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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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Is Murdoch’s Media Empire a Cult?

Is Murdoch’s Media Empire a Cult?

The scandals besetting billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s British properties simply cannot be ignored in the United States. Murdoch owns a newspaper of record, the […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Ahmad Wali Karzai Killing Points to More Instability

Ahmad Wali Karzai Killing Points to More Instability

The murder Tuesday of Ahmad Wali Karzai, the behind-the-scenes authority over Qandahar province and brother of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, shows the continued instability in […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Clinton: al-Asad has lost Legitimacy after Mobs Storm US, French Embassies

Clinton: al-Asad has lost Legitimacy after Mobs Storm US, French Embassies

The mob attacks on the US and French embassies by ‘pro-regime elements’ in Damascus on Monday provoked a heated response from Secretary of State Hillary […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Today's Top 5 Crises in the 2011 Arab Revolutions

Today’s Top 5 Crises in the 2011 Arab Revolutions

1. The protest movement in Egypt, which started up in earnest again last Friday, is expanding. Thousands were camped out in Tahrir Square in downtown […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
On Panetta and Defeating al-Qaeda

On Panetta and Defeating al-Qaeda

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said on his arrival in Kabul that the US could be on the verge of defeating al-Qaeda, and could do […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Revolution 2.0?

Egyptian Revolution 2.0?

Thousands of protesters came back to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday. Despite the sometimes dark depictions of continuing unrest in the Western press, from all […]

Juan Cole

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Anthony Case Index

Anthony Case Index

Number of murders in US in 2009: 13,636 Number of murders committed by firearm: 9,146 Number of alleged murders discussed for past 3 years by […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
Yemen's Saleh Addresses Nation from Hospital Bed

Yemen’s Saleh Addresses Nation from Hospital Bed

Badly wounded and burned Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on Yemeni television on Thursday in a pre-recorded address that reiterated his intent to hold […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Free Libya Forces Advance in Western Mountains

Free Libya Forces Advance in Western Mountains

Rebel forces took the city al-Qawalish on Wednesday, extending their control toward the capital and putting them in striking distance of the key city of […]

Juan Cole

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