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Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War
Egypt

Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War

Juan Cole

Egypt’s inertia on green energy and EV’s is bringing the pain, as the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz provoke an energy price shock

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

03/18/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

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57 Killed, 120 Wounded Turks Authorize Iraq Incursion

57 Killed, 120 Wounded Turks Authorize Iraq Incursion

Guerrilla violence left at least 57 dead in Iraq on Tuesday, with 22 killed in two truck bombings in the northern refinery city of Baiji. […]

Juan Cole

KPFK: Threats to Academic Freedom

KPFK: Threats to Academic Freedom

A podcast from KPFK on the threats to academic freedom emanating from the Israel lobby, including comments from Laurie Brand (chair of the Committee on […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
British Troop Drawdown from Basra

British Troop Drawdown from Basra

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Monday to pull 3,000 British troops out of Basra by March of 2008, leaving only 2500, with those […]

Juan Cole

University of St. Thomas Law School Protests Exclusion of Desmond Tutu

University of St. Thomas Law School Protests Exclusion of Desmond Tutu

University of St. Thomas Law School faculty weighs in on the refusal of a speaking invitation to Archbishop Desmond Tutu (pacifist, anti-Apartheid activist and winner […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Maliki: Blackwater Guards Murderers Obama Slams Private Security Firms PKK Kills 13 Turkish Troops

Al-Maliki: Blackwater Guards Murderers Obama Slams Private Security Firms PKK Kills 13 Turkish Troops

According to the NYT, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s office on Sunday accused the Blackwater security company of deliberately murdering civilians. Spokesman Ali Dabbagh said that […]

Juan Cole

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Forewarned Is Forearmed: Bush On Iran

Forewarned Is Forearmed: Bush On Iran

Courtesy R. J. Eidelson at YouTube.

Juan Cole

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Fadlallah: Arab States Should not Allow US to use them Against Iran

Fadlallah: Arab States Should not Allow US to use them Against Iran

The USG Open Source Center summarizes the statements of Lebanese Shiite leader Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah concerning what he sees as an American push to set […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Dhari Calls for Dialogue with al-Qaeda; al-Hakim/ Sadr Pact?

Al-Dhari Calls for Dialogue with al-Qaeda; al-Hakim/ Sadr Pact?

In an interview on Aljazeera on Friday, Shaikh Harith al-Dhari of the Association for Muslims Scholars called on Iraqi tribal fighters to cease attacking “al-Qaeda […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Sermons Call for Sunni-Shiite Unity Condemn Biden Plan

Iraq Sermons Call for Sunni-Shiite Unity Condemn Biden Plan

The USG Open Source Center translates passages from Friday sermons carried on Iraqi television: Round-up of Iraqi Friday Sermons 5 OctIraq — OSC SummarySaturday, October […]

Juan Cole

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