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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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Basra Has New Governor And It Is

Basra Has New Governor And It Is

*Basra has a new governor, and it is Denmark’s former ambassador to Syria, a convert to Islam. Ole Woehlers Olsen will be put in charge […]

Juan Cole

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There Was More Trouble In Falluja

There Was More Trouble In Falluja

*There was more trouble in Falluja yesterday, where US troops again fired on and killed civilians demonstrating against their presence. The troops allege that Baath […]

Juan Cole

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Spokesmen For Shiite Dawa Party And For

Spokesmen For Shiite Dawa Party And For

*Spokesmen for the Shiite Dawa Party and for the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution (SCIRI) in Iraq explained today why key religious leaders boycotted Jay […]

Juan Cole

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Thousands Of Iraqis Demonstrated In

Thousands Of Iraqis Demonstrated In

*Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad Monday morning against the leadership meeting held under American auspices. The demonstration was boycotted, however, by the powerful Sadr […]

Juan Cole

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Supreme Council For Islamic Revolution

Supreme Council For Islamic Revolution

*The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) may participate in some way in the leadership meeting called by Jay Garner for Monday in […]

Juan Cole

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Craig Smith Of New York Times Has

Craig Smith Of New York Times Has

*Craig Smith of the New York Times has reported very interesting and significant developments in the Sadr Movement in Iraq. It appears that the movement […]

Juan Cole

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Ap Is Reporting That At Friday Prayers

Ap Is Reporting That At Friday Prayers

*AP is reporting that at Friday Prayers in Nasiriya, a cleric giving the sermon to 2000 worshipers said, “We have to be ready in the […]

Juan Cole

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Apparently Two Nights Ago There Was

Apparently Two Nights Ago There Was

*Apparently two nights ago there was a major battle in the Mashtal quarter of New Baghdad between US troops and Arab volunteers who had gone […]

Juan Cole

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Some Of You May Have Seen Me On John

Some Of You May Have Seen Me On John

*Some of you may have seen me on John Gibson’s The Big Story on Fox Cable News at 5:30 pm EST on 4/23. I may […]

Juan Cole

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