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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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Islam-hatred
9/11: Clueless US Judge doesn't Know Shiites from al-Qaeda, finds against Iran for $10 Bn.

9/11: Clueless US Judge doesn’t Know Shiites from al-Qaeda, finds against Iran for $10 Bn.

TeleSur | – – A U.S. court last week ordered Tehran to pay US$7.5 billion to victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the […]

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Education
And the Best Teacher in the World is . . . a Palestinian

And the Best Teacher in the World is . . . a Palestinian

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian teacher from the occupied West Bank on Sunday won the Varkey Foundation’s 2016 Global […]

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Islam-hatred
The American Muslims Trump doesn't Know About

The American Muslims Trump doesn’t Know About

Bridge Initiative Team | (Bridge) | – – In an interview with Donald Trump that aired on Wednesday on CNN, Anderson Cooper asked the Republican […]

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al-Qaeda
Syria:  More US Weaponry goes to al-Qaeda

Syria: More US Weaponry goes to al-Qaeda

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – al-Akhbar (Beirut) reports that al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Levant, also known as the Support […]

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Terrorism
Ankara, Turkey: At least 39 dead after car bombing, Judge Bans Social Media

Ankara, Turkey: At least 39 dead after car bombing, Judge Bans Social Media

Euronews | (Video news Report) | “A car bomb has caused carnage in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara. The authorities now say at […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Hypocrisy: Israel’s BDS of Palestinian Companies

Hypocrisy: Israel’s BDS of Palestinian Companies

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli troops used tear gas to suppress a march held by five Palestinian food production companies […]

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Bernie Sanders
What is Political Revolution and Can Bernie Sanders Deliver?

What is Political Revolution and Can Bernie Sanders Deliver?

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – The 2016 American presidential election can prove to be a turning point in the development […]

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Far Right
Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump's Storm Troopers?

Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump’s Storm Troopers?

By Bob Dreyfuss | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Can it happen here? That’s the question circulating now that Donald Trump, the nativist, rabble-rousing […]

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Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War

Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Five years ago this week, protests began in Damascus and Deraa (mainly Deraa) in Syria, on […]

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