Any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure will lead to retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in the region owned by U.S. oil companies
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Top 5 Signs the US is de facto allied with Iran versus ISIL
By Juan Cole 1. Karen DeYoung points out that the siege of the Iraqi Shiite town of Amerli could not have been broken without the […]
Can Obama Resist Hawks’ Pressure to Rush to Syria Quagmire?
By Adam Quinn, University of Birmingham via The Conversation US president Barack Obama has yet to work out exactly what America’s strategy is in confronting […]
Putting the ‘Hero’ back in ‘Superhero’: How the Muslim Superhero Can Save the Genre
By A. David Lewis for for ISLAMiCommentary A. David Lewis Muslims don’t present a problem for superhero comics. They present a solution. A previous installment […]
What You won’t See on US TV: Iranians Sympathetic to US over ISIL Attacks
Channel 4 News Channel 4 News: “What does Iran make of Islamic State?” Meanwhile, although some Iranian sources deny it, the BBC’s sources say that […]
Elon Musk’s Nevada Gigafactory may Save the World
By Juan Cole KRQE: “Official: Tesla picks Nevada for Gigafactory” Clean Technica points out that the battery-making factory is on track to reduce battery prices […]
Israel: Reverse Illegal Plans for West Bank
Human Rights Watch (Jerusalem) – Israel should immediately reverse its illegal appropriation of a large swath of land in the occupied West Bank south of […]
America is a Gas Hog and we’re not going on a Diet even if Global Warming Kills Us
By Michael T. Klare Considering all the talk about global warming, peak oil, carbon divestment, and renewable energy, you’d think that oil consumption in the […]
Natural Gas Battle: Ukraine vs Russia – An Animated History
AJ+ “While the West threatens further crippling sanctions on Moscow for invading and supporting Ukrainian rebels, Russia controls the nozzle that supplies Europe and Ukraine […]
Paying For The Caliphate: When Extremists Become Bad Bank Managers In Mosul
By Khales Joumah | Mosul | via Niqash.org Dinar worries: some Mosul locals fear that extremists will take all of thier money. Up until now, […]
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