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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
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America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

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We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents

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The Kirkuk Crisis

The Kirkuk Crisis

The USG Open Source Center summarizes controversies over the prospect of the incorporation of Kirkuk into Iraqi Kurdistan in October and so far in November. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Shiite on Shiite Conflict in Karbala, South; US Soldier Killed; Kurdish Party Bombed

Shiite on Shiite Conflict in Karbala, South; US Soldier Killed; Kurdish Party Bombed

That’s all we need– Iraqi troops raiding American mercenary units in Iraq. That will really settle things down. Khalaf al-Ulyan, a Sunni fundamentalist member of […]

Juan Cole

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Musharraf Places Benazir Under House Arrest; Moderate Daily Slams US on Iraq

Musharraf Places Benazir Under House Arrest; Moderate Daily Slams US on Iraq

Pakistani dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf has ordered opposition leader Benazir Bhutto of the Pakistan People’s Party placed under house arrest at her residence in Islamabad. […]

Juan Cole

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Napoleon, Spukt, and Cole in Chicago at Oobleck

Napoleon, Spukt, and Cole in Chicago at Oobleck

Theater Oobleck presents a conversation with Juan Cole of the “Informed Comment” blog and Chuck Mertz of the This is Hell radio program, to follow […]

Juan Cole

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The Choice in Pakistan is Democracy or Talibanization: Guest Op-ed by Shahin M. Cole

The Choice in Pakistan is Democracy or Talibanization: Guest Op-ed by Shahin M. Cole

Shahin M. Cole, Esq., writes: ‘I am one of those Pakistan-trained lawyers you have been hearing about. I have spent the last few days watching […]

Juan Cole

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Suggested Reading

Suggested Reading

Barnett Rubin warns that knee-jerk support for Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf is not exactly ‘realism’ of the sort some Washington politicians like to boast […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Major Bombing of KDP HQ in Kirkuk 12 Dead; 14% of Iraqis Displaced

Major Bombing of KDP HQ in Kirkuk 12 Dead; 14% of Iraqis Displaced

14 percent of Iraqis are now displaced from their homes. That would be the equivalent of 42 million Americans forced from their places of residence. […]

Juan Cole

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Extremists Expand in Swat Bhutto, Iftikhar Call for Rallies Media Defiant

Extremists Expand in Swat Bhutto, Iftikhar Call for Rallies Media Defiant

While the Pakistani military is bothering innocent human rights activists and attorneys who want to defend the country’s constitution, it is ignoring Muslim radicals’ advances […]

Juan Cole

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Massive Bombing in Afghanistan Kills 50, including 6 MPs

Massive Bombing in Afghanistan Kills 50, including 6 MPs

In a further sign that the Bush-imposed order in Afghanistan (and the Middle East) is unraveling, a suicide bomber in Baghlan near Kabul unleashed a […]

Juan Cole

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