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With its Togg EV, Turkiye emerges as 4th Biggest European Electric Car Market
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With its Togg EV, Turkiye emerges as 4th Biggest European Electric Car Market

Juan Cole

44% of the new car market in Turkiye is now battery electric or plug-in hybrid! That is more than California

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

02/19/2026 By Juan Cole

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

02/19/2026 By Juan Cole

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McCain 1991: Unwise for US to Invade Iraq

McCain 1991: Unwise for US to Invade Iraq

On CNN’s Larry King Live, April 23, 1991, Sen. John McCain opposed invading Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein on the grounds that 1) we’d turn […]

Juan Cole

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McCain Funded Righwing Contra Death Squads

McCain Funded Righwing Contra Death Squads

Many of the “contras” or members of right wing guerrilla groups fighting the Sandinista government in the 1980s were drug smugglers and terrorists. High government […]

Juan Cole

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Keating: "Certainly hoped" he Bought Influence with McCain

Keating: "Certainly hoped" he Bought Influence with McCain

Charles Keating on ABC Nightline, May 14, 1990: certainly hoped that the money he gave Sen. John McCain and other politicians influence them to take […]

Juan Cole

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McCain Campaign No. 1 at Self-Parody; McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

McCain Campaign No. 1 at Self-Parody; McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

Sarah Palin’s jab at Barack Obama on Sunday attempting to tie him to terrorism (!) is another in a long line of gaffes that will […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Arabia mediates between Karzai Gov’t, Taliban

Saudi Arabia mediates between Karzai Gov’t, Taliban

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah recently hosted talks in Mecca, between Taliban and the Karzai government. And that’s the good news!

Juan Cole

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11 Family Members killed in US Raid; GI likely torured in Iraq;

11 Family Members killed in US Raid; GI likely torured in Iraq;

A US raid on a suspected guerrilla safe house left 11 members of a family dead on Sunday, including three women and three children. The […]

Juan Cole

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Is Karzai’s Brother a Drug Lord?

Is Karzai’s Brother a Drug Lord?

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s brother may be involved in the drug trade. Actually, a majority of Afghans are involved in raising poppies or making and […]

Juan Cole

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15 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Fighting with Kurds; 2 GIs wounded in Helicopter Crash; Sadrists Denounce Negroponte Visit

15 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Fighting with Kurds; 2 GIs wounded in Helicopter Crash; Sadrists Denounce Negroponte Visit

Fighting between Turkish government troops and Kurdish guerrillas in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq left 15 Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish fighters dead. Sounds like […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza's Tunnels Are Lifeline for Territory under Siege

Gaza’s Tunnels Are Lifeline for Territory under Siege

Aljazeera English reports on the tunnels that Gazans use to blunt the impact of the siege imposed on them by Israel (and Egypt). The smugglers […]

Juan Cole

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