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Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry
China

Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dufus-in-chief perorated on Friday once again on wind power, complaining that the components are made in China but that […]

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

The Gaza Genocide is still far from being condemned in the West’s Rhetoric

07/05/2025 By Ramona Wadi

Comics and Graphic Novels can empower Refugees to tell their Stories on their own Terms

Comics and Graphic Novels can empower Refugees to tell their Stories on their own Terms

07/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Egypt
Top Ten Achievements of Mideast Democracy Protests this Weekend

Top Ten Achievements of Mideast Democracy Protests this Weekend

10. In the Sunni-ruled monarchy of Bahrain, which has practiced employment discrimination against the Shiite majority of citizens, the Ministry of Interior has announced it […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Rebels Take, Hold Key Oil Cities in Fierce Libyan Civil War

Rebels Take, Hold Key Oil Cities in Fierce Libyan Civil War

Libyan rebels advancing from the east along the Mediterranean coast, having taken the oil refinery city of Ras Lanuf on Saturday in fierce fighting, advanced […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Ras Lanuf Falls to Rebels

Ras Lanuf Falls to Rebels

In a major push west, rebel forces in Libya are said by Reuters to have taken the major petroleum and refining town of Ras Lanuf […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt's Unfinished Revolution: PM Shafiq Ousted

Egypt’s Unfinished Revolution: PM Shafiq Ousted

The threat of further massive protests today at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo forced the resignation of Egyptian prime minister Ahmad Shafiq, a close associate […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Hatred against do-gooder American Muslims in Orange County

Hatred against do-gooder American Muslims in Orange County

Despite the US first amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion, the US has a long history of religious bigotry. Native Americans were forbidden to practice […]

Juan Cole

Libya
The Battle of Brega: Qaddafi Compared to Netanyahu in Arab Press

The Battle of Brega: Qaddafi Compared to Netanyahu in Arab Press

Aljazeera English reported on the Battle of Brega just as it was concluding on Wednesday afternoon, describing relatively ineffectual bombing raids by Tripoli even as […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Libya Skirmishes as Saudi Quivers and Iran, Iraq under Pressure

Libya Skirmishes as Saudi Quivers and Iran, Iraq under Pressure

Aljazeera reports that by Wednesday morning pro-Qaddafi forces had retaken Gharyan and Sabratha in the northwest, and had tried and failed to take the oil […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Qaddafi Son Incites Massacre of Protesters

Qaddafi Son Incites Massacre of Protesters

Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of the besieged dictator, has been caught on a smart phone video whipping up a crowd of ‘police’ and other supporters […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Kusha: Iran vs. Egypt: Qualitative Differences in Capabilities

Kusha: Iran vs. Egypt: Qualitative Differences in Capabilities

Kusha Sefat writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment: In delineating the differences and similarities between the recent Egyptian uprising and the one that […]

Juan Cole

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