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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Terrorism
Activism v. Stereotypes:  Women fighting Extremism aren't just Victims or Amazon Soldiers

Activism v. Stereotypes: Women fighting Extremism aren’t just Victims or Amazon Soldiers

By Sanam Naraghi Anderlini | (Inter Press Service) | – – WASHINGTON DC, Apr 6 2016 (IPS) – Violent extremism is the topic du jour, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli forces have killed 2,000 Palestinian Children, wounded 13,000, jailed 12,000 since 2000

Israeli forces have killed 2,000 Palestinian Children, wounded 13,000, jailed 12,000 since 2000

By IMEMC | – – About 2,070 Palestinian children have been killed, and more 13,000 injured since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, until […]

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Republican Party
Could Trump losing Wisconsin halt his successful ride?

Could Trump losing Wisconsin halt his successful ride?

Ed Schultz | (RT America) | – – “Ted Cruz is expected to win the Wisconsin primary on the heels of what many are calling […]

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Corruption
Syria: Al-Assad Family's Massive Stolen Wealth in Panama Papers helps explain Revolution

Syria: Al-Assad Family’s Massive Stolen Wealth in Panama Papers helps explain Revolution

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The revelation in the leaked Panama Papers that Mossack Fonseca and Swiss bank HSBC serviced the […]

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Democracy
Why Are there no Iranian Suicide Bombers? Evolving Islamic Democracy Matters!

Why Are there no Iranian Suicide Bombers? Evolving Islamic Democracy Matters!

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – The emergence of political Islam in the mainstream politics in the Middle East and across […]

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Bush
One Reason the GOP Bigwigs hate Trump: He told the truth about Bush WMD Lies

One Reason the GOP Bigwigs hate Trump: He told the truth about Bush WMD Lies

By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Recently Donald Trump broke with Republican convention and roiled the party base by boldly stating […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Right-wing Israelis caught trying to enter Al-Aqsa disguised as Muslims

Right-wing Israelis caught trying to enter Al-Aqsa disguised as Muslims

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police arrested two right-wing Jewish Israelis on Tuesday after they attempted to sneak into the […]

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Constitution
Unconstitutional:  How the Imperial Presidents went to War all by themselves

Unconstitutional: How the Imperial Presidents went to War all by themselves

By Andrew J. Bacevich| ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Let’s face it: in times of war, the Constitution tends to take a beating. With […]

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What's at Stake for Israel in al-Sharif Killing:  Japanese Officers were Executed for Killing POWs

What’s at Stake for Israel in al-Sharif Killing: Japanese Officers were Executed for Killing POWs

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Israeli military and security forces have a problem. They are fairly obviously being ordered to […]

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