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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

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Afghanistan
Afvietnam

Afvietnam

Los Angeles Times, November 17, 2010: “As NATO leaders meet in Lisbon this weekend, the U.S. is expected to endorse a plan for slow withdrawal […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Allawi Predicts new Iraqi Government will Fall Quickly

Allawi Predicts new Iraqi Government will Fall Quickly

Iyad Allawi in London is throwing cold water on the idea that a stable Iraqi government is now being formed. According to Reuters he is […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
4 Christians Killed in Mosul, Iraq, as Exodus Continues

4 Christians Killed in Mosul, Iraq, as Exodus Continues

From Monday evening through Tuesday, extremists launched several attacks on Iraqi Christians in the northern, mostly Sunni Arab city of Mosul (pop. 2 million), killing […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jahanpour:  In Israel-Palestine Dispute, Obama Must Start Putting US Interests First

Jahanpour: In Israel-Palestine Dispute, Obama Must Start Putting US Interests First

Farhang Jahanpour writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: According to the U.S. media, after eight hours of pleading with Netanyahu to extend the […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Cole in Truthdig: Kandahar the Invisible Campaign

Cole in Truthdig: Kandahar the Invisible Campaign

My column in Truthdig is out, on the invisible Kandahar campaign in the invisible Afghanistan War– and the Karzai/ Petraeus soap opera. Read the whole […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why Obama gave in on Israeli Settlements in Jerusalem:  Eric Cantor, Ros-Lehtinen Channel Israeli Right on Usurpation of Holy City, Displacement of Palestinians

Why Obama gave in on Israeli Settlements in Jerusalem: Eric Cantor, Ros-Lehtinen Channel Israeli Right on Usurpation of Holy City, Displacement of Palestinians

Why in the world would the Obama administration put forward a proposal to the Israelis that allows them to continue to build illegal new squatter […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Species Loss Threatens Humankind

Species Loss Threatens Humankind

The attempts by the world’s governments 2002-2010 to stem massive loss of species completely failed. So the recent conference on species loss at Nagoya in […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Shimkus Pwned on 2 Percent Climate Claims

Shimkus Pwned on 2 Percent Climate Claims

Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) says that only 2 percent of the atmosphere is made up of greenhouse gases, and that only 2 percent of those […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Arabs Return to Parliament but Shiite-Kurdish Ascendancy Holds:  Ahmadinejad Congratulates his Candidate, al-Maliki

Sunni Arabs Return to Parliament but Shiite-Kurdish Ascendancy Holds: Ahmadinejad Congratulates his Candidate, al-Maliki

Al-Hayat writing in Arabic reports on Saturday’s successful parliamentary session in Baghdad, which was joined by the Iraqiya Party, for which most Sunni Arabs had […]

Juan Cole

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