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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

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Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

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Should US Troops in Iraq be held Hostage to the next Election?

Should US Troops in Iraq be held Hostage to the next Election?

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that the Iraqi parliament again on Thursday failed to pass an electoral law to govern the holding of the planned January […]

Juan Cole

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Blast At Peshawar Bazaar Kills 105

Blast At Peshawar Bazaar Kills 105

The story of the gigantic car bombing of the area between Meena and Kochi bazaars in Peshawar, which killed at least 105 persons, is especially […]

Juan Cole

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Corey: What Afghanistan (Should) Mean to Us

Corey: What Afghanistan (Should) Mean to Us

Scott Corey writes a guest op-ed for IC: The Afghanistan debate is mired in the very shortcomings that have kept us from doing well there […]

Juan Cole

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UN Guest House Attacked in Kabul; 8 More US Troops Killed in Bombings; FSO Resigns in Protest; President's Brother CIA Agent, Drug Lord

UN Guest House Attacked in Kabul; 8 More US Troops Killed in Bombings; FSO Resigns in Protest; President’s Brother CIA Agent, Drug Lord

Afghanistan continues to generate bad news at an alarming rate. Gunmen stormed a UN guest house in Kabul, deploying small arms fire and killing 3 […]

Juan Cole

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Bittle & Johnson: Will America’s Short-Term Memory Loss Kill the Climate Bill?

Bittle & Johnson: Will America’s Short-Term Memory Loss Kill the Climate Bill?

Scott Bittle & Jean Johnson, Authors of Who Turned Out the Lights: Your Guided Tour to the Energy Crisis, write in a guest op-ed for […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: "Obama’s Foreign Policy Report Card"

Cole in Salon: "Obama’s Foreign Policy Report Card"

My Salon column , “Obama’s foreign policy report card,” is available online. Excerpt: ‘ When Obama came into office in January, 142,000 U.S. troops were […]

Juan Cole

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Rivals Blame al-Maliki for Poor Security Arrangements

Rivals Blame al-Maliki for Poor Security Arrangements

The death toll of Sunday’s twin bombings in Baghdad has risen to 155, and tragically it turns out that two dozen children were among the […]

Juan Cole

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MPs Wounded in Blast; al-Maliki Decries Baathists, al-Qaeda; Kurds Threaten Election Boycott

MPs Wounded in Blast; al-Maliki Decries Baathists, al-Qaeda; Kurds Threaten Election Boycott

Al-Hayat reporting in Arabic surveyed the reactions of Iraqi politicians to the massive bombings on Sunday. As with Prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, they blamed remnants […]

Juan Cole

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Baghdad Devastated by Massive Blasts, 136 Killed, 500 Wounded, Ministries Destroyed

Baghdad Devastated by Massive Blasts, 136 Killed, 500 Wounded, Ministries Destroyed

Two massive blasts shook central Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 136 people and wounding 500, and destroying three government ministry buildings, according to the […]

Juan Cole

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