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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Birk: Sectarian Numbers in Iraq

Birk: Sectarian Numbers in Iraq

Sectarian Numbers Guest comment by Joshua Birk In his September report to Congress, General Petraeus claimed “the number of ethno-sectarian deaths was down by over […]

Juan Cole

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Transcript Reveals Impeachable Offenses by Bush Re: Iraq War

Transcript Reveals Impeachable Offenses by Bush Re: Iraq War

El Pais published a transcript of the conversation between George W. Bush, Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, and Condoleeza Rice held at Crawford before the […]

Juan Cole

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Hundreds Dead and Wounded in Wave of Violence in Iraq Deadliest Bombing in Baghdad since July

Hundreds Dead and Wounded in Wave of Violence in Iraq Deadliest Bombing in Baghdad since July

McClatchy reports that a wave of bombings shook Iraq on Wednesday. In double bombing in the Baghdad market of Baya` left 32 dead and nearly […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iranian Border Closure Roils Kurdistan; Is Weapons Baiting a War Crime?

Iranian Border Closure Roils Kurdistan; Is Weapons Baiting a War Crime?

Sunni Arab guerrillas blew up an internal pipeline bringing petroleum from Baiji to the refinery at Doura in Baghdad. It is the second such act […]

Juan Cole

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"There are no homosexuals in . . ." More Common a Sentiment than you Might think

"There are no homosexuals in . . ." More Common a Sentiment than you Might think

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s bigotted statement that there are no homosexuals in Iran derived from his rightwing religious commitments. What he said is very serious. […]

Juan Cole

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Shaman Drum Book Party for Napoleon’s Egypt

Shaman Drum Book Party for Napoleon’s Egypt

Many thanks in advance to Karl Pohrt and his great independent bookstore Shaman Drum for this party. Shaman Drum Events CalendarAcademic Reception: Title: Napoleon’s Egypt: […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad lectures at Columbia University

Ahmadinejad lectures at Columbia University

Juan Cole

Iraq
Huge Bombing in Baquba Iranians close border with Iraqi Kurdistan

Huge Bombing in Baquba Iranians close border with Iraqi Kurdistan

Iran has closed its border with Iraqi Kurdistan. This move appears to come in part in reaction to the US kidnapping of an Iranian commercial […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Sermons

Iraqi Sermons

The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases Iraqi Friday Prayer sermons from last week. “Round-up of Iraqi Friday Sermons 21 SepIraq — OSC SummarySunday, […]

Juan Cole

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