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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

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OSC Press Roundup Maliki visit to Syria

OSC Press Roundup Maliki visit to Syria

The USG Open Source Center rounds up Iraqi media reaction to the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Damascus. Iraq-Syria: Media, Officials Call […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Napoleon, Bush & the Republic Militant

Napoleon, Bush & the Republic Militant

My piece on “Pitching the Imperial Republic,” comparing Napoleon’s fiasco in Egypt to Bush’s quagmire in Iraq (since he likes historical analogies) is now available […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Military Coup Planned for Iraq?

Military Coup Planned for Iraq?

A rumor is circulating among well-connected and formerly high-level Iraqi bureaucrats in exile in places like Damascus that a military coup is being prepared for […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Hillary develops Foot in Mouth Disease on Dumping al-Maliki

Hillary develops Foot in Mouth Disease on Dumping al-Maliki

PM Nuri al-Maliki responded to Senator Carl Levin’s (D-Michigan) call for him to be unseated, and Bush’s failure to support him on Tuesday by unwisely […]

Juan Cole

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Fox does unto Iran as it Did unto Iraq

Fox does unto Iran as it Did unto Iraq

Rupert Murdoch wants to kill your 18 year-olds in a fruitless war with Iran. Robert Greenwald’s video shows how Faux Cable News is running the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bush, Sistani back off Support for al-Maliki; Iraq, Syria, seek Energy Cooperation

Bush, Sistani back off Support for al-Maliki; Iraq, Syria, seek Energy Cooperation

When pressed on the future of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Bush declined to back him as forcefully as in the past. He said it was […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
al-Hayat: al-Duri Seeks Political Role, Turns on Salafis

al-Hayat: al-Duri Seeks Political Role, Turns on Salafis

Al-Hayat [Life] reports in Arabic that the Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri wing of the Baath Party (one of four major Baath factions) has decided to break […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Syrian Newspapers Optimistic on al-Maliki Visit

Syrian Newspapers Optimistic on al-Maliki Visit

The USG Open Source Center rounds up Reactions of Syrian Newspapers to the visit to Damascus of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Syrian Papers Expect Al-Maliki’s […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Second Shiite Governor Slain Levin Calls for al-Maliki to be Unseated al-Maliki in Damascus

Second Shiite Governor Slain Levin Calls for al-Maliki to be Unseated al-Maliki in Damascus

Reuters reports that the governor of Muthanna province, Mohammed Ali al-Hassani, was assassinated on Monday by a roadside bomb. This killing was the second in […]

Juan Cole

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