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Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled
Climate Crisis

Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy consultancy reports that in the first half of 2025, the world put in 380 gigawatts of new […]

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

09/04/2025 By Juan Cole

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

09/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Kurdish Demonstrations In Irbil On

Kurdish Demonstrations In Irbil On

Kurdish Demonstrations in Irbil on Behalf of Kurds of Syria Reuters reports that some 5000 Kurds demonstrated in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, waving […]

Juan Cole

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New Government Will Not Be Expansion Of

New Government Will Not Be Expansion Of

New Government will not be “Expansion” of Governing Council The Iraqi newspaper az-Zaman managed to get an interview with an unnamed Coalition Provisional Authority official […]

Juan Cole

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Coalition Forces In Iraq Tomdispatch

Coalition Forces In Iraq Tomdispatch

“Coalition” Forces in Iraq: Tomdispatch.com Gavan McCormick writes about the Japanese and other supporting troop contingents in Iraq. He says of them that they. . […]

Juan Cole

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Comments On Abc Iraq Poll David Patel

Comments On Abc Iraq Poll David Patel

Comments on ABC Iraq Poll David Patel, in Basra responds with some thoughtful comments on the recent ABC News poll from Iraq. Some readers have […]

Juan Cole

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Role Of United Nations In Dispute Az

Role Of United Nations In Dispute Az

Role of the United Nations in dispute az-Zaman has been reporting that 12 of the Shiite members of the Interim Governing Council, including expatriate Ahmad […]

Juan Cole

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Did Al Qaeda Win Spanish Elections This

Did Al Qaeda Win Spanish Elections This

Did al-Qaeda Win the Spanish Elections? This silly question is being asked by billionnaire Rupert Murdoch’s and Conrad Black’s media outlets all over the world […]

Juan Cole

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Sunnis Of Iraq Apprehensive Defiant

Sunnis Of Iraq Apprehensive Defiant

Sunnis of Iraq “Apprehensive, Defiant” A British reporter recently in Baghdad kindly sent me the following impressions: “1. I didn’t get out of the city […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Account Of Visitation Pilgrimage

Shiite Account Of Visitation Pilgrimage

Shiite Account of Visitation (‘pilgrimage’) to Holy Shrines of Iraq This is a fascinating account of an expatriate Shiite’s return to Iraq for religious visitation […]

Juan Cole

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Assassination Attempt On Head Of Iraqi

Assassination Attempt On Head Of Iraqi

Assassination attempt on head of Iraqi Turkmen Front This just came in: “IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT WASHINGTON REPRESENTATION On Sunday, March 14,th, 2004, there has an […]

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