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Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”
Climate Crisis

Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Juan Cole

Gemenne said that we are passing from a relatively stable climate system to an unstable one, where extreme weather events will multiply

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

02/09/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

02/09/2026 By Tomdispatch

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Pakistan for global efforts against nuclear terrorism

Pakistan for global efforts against nuclear terrorism

THE HAGUE: Pakistan assured world community that it is considering ratification of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) […]

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Jimmy Carter:  I send Landmail because of NSA Surveillance "Abuse"

Jimmy Carter: I send Landmail because of NSA Surveillance “Abuse”

NBC’s Meet the Press interviewed former president Jimmy Carter on Sunday, and he complained that the National Security Agency probably has him under electronic surveillance. […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
The Frightening Israeli Army used on Palestinian Children (Australian TV)

The Frightening Israeli Army used on Palestinian Children (Australian TV)

Australian Broadcast Co. and Journeyman Pictures: “The Frightening Israeli Army Used On Palestinian Children”: For more on Israeli arrests and abuse of Palestinian children see […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Gaza's Palestinians, Besieged by Israel, turn to Solar Power

Gaza’s Palestinians, Besieged by Israel, turn to Solar Power

Here’s an excellent AFP film clip and article from a couple weeks ago that I think deserves a wider audience. Gazans turn to solar power […]

Juan Cole

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Why Romney is Wrong that Obama's Syria Policy Emboldened Putin

Why Romney is Wrong that Obama’s Syria Policy Emboldened Putin

(By Juan Cole) On Face the Nation on Sunday, Mitt Romney slammed President Obama’s policies toward Russia as “naive” and called the country a “geopolitical […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Saudi Arabia Again Fails Human Rights 101 (UNHRC)

Saudi Arabia Again Fails Human Rights 101 (UNHRC)

The [United Nations’] Human Rights Council’s review of Saudi Arabia comes at a time of serious concern about the rights situation in the country. Authorities […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Coal, Gas & Oil are Huge Water Hogs; Solar is a Water Saver

Coal, Gas & Oil are Huge Water Hogs; Solar is a Water Saver

Solar Power Is A Huge Water Saver (World Water Day Infographic) (via Clean Technica) Every year on this day since 1993, the community of nations […]

Juan Cole

Culture
Pakistani Sufi Anthem:  Jhule Lal Dam Mast Qalandar by Nusrat Fateh Ali

Pakistani Sufi Anthem: Jhule Lal Dam Mast Qalandar by Nusrat Fateh Ali

Qawwali is the South Asian Muslim equivalent of African-American Gospel music. This particular song celebrates the thirteenth-century Sindhi mystic, Sayyid `Uthman Marwandi, known as Lal […]

Juan Cole

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ABC:  Bush's Neocon Spokesman for Illegal US Occupation of Iraq Slams Russia for Crimea

ABC: Bush’s Neocon Spokesman for Illegal US Occupation of Iraq Slams Russia for Crimea

It just baffles me that failed Neocons like Dan Senor are still given a hearing inside the Beltway. ABC News actually interviewed Senor, the spokesman […]

Juan Cole

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