norway over 'Inhumane Treatment'

White Terrorist and Muslim-Hater Breivik Sues Norway over ‘Inhumane Treatment’

AJ+ | – – “Anders Breivik’s trial over inhumane prison conditions just ended. His more serious complaints include 23-hour isolation, censorship and hundreds of strip […]

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Israel/ Palestine
How Israel has trapped its Bedouins between a dump and red tape

How Israel has trapped its Bedouins between a dump and red tape

By Jonah Mandel | ( Your Middle East ) | – – The almost unbearable stench of the dump fades for a moment when Musa […]

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Syria:  Russia Targets Daesh in Palmyra despite Drawdown

Syria: Russia Targets Daesh in Palmyra despite Drawdown

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite the Russian announcement of a determination to withdraw the bulk of its air force from […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iranians Celebrate first Now Ruz (New Year's) Since lifting of Int'l Sanctions

Iranians Celebrate first Now Ruz (New Year’s) Since lifting of Int’l Sanctions

CCTV | (Video News Report) | – – “March 20 marks the Persian New Year, Nowruz, which translates as “New Day.” Millions of people across […]

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Afghanistan
'Not Sharia': Female Afghan Rap Star campaigns against Child Marriage

‘Not Sharia’: Female Afghan Rap Star campaigns against Child Marriage

Jon Snow | (Channel 4 News Video Report) | – – “Sonita Alizadeh was just 10-years-old the first time her parents tried to sell her […]

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