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Nations Rush to Renewables, EVs in face of Iran Forever War
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Nations Rush to Renewables, EVs in face of Iran Forever War

Juan Cole

Germany’s Energy Minister said that energy policy is now “security policy” and that it wants to avoid being under the thumb of foreign powers

Israeli Officials Vow Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon

Israeli Officials Vow Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon

03/26/2026 By Human Rights Watch

How the US Became an International Serial Killer

How the US Became an International Serial Killer

03/26/2026 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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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

India
Ron Paul:  We’ve Already Declared War on Iran

Ron Paul: We’ve Already Declared War on Iran

From last summer after the passage of the Comprehensive Iran sanctions or CISADA: Rep. Ron Paul argues that this measure is more or less a […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Some Attackers Escaped After Karachi Blast: Dawn

Some Attackers Escaped After Karachi Blast: Dawn

Dawn is breaking the news that some of the attackers behind the massive explosion on Thursday night at a Sindh Crime Investigation Department building in […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Robot Actress in Tokyo Steals Show (Reuters): Video of the Day

Robot Actress in Tokyo Steals Show (Reuters): Video of the Day

Reuters reports on a Japanese stage play, Sayonara in which a robot caretaker of an ill woman is actually played by a robot (or more […]

Juan Cole

India
Cole in Tomdispatch: Asia Rising, American Hessians

Cole in Tomdispatch: Asia Rising, American Hessians

My column is out in Tomdispatch on the troubling ways that President Obama’s Asian trip suggest America’s weakening position in the world, especially with regard […]

Juan Cole

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ACLU calls on Att’y General to investigate Bush for Torturing

ACLU calls on Att’y General to investigate Bush for Torturing

The American Civil Liberties Union is calling upon the Attorney General to look into prosecuting George W. Bush now that the latter has admitted to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iran-backed al-Maliki Tapped to form Government in Iraq

Iran-backed al-Maliki Tapped to form Government in Iraq

Iraqi politicians have finally begun forming a government at long last, 8 months after the parliamentary elections of March 7. Parliament finally met Thursday and […]

Juan Cole

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