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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

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IRAQ - Child soldiers forced into combat alongside ISIL Fighters

IRAQ – Child soldiers forced into combat alongside ISIL Fighters

France24 | – “[So-called] ISLAMIC STATE – In Iraq, little boys are sent to the frontlines. Seen by the Islamic State group as devil worshipers, […]

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Iran
US Gen.: Iran's Role In Iraq's Fight Against Islamic State Might be Positive

US Gen.: Iran’s Role In Iraq’s Fight Against Islamic State Might be Positive

By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) The Iraqi government has launched an offensive against Islamic State militants (IS) in the northern city of Tikrit, but Iran […]

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Bill of Rights
Keystone XL Opponents Interrogated by FBI

Keystone XL Opponents Interrogated by FBI

TheLipTV | – “Keystone XL pipeline opponents are being interrogated by the FBI who are using what one lawyer called “intimidation” and “force,” according to […]

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American Jews
Netanyahu Doesn’t Speak For These Jews

Netanyahu Doesn’t Speak For These Jews

AJ+ | – “Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he came to Congress to share his fears about Iran on behalf of all Jewish people. […]

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Featured
Iran Reformers - Talks will Succeed:  Netanyahu 'not Influential,' like Iran Hardliners

Iran Reformers – Talks will Succeed: Netanyahu ‘not Influential,’ like Iran Hardliners

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – How did Iranian politicians react to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s anti-Iran speech to the US Congress? Iran’s […]

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Bill of Rights
Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer

Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer

RT | – “Edward Snowden would go to the US if he was sure that he would face a fair trial there, the former NSA […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Climate Change helped Provoke Syrian Conflict & it won't be the Last

Climate Change helped Provoke Syrian Conflict & it won’t be the Last

By Thalif Deen | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Was the four-year-old military conflict in Syria, which has claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, […]

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Energy
Earth's Fate:  The Obama Administration, Shell, and Drilling the Arctic

Earth’s Fate: The Obama Administration, Shell, and Drilling the Arctic

By Subhankar Banerjee | (Tomdispatch.com) – Here’s a Jeopardy!-style question for you: “Eight different species of whales can be seen in these two American seas.” […]

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Israel
Israel's Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land Undermine its Security

Israel’s Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land Undermine its Security

Bill Van Esveld | (Human Rights Watch) – Israel’s prime minister has set the agenda for his visit to Washington, DC: the impact on Israel’s […]

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