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Largest Offshore Solar Farm (1 GW) in World Goes 100% Live off China Coast
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Largest Offshore Solar Farm (1 GW) in World Goes 100% Live off China Coast

Juan Cole

five miles off Dongying is where China Energy CHN Energy has located its $1.2 billion offshore solar panel array, the largest in the world

How to turn Extreme Weather Tragedies into Climate Victories

How to turn Extreme Weather Tragedies into Climate Victories

01/20/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

Yemen: The Human Cost of Imperial Ambitions

Yemen: The Human Cost of Imperial Ambitions

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Major US Anti-War Protests Karbala turned over to Iranian-backed Badr

Major US Anti-War Protests Karbala turned over to Iranian-backed Badr

Tens of thousands of Americans rallied against the war in major cities on Saturday. The US military is turning over security duties in Karbala to […]

Juan Cole

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Turkish, Iranian Presidents Condemn Kurds

Turkish, Iranian Presidents Condemn Kurds

AFP reports that Prime Minister Rejep Tayyib Erdogan of Turkey said Saturday, of the Kurdish Workers Party guerrillas holed up in Iraq, “We will launch […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Sunni, Shiite Preachers Denounce al-Qaeda

Iraqi Sunni, Shiite Preachers Denounce al-Qaeda

The USG Open Source Center reports on Iraqi sermons on Friday. Round-up of Iraqi Friday Sermons 26 OctIraq — OSC SummarySaturday, October 27, 2007 Al-Iraqiyah […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Basra and a Mahdi Army Resurgence?

Basra and a Mahdi Army Resurgence?

AP reports that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani is concerned about a wave of assassinations and killings in the southern port city of Basra: ‘ A […]

Juan Cole

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US Sanctions on Iran

US Sanctions on Iran

The Bush administration announced wideranging new sanctions on Iran on Thursday, which target three Iranian banks, nine companies associated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Delegation Pleads with Turkey not to Invade; Turkish Shelling of Iraqi Villages KRG: No PKK Offices in Iraq

Iraqi Delegation Pleads with Turkey not to Invade; Turkish Shelling of Iraqi Villages KRG: No PKK Offices in Iraq

The USG Open Source Center translates television news concerning the crisis between Turkey and Iraq over the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla actions against Turks; […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
2 US GIs Killed, 8 Wounded; Turkish Air Strikes against Kurds; Bombs in Baghdad Kill 8; Basra Police Chief Escapes Attempt on his Life

2 US GIs Killed, 8 Wounded; Turkish Air Strikes against Kurds; Bombs in Baghdad Kill 8; Basra Police Chief Escapes Attempt on his Life

Turkish war planes and helicopter gunships attacked Kurdish guerrillas in eastern Anatolia on Wednesday, making at least one raid into Iraq according to wire services. […]

Juan Cole

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Cole on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now", Oct. 23

Cole on Amy Goodman’s "Democracy Now", Oct. 23

My appearance on Amy Goodman’s ‘Democracy Now’ is now available online. I am also giving the YouTube links below, which are clickable. But do help […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
US Troop Deaths up over 2006 Air Strikes Rise Four Times Iraqi Cities under Curfew

US Troop Deaths up over 2006 Air Strikes Rise Four Times Iraqi Cities under Curfew

At Salon.com, my column on the collapse of Bush’s Middle East police, with the troubles on the Turkish/Iraq border and the huge bomb that greeted […]

Juan Cole

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