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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
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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

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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Green Iran?

Green Iran?

Iran has unveiled what it says is the world’s most powerful natural-gas driven automobile engine: ‘TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – The world’s most powerful natural-gas-based […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki Allies with Sadrists; Al-Hakim and Allawi as Strange Bedfellows

Al-Maliki Allies with Sadrists; Al-Hakim and Allawi as Strange Bedfellows

UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Friday, and praised Iraq’s recent provincial elections. The USG Open Source Center translated Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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Religious Parties Sweep Shiite South; Sunni Arabs fragmented, mainly Secular.

Religious Parties Sweep Shiite South; Sunni Arabs fragmented, mainly Secular.

The Iraqi provincial election results are out. They confirm what I said last Monday, that the parties who want a strong, united Iraq have come […]

Juan Cole

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Iran did not Lose the Provincial Elections

Iran did not Lose the Provincial Elections

It is being alleged by US pundits that the outcome of the provincial elections in Iraq, as far as it is known, indicates a defeat […]

Juan Cole

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Iran, Obama Admin. off to Shaky Start

Iran, Obama Admin. off to Shaky Start

Neither the Obama administration nor the Iranian government seems likely to rush into new contacts, despite the opportunity presented by the Munich Security Conference, according […]

Juan Cole

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Is $500,000 a Year Enough?

Is $500,000 a Year Enough?

A common response from the Right to President Obama’s capping of CEO salaries and bonuses at $500,000 a year in companies that take big USG […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Satellite Alarms West, Arab Neighbors

Iranian Satellite Alarms West, Arab Neighbors

Iran put a satellite into low earth orbit on Tuesday, in honor of the anniversary of the revolution that brought the Islamic Republic to power […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Al-Maliki says US Could Leave Iraq Early

OSC: Al-Maliki says US Could Leave Iraq Early

The USG Open Source Center translates a short interview with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the timetable for US troop withdrawal from Iraq. ‘Al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

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Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

In Afghanistan on Monday, a suicide bomber dressed as a policeman infiltrated a police compound and detonated his payload, killing at least 25 officers of […]

Juan Cole

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