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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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Iraq: What is the meaning of the Assyrian capital ISIL just demolished?

Iraq: What is the meaning of the Assyrian capital ISIL just demolished?

Channel 4 News | – “[So-called] Islamic State [group] militants looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, government officials say.” […]

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History
ISIL vs the Graven Idols of History

ISIL vs the Graven Idols of History

By Elliott Colla | (Baghdad Central) – ISIS’s destruction of antiquities at the Mosul Museum and the ancient city of Nimrud has generated a lot […]

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Iran
Insulting Netanyahu:  How Bibi got Everything Wrong and called you Stupid

Insulting Netanyahu: How Bibi got Everything Wrong and called you Stupid

By Farhang Jahanpour | (TFF) After all the huffing and puffing and all the aroused expectations about the speech by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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Iraq:  30,000 Sunnis flee as Shiite Militias, Army, approach Tikrit

Iraq: 30,000 Sunnis flee as Shiite Militias, Army, approach Tikrit

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The Iraqi military and allied Shiite militias are mounting a campaign to take the largely Sunni town of Tikrit […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
Iran and America's Memory Hole

Iran and America’s Memory Hole

By Dr. Arnold J. Oliver | (Informed Comment) Although Israeli Prime Minister Netenyahu in his speech to Congress painted Iran as a threat to peace, […]

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European Union
Chart: Refuting the lie that Germany’s Green Energy Switch Hasn’t reduced CO2

Chart: Refuting the lie that Germany’s Green Energy Switch Hasn’t reduced CO2

Renewablesinternational.net | – Courtesy Renewables International

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Apartheid
Gaza Power Plant Closes Due to Lack of Fuel

Gaza Power Plant Closes Due to Lack of Fuel

By IMEMC News & Agencies The Gaza Strip’s sole power plant was shut down, Wednesday evening, as Qatari-donated fuel supplies finally ran out, a Gaza […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
Drone program Crashing as Spiritually Damaged Pilots quit in Droves

Drone program Crashing as Spiritually Damaged Pilots quit in Droves

By Pratap Chatterjee | (Tomdispatch.com) – The U.S. drone war across much of the Greater Middle East and parts of Africa is in crisis and […]

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Syria: As al-Qaeda defeats 'moderate' US allies, will US ally with al-Qaeda?

Syria: As al-Qaeda defeats ‘moderate’ US allies, will US ally with al-Qaeda?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – President Obama’s impossibly complicated plan for dealing with ISIL involves a de facto alliance with Iran in Iraq, […]

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