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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

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The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

You can’t see me, but I’m talking to Clint Eastwood sitting spectrally in an empty chair, and I am replying to his confused rant. 1. […]

Juan Cole

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Top Green Energy Advances Mitt Romney doesn’t Want to Hear About

Top Green Energy Advances Mitt Romney doesn’t Want to Hear About

As the deleterious effects of hydrocarbons like coal, gas and oil continue to be felt in the world, the peculiar US dedication to these poisons […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies

Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies

This year’s Republican campaign may be the most dishonest in history. A couple of weeks ago I listed 10 major falsehoods and gaffes of Republican […]

Juan Cole

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Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story (Fitzgibbon)

Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story (Fitzgibbon)

Will Fitzgibbon writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism . . . . the last four weeks have largely been a positive time for whistleblowers […]

Juan Cole

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Mitt Romney’s coming War on Iran: A Tale of Two Conventions

Mitt Romney’s coming War on Iran: A Tale of Two Conventions

The American Republican Party Convention in Tampa ironically coincides with the Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Tehran, Iran. Were nominee Mitt Romney to win, he has […]

Juan Cole

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White Terrorist Plot to Assassinate the ‘Commander in Chief’

White Terrorist Plot to Assassinate the ‘Commander in Chief’

A white terrorist cell on a military base in Georgia plotted to assassinate President Barack Obama and stage a military coup. It murdered two former […]

Juan Cole

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The Age of Mass Killing Comes to Syria & France Pushes Gov’t in Exile

The Age of Mass Killing Comes to Syria & France Pushes Gov’t in Exile

In recent months, the uprising in Syria has become bloodier and bloodier. In the beginning, in spring and summer of 2011, the crowds were largely […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Pieces of Bad News for Romney on Eve of Convention

Top Ten Pieces of Bad News for Romney on Eve of Convention

1. Ron Paul declined the opportunity to speak at the Republican Convention because he does not “fully support” Mr. Romney. Paul as the leader of […]

Juan Cole

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Plot to Provoke war with Iran thwarted by Navy analyst

Plot to Provoke war with Iran thwarted by Navy analyst

Shorter WaPo: In spring of 2007, someone in the Bush administration (unindicted co-conspirator Richard Bruce Cheney? Neocons?) Sends uber hawk Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff […]

Juan Cole

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