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Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?
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Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

Juan Cole

China imported 389,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil in 2025, about 4% of its total

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

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Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

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Camel Bones and Jerusalem:  Archeology Shows Bible written Late, Full of Errors

Camel Bones and Jerusalem: Archeology Shows Bible written Late, Full of Errors

(By Juan Cole) A new paper by Israeli archeologists Lidar Sapir-Hen and Erez Ben-Yosef, [pdf] posted at the University of Tel Aviv web site , […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Iceland: Major Green Energy Breakthrough using Magma for Geothermal

Iceland: Major Green Energy Breakthrough using Magma for Geothermal

(Via CleanTechnica) First Magma-Enhanced Geothermal System In The World Developed In Iceland (via Clean Technica) The first “magma-enhanced” geothermal system in the world — the […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Bush ordered NSA to spy on Germany's  Schroeder over Iraq War Opposition

Bush ordered NSA to spy on Germany’s Schroeder over Iraq War Opposition

(By Juan Cole) The Guardian reports that the George W. Bush administration put German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s personal telephone under surveillance in 2002. Schroeder was […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
The Death of God in Iraq:  32% of Iraqis not Sure God Exists, 11% think Not

The Death of God in Iraq: 32% of Iraqis not Sure God Exists, 11% think Not

(By Mariwan Salihi) Despite its dangers and taboos in the conflict-ridden nation, some Iraqi youth are turning towards atheism. Mariwan Salihi met a few of […]

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Barack Obama
Broken Democracy: Republicans poised to take Senate, Americans Reject their Platform

Broken Democracy: Republicans poised to take Senate, Americans Reject their Platform

(By Juan Cole) A lot of political analysts think it is entirely possible that the Republicans will take the senate next November. This development won’t […]

Juan Cole

Hamas political leaders nix rocket fire on Israel

Hamas political leaders nix rocket fire on Israel

Group’s military wing planned to hit back after recent IDF strikes on Gaza

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Billionaire Victimology is the Worst

Billionaire Victimology is the Worst

(By Robert Freeman) Protesters calling for higher wages for fast-food workers stand outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, California December 5, 2013 (Photo: Reuters)The Tom […]

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Egyptian Junta increasingly sees Journalism as a form of Terrorism, Arrests Journalists

Egyptian Junta increasingly sees Journalism as a form of Terrorism, Arrests Journalists

(Via Globalpost) Why Al Jazeera’s journalists are being targeted in Egypt (via GlobalPost) CAIRO, Egypt — In Egypt, journalists are being accused of terrorism. Twenty […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
Dear President Obama:  Tar Sands & Keystone XL are more Dangerous than an Iranian Atomic Bomb

Dear President Obama: Tar Sands & Keystone XL are more Dangerous than an Iranian Atomic Bomb

(By Juan Cole) Dear President Obama: You have said repeatedly that if negotiations with Iran do not limit its nuclear enrichment activities solely to peaceful […]

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