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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

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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

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4 Us Troops Killed 6 Wounded Guerrilla

4 Us Troops Killed 6 Wounded Guerrilla

4 US Troops Killed, 6 Wounded Guerrilla War Kills, Wounds, Dozens of Iraqis Reuters reports that near Baiji north of Baghdad, guerrillas killed 4 US […]

Juan Cole

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Us Military Rules Of Engagement And

Us Military Rules Of Engagement And

US Military Rules of Engagement and the Iraq War An informed reader sent in what I found to be a fascinating reply to my comment […]

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IRNA Carries Iran Statement to IAEA on Khamenei Fatwa Forbidding Nuclear Weapons

IRNA Carries Iran Statement to IAEA on Khamenei Fatwa Forbidding Nuclear Weapons

Iran Issues Statement at IAEA Board of Governors Meeting Corrected version: added additional material after IRNA update IRNA Wednesday, August 10, 2005 T11:39:36Z Journal Code: […]

Juan Cole

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Samawah Governor Fired Australian

Samawah Governor Fired Australian

Samawah Governor Fired Australian Officers Critique US Military in Iraq Al-Sharq al-Awsat and agencies: 28 deaths were reported on Monday and 30 wounded in guerrilla […]

Juan Cole

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Kurdistan And Future Of Iraq Al Sharq

Kurdistan And Future Of Iraq Al Sharq

Kurdistan and the Future of Iraq Al-Sharq al-Awsat/ AFP reports that hundres of Kurds demonstrated on Monday in Irbil (Arbil), 350 km north of Baghdad, […]

Juan Cole

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Party Over On Cindy Sheehan Bob Harris

Party Over On Cindy Sheehan Bob Harris

Party Over? On Cindy Sheehan Bob Harris has a must-read meditation on what things are important to George W. Bush and what aren’t, in light […]

Juan Cole

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Courage Of Peter Jennings As We

Courage Of Peter Jennings As We

Courage of Peter Jennings As we comemorate the late Peter Jennings, one of the country’s great broadcast journalists, it is worth remembering, as Lila Rajiva […]

Juan Cole

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Joke Of Day Constitution They Keep

Joke Of Day Constitution They Keep

Joke of the Day CONSTITUTION “They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don’t we just give them ours? It was written by […]

Juan Cole

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Constitution Still Deadlocked 35 Dead

Constitution Still Deadlocked 35 Dead

Constitution Still Deadlocked 35 Dead in Guerrilla Violence AP’s Bassem Mroue reports that the two-hour convocation of Iraqi political leaders at President Jalal Talabani’s home […]

Juan Cole

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