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Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War
Egypt

Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War

Juan Cole

Egypt’s inertia on green energy and EV’s is bringing the pain, as the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz provoke an energy price shock

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

03/18/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

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Afghanistan
McChrystal Drama is Sideshow; Can Obama define a realistic Goal?

McChrystal Drama is Sideshow; Can Obama define a realistic Goal?

The Daily Telegraph in the UK talked to a senior congressional figure late Tuesday or very early Wednesday ET, who said that Gen. Stanley McChrystal […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Obama’s MacArthur Moment?  McChrystal Disses Biden

Obama’s MacArthur Moment? McChrystal Disses Biden

Gen. Stanley McChrystal is apologizing for remarks he made in a Rolling Stone interview denigrating Vice President Joe Biden and US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Makes Small Change to Gaza Blockade<br/> Brands Lebanese Women's Aid Mission 'Hizbullah'

Israel Makes Small Change to Gaza Blockade
Brands Lebanese Women’s Aid Mission ‘Hizbullah’

Edmund Sanders of the LAT puts the matter correctly when he says that Israel’s national security government (a subset of key cabinet ministers) took a […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
US Strike Kills Civilians in Khost, <br/> Bombings Rock Helmand Capital <br/> UN: Roadside Bombings Double

US Strike Kills Civilians in Khost,
Bombings Rock Helmand Capital
UN: Roadside Bombings Double

Things are not going well for the Obama administration in Afghanistan, and the only good news for the White House is that almost no one […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Twin Oil Disasters: BP and Iraq <br/> Bloody Friday in Iraq Leaves 27 Dead, over 80 Wounded

Twin Oil Disasters: BP and Iraq
Bloody Friday in Iraq Leaves 27 Dead, over 80 Wounded

The wave of violence in Iraq on Friday, wherein guerrillas killed at least 27 and wounded dozens, underlined how fragile the country still is. In […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Limited Israeli Easing of Gaza Blockade Greeted with Dismay

Limited Israeli Easing of Gaza Blockade Greeted with Dismay

Despite the breathless flurry of approving statements provoked by the English-language pledge issued by the prime minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu that the blockade of […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Turkey Shelves Israeli Cooperation,<br/> Considers breaking off Ties; <br/> Israel Lobbies in Congress denounce Ankara

Turkey Shelves Israeli Cooperation,
Considers breaking off Ties;
Israel Lobbies in Congress denounce Ankara

Members of the US Congress attacked Turkey on Wednesday for voting against the UN Security Council resolution imposing further sanctions on Iran, and for its […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Obama Launches Green Equivalent of Moon Mission

Obama Launches Green Equivalent of Moon Mission

President Obama for the first time addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday evening, on the Gulf of Mexico oil volcano. The address […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Big Oil’s Predations are not Your Fault

Big Oil’s Predations are not Your Fault

No, the BP oil volcano in the Gulf of Mexico is not your fault, despite what many pundits will tell you. Back in the 1960s […]

Juan Cole

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