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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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Post-Hostilities Gaza an 'Increasingly Toxic Environment' UN Warns

Post-Hostilities Gaza an ‘Increasingly Toxic Environment’ UN Warns

By IMEMC News & Agencies A top United Nations official warned, on Wednesday, of an ‘increasingly toxic environment’ in the besieged Gaza Strip and called […]

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African-Americans
Giuliani & Obama:  Immigrant Families and Really Loving America

Giuliani & Obama: Immigrant Families and Really Loving America

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Rudy Giuliani maintains that Barack Obama doesn’t love the United States of America because of the way he […]

Juan Cole

Christians
Oklahoma: AP History Abandoned For Christian Agenda

Oklahoma: AP History Abandoned For Christian Agenda

TheLipTV | – “An Oklahoma legislative committee just approved an “emergency” bill introduced by Representative Dan Fisher that would cut state funding for Advanced Placement […]

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War Porn: Hollywood and War from World War II to "American Sniper"

War Porn: Hollywood and War from World War II to “American Sniper”

By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) – In the age of the all-volunteer military and an endless stream of war zone losses and ties, it […]

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Displaced and Refugees
AP Investigates: Bulk of Gaza Deaths Civilians

AP Investigates: Bulk of Gaza Deaths Civilians

Associated Press | – “AP Exclusive: High civilian death toll in Gaza house strikes during Israeli conflict with Hamas militant group during the summer of […]

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Egypt
Egypt:  Sisi's struggle with the Muslim Brotherhood and his Strikes on ISIL/ Daesh in Libya

Egypt: Sisi’s struggle with the Muslim Brotherhood and his Strikes on ISIL/ Daesh in Libya

By Henry Clements | (Informed Comment) – Egyptian president Abdel Fatah El-Sisi wants to rally the international community against terrorism in the Middle East. In […]

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Bush
Jeb Bush on Foreign Policy:  Peddling old Iraq Myths Again

Jeb Bush on Foreign Policy: Peddling old Iraq Myths Again

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Jeb Bush gave a maiden foreign police speech in Chicago yesterday in which he mixed up Iran with […]

Juan Cole

Health
Cigarettes to Kill 1 Billion this Century Despite Global Treaty (+ John Oliver)

Cigarettes to Kill 1 Billion this Century Despite Global Treaty (+ John Oliver)

By Laurent Huber | – GENEVA (IPS) – February 27 will mark the 10th anniversary of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control […]

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Barack Obama
Obama Says:  U.S. At War With Terrorism, Not With Islam

Obama Says: U.S. At War With Terrorism, Not With Islam

By RFE/ RL | – U.S. President Barack Obama has said the United States is not “at war” with Islam, but with people who distort […]

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