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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

08/21/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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

08/21/2025 By The Conversation

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Israeli Hizbullah Battles In Deep

Israeli Hizbullah Battles In Deep

Israeli-Hizbullah Battles in Deep South Israelis Bombed Qana while Relief and Rescue troops worked Update: Israeli war planes conducted further air raids Monday morning, despite […]

Juan Cole

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What Is Hizbullah Western And Israeli

What Is Hizbullah Western And Israeli

What is Hizbullah? Western and Israeli pundits keep comparing Hizbullah to al-Qaeda. It is a huge conceptual error. There is a crucial difference between an […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Threatens Us Over Israeli War

Sistani Threatens Us Over Israeli War

Sistani Threatens US over Israeli War on Lebanon The US punditocracy and ruling elite is fixated on Hizbullah as a “terrorist group” even though the […]

Juan Cole

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Why Mel Gibson Is Wrong It Is Not Very

Why Mel Gibson Is Wrong It Is Not Very

Why Mel Gibson is Wrong It is not very important or interesting that a Hollywood star has substance abuse problems. But the alleged sentiment expressed […]

Juan Cole

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Qana Massacre Part Ii Israeli War

Qana Massacre Part Ii Israeli War

The Qana Massacre, Part II Israeli war planes scored a direct hit on a building in the Shiite village of Qana where destitute farming folk, […]

Juan Cole

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Renewed Israeli Airstrikes Kill Family

Renewed Israeli Airstrikes Kill Family

Renewed Israeli Airstrikes Kill Family, Others, Wound 2 UN Troops; Nasrallah Vows Longer Range Rocket Strikes The Israelis continued air strikes on Saturday. Naharnet.com carries […]

Juan Cole

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Over Dozen Dead In Civil War Violence

Over Dozen Dead In Civil War Violence

Over a Dozen Dead in Civil War Violence Khafaji denounces Maliki for Visit to Bush Guerrillas detonated a car bomb in Kirkuk on Saturday, killing […]

Juan Cole

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Blair And Rhetoric Of False

Blair And Rhetoric Of False

Blair and the Rhetoric of False Equivalence The techniques of propaganda were on full display during the joint news conference of George W. Bush and […]

Juan Cole

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Islands In Arabia Patrick Mcgreevy

Islands In Arabia Patrick Mcgreevy

Islands in Arabia Patrick McGreevy writes from Beirut: ‘ Islands in Arabia Sitting on my balcony staring down at the Sea Gate of the American […]

Juan Cole

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