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Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry
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Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dufus-in-chief perorated on Friday once again on wind power, complaining that the components are made in China but that […]

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

07/05/2025 By Ramona Wadi

Comics and Graphic Novels can empower Refugees to tell their Stories on their own Terms

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But are they effective?  Elite US Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015

But are they effective? Elite US Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015

By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – They’re some of the best soldiers in the world: highly trained, well equipped, and experts […]

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Islam-hatred
Trump On Shutting Down Mosques: Yeah Sure Whatever

Trump On Shutting Down Mosques: Yeah Sure Whatever

By John Iadarola, Jayar Jackson, and Elliot Hill | (The Young Turks) | – – “How far would Donald Trump go to protect America from […]

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Iran
Ahmadinejad's Ex-Bodyguard Among Growing Number Of Iranians Killed in Syria

Ahmadinejad’s Ex-Bodyguard Among Growing Number Of Iranians Killed in Syria

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL ) | – – A onetime bodyguard for former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has been killed in Syria […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The Intifada, Viral Death, and the Facebook Fallacy

The Intifada, Viral Death, and the Facebook Fallacy

By Julie Poucher Harbin, Editor, | Interview with Rebecca Stein | ISLAMICommentary | – – There are varying explanations for the uptick in violence in […]

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Human Rights
Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes

Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes

Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – At least two air strikes in northern Homs on October 15, 2015, that local residents believed […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Is Russia's offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

Is Russia’s offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | – – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said three surprising things Saturday in an interview with Rossiya 1. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Squatter attack on Leader of Rabbis for Human Rights caught on Video

Jewish Squatter attack on Leader of Rabbis for Human Rights caught on Video

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Jewish settler on Friday attacked the head of the Israeli group Rabbis for Human Rights […]

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Eastern Europe
Iraqi Kurds Face Hard Diplomatic Choices Between the US and Russia

Iraqi Kurds Face Hard Diplomatic Choices Between the US and Russia

By Histyar Qader | (Niqash.org) | – – It is tough for Iraqi Kurdistan to turn down any kind of aid when it comes to […]

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Mexico's Patricia Megastorm so strong it broke scale used to measure hurricane intensity

Mexico’s Patricia Megastorm so strong it broke scale used to measure hurricane intensity

AJ+ | (Video Report | – – “Hurricane Patricia is the strongest ever recorded and headed for Mexico at Category 5 speeds. It’s so strong, […]

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