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Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled
Climate Crisis

Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy consultancy reports that in the first half of 2025, the world put in 380 gigawatts of new […]

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

09/04/2025 By Juan Cole

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

09/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Arab Reaction to Ascent of Livni

Arab Reaction to Ascent of Livni

Reuters on Tzipi Livni’s likely stance on negotiating with the Palestinians. Palestinian reactions to Tzipi Livni becoming head of the Kadima Party, a rightwing party […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
7 US Soldiers Killed; Al-Maliki Doubts Security Agreement

7 US Soldiers Killed; Al-Maliki Doubts Security Agreement

A helicopter crash in southern Iraq killed 7 US troops on Wednesday. The crash may or may not be the result of hostile action by […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Obama smeared by Taheri on Iraq Troop Withdrawals; Journalist Notorious for False Story on Iranian Jews; Odierno Warns Iraq still Unstable

Obama smeared by Taheri on Iraq Troop Withdrawals; Journalist Notorious for False Story on Iranian Jews; Odierno Warns Iraq still Unstable

Amir Taheri, the rightwing Iranian ‘journalist’ who is the least accurate reporter to feign practicing journalism since Gutenberg invented movable metal type accused Barack Obama […]

Juan Cole

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20% Goal for Alternative Energy to be Set in Europe

20% Goal for Alternative Energy to be Set in Europe

The European Union is moving closer to a goal of 20% of European energy coming from renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels by 2020. […]

Juan Cole

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We have Met the Environmental Poisons and they are US

We have Met the Environmental Poisons and they are US

They actually put it in baby bottles! Chemical in plastics gives you diabetes, heart attacks. We are now exposed to thousands of chemicals in daily […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians See no Hope in Kadima Leadership Change

Palestinians See no Hope in Kadima Leadership Change

Aljazeera reports on the dim view Palestinians are taking of the contest for leadership of the Kadima Party in Israel.

Juan Cole

Iraq
35 Killed in Bombings, 73 Wounded; Petraeus Leaves Iraq Better than He Found It

35 Killed in Bombings, 73 Wounded; Petraeus Leaves Iraq Better than He Found It

In Baladruz, in Diyala Province east of Baghdad, a female suicide bomber attacked a homecoming party for an Iraqi soldier just released from nearly a […]

Juan Cole

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Is the Bush Administration at War with its Own Weapons in Pakistan?

Is the Bush Administration at War with its Own Weapons in Pakistan?

The NYT reports, “the Department of Defense has agreed so far this fiscal year to sell or transfer more than $32 billion in weapons and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
28 Killed, 40 Wounded; Peshmerga Killed in Roadside Bombing; 4 Sharqiya Staff Kidnapped, Killed

28 Killed, 40 Wounded; Peshmerga Killed in Roadside Bombing; 4 Sharqiya Staff Kidnapped, Killed

In a continuing wave of violence in Iraq, 28 persons were killed and 40 wounded on Saturday. Among the dead were 9 members of the […]

Juan Cole

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