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Archives: January 2015
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![5 Top Reasons Romney ought to have Withdrawn](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/5-top-reasons-romney-ought-to-ha-187x137.jpg)
5 Top Reasons Romney ought to have Withdrawn
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - Likely the reasons Mitt Rimney decided not to run for a third time are financial - the big money just wouldn't make another bet on…![In 10 Years, No One In Helsinki Will Even Want to Own a Car: 3 Simple Ideas That Are Making Cities Sustainable](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/in-10-years-no-one-in-helsinki-w-187x137.jpg)
In 10 Years, No One In Helsinki Will Even Want to Own a Car: 3 Simple Ideas That Are Making Cities Sustainable
By Shannan Stoll | (YES! Magazine | "Cities are Now") An app that combines the affordability of ride sharing with the reliability of taxis. Playgrounds built as sponges for reusable greywater. From…![Fast Times at ISIS High: What Terrorists Want to Teach your Children (Taiwan Spoof)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/fast-times-at-isis-high-what-ter-187x137.jpg)
Fast Times at ISIS High: What Terrorists Want to Teach your Children (Taiwan Spoof)
Taiwanese Animators | (ISISville Series) - "Welcome to ISISville! The animated series that examines life under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant! You’ve read the headlines. So you know ISIS…![As Americans are shot At: Saudi Death Sentence on Shiite Cleric inflames Sectarian Tensions](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/as-americans-are-shot-at-saudi-d-187x137.jpg)
As Americans are shot At: Saudi Death Sentence on Shiite Cleric inflames Sectarian Tensions
By Giorgio Cafiero | (Foreign Policy in Focus) - The fate of one Shi’ite cleric hangs over the Gulf like a sword of Damocles. [Updated: Two Americans were fired on in the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/yemen-629x420-187x137.jpg)
U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two – Again
By Thalif Deen - UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) - When North and South Yemen merged into a single country under the banner Yemen Arab Republic back in May 1990, a British newspaper remarked…![Why the Israeli-Hizbullah Tit for Tat Probably won?t turn to War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/why-the-israeli-hizbullah-tit-fo-187x137.jpg)
Why the Israeli-Hizbullah Tit for Tat Probably won’t turn to War
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - Last week an Israeli helicopter gunship targeted Hizbullah outposts in Syria southwest of Damascus, near the front with the rebel Support Front (Syria al-Qaeda), which…![Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/egypt-bets-on-suez-canal-expansi-187x137.jpg)
Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis
CCTV America | - "Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi said he hopes the Suez Canal expansion project will increase his country's foreign cash reserves during his meetings while on an official…![The Need for New Blood at State Dept.: Obama?s Problem with the ?Vision Thing?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/the-need-for-new-blood-at-state-187x137.jpg)
The Need for New Blood at State Dept.: Obama’s Problem with the ‘Vision Thing’
By Andrew J. Bacevich | (Tomdispatch.com) - En route back to Washington at the tail end of his most recent overseas trip, John Kerry, America’s peripatetic secretary of state, stopped off in…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/bdsmarchingweb_340_220-187x137.jpg)
Over 80 Cartoonists And Comics Workers Boycott Israeli Occupation Firms
By IMEMC News & Agencies Report post More than 80 cartoonists and other workers in the comics industry, including colorists, writers, critics, and editors, from over 20 countries, signed an open letter…![The false promise of fracking and local jobs](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/the-false-promise-of-fracking-an-187x137.jpg)
The false promise of fracking and local jobs
By Susan Christopherson | (The Conversation) In a surprise decision that led to consternation in the oil and gas industry and elation among fracking opponents, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in December…![Netanyahu & Boehner: How Israel went from being a Democratic to a Republican Project](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/netanyahu-boehner-how-israel-wen-187x137.jpg)
Netanyahu & Boehner: How Israel went from being a Democratic to a Republican Project
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- The audacity of Speaker of the House John Boehner colluding with the prime minister of a foreign country to undermine a sitting president is, I…![Network Climate Coverage: The Good, the Bad and the (Mostly) Ugly](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/network-climate-coverage-the-goo-187x137.jpg)
Network Climate Coverage: The Good, the Bad and the (Mostly) Ugly
MediaMatters4America | - Climate Coverage In 2014: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly![As Gaza Refugee Babies die of Cold, Underfunded UN Agency Halts Rebuilding Aid to 400,000](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/as-gaza-refugee-babies-die-of-co-187x137.jpg)
As Gaza Refugee Babies die of Cold, Underfunded UN Agency Halts Rebuilding Aid to 400,000
By Charlie Hoyle | - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A massive shortfall in the $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza's reconstruction by the international community last October is exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis…![New Saudi King to Obama: Oil Policy won?t Change](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/new-saudi-king-to-obama-oil-poli-187x137.jpg)
New Saudi King to Obama: Lower-price Oil Policy won’t Change
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - President Obama cut short his India trip to head off to Riyadh in the wake of the death last Thursday of King Abdallah of Saudi…![Women Empowered by Solar Energy in Bangladesh](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/women-empowered-by-solar-energy-187x137.jpg)
Women Empowered by Solar Energy in Bangladesh
World Bank | -- "Bangladesh has become the world's fastest growing market for solar home systems, thanks in part to IDA - the World Bank's fund for the poorest. Solar energy is…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/216689_345x230-187x137.jpg)
Israel ‘systematically mistreats’ Palestinian children in custody
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an News Agency) -- Some 700 Palestinian children per year are arrested and face "ill-treatment" by Israeli forces, according to a new report by a children's rights group. (MaanImages/file) In the…![Obama Win: Dem Senators Flip-Flop, Delay Iran Sanctions Bill](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-win-dem-senators-flip-flop-187x137.jpg)
Obama Win: Dem Senators Flip-Flop, Delay Iran Sanctions Bill
By Golnaz Esfandiari and Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON -- A key U.S. senator says he and nine other senators are holding their support for a bill imposing new sanctions on Iran…![Koch Bros To Spend Nearly A Billion Buying The 2016 Elections](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/koch-bros-to-spend-nearly-a-bill-187x137.jpg)
Koch Bros To Spend Nearly A Billion Buying The 2016 Elections
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) - ""The Koch brothers’ operation intends to spend $889 million in the run-up to the 2016 elections — a historic sum that in many ways would…![Ms. Marvel Vs. Islamophobia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/ms-marvel-vs-islamophobia-187x137.jpg)
Ms. Marvel Vs. Islamophobia
AJ+ | - "Who do you call when Islamophobia strikes? Kamala Khan, better known as Ms. Marvel. Street artists are using images of the Muslim superhero to cover up anti-Islam ads on…![Obama, Modi and India?s Solar Future](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-modi-and-indias-solar-futu-187x137.jpg)
Obama, Modi and India’s Solar Future
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) In his visit to India, Barack Obama pressed unsuccessfully for India to set specific carbon limits. Nevertheless, he did get agreement from Indian Prime Minister Narendra…![Kurds expel ISIL/Daesh from Syria?s Kobane after months of fighting](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/kurds-expel-isildaesh-from-syria-187x137.jpg)
Kurds expel ISIL/Daesh from Syria’s Kobane after months of fighting
Rita Daou | Your Middle East Kurds expel Islamic State group from Syria's Kobane after months of fighting Banner Icon War in Syria Kurdish fighters have expelled Islamic State group militants from…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/jwjan26c_15-187x137.gif)
Photo-Bombing Obama’s Iran Talks (Cartoon)
Paul Jamiol | Jamiol's World - Via Jamiol's World![Egypt: 28 Protesters Killed Marking Revolution ? Police & Excessive Force](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/egypt-28-protesters-killed-marki-187x137.jpg)
Egypt: 28 Protesters Killed Marking Revolution – Police & Excessive Force
Human Rights Watch | -- (New York) – The death of at least 20 people in Egypt during clashes with security forces surrounding the commemoration of the 2011 uprising underscores the need…![All Lives Matter: from Ferguson to Palestine](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/all-lives-matter-from-ferguson-t-187x137.jpg)
All Lives Matter: from Ferguson to Palestine
By Heike Schotten | (Ma'an News Agency) - In the United States, "Ferguson" -- the name of the town where unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by police last…![Egypt Cancels Revolution Fete to Mourn Saudi King who derailed Revolution](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/egypt-cancels-revolution-fete-to-187x137.jpg)
Egypt Cancels Revolution Fete to Mourn Saudi King who derailed Revolution
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) In a great irony, the Egyptian government attempted to cancel the commemoration of the January 25 revolution four years ago, on the grounds that the late…![Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Int?l Community Failing Refugees from ISIL Brutality](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/angelina-jolie-in-iraq-intl-comm-187x137.jpg)
Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Int’l Community Failing Refugees from ISIL Brutality
Associated Press | -- "Actress and director Angelina Jolie is calling on the international community to do more to aid refugees displaced by fighting in Iraq and Syria. The UN special envoy…![Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis? US Embassy Cuts Staff?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/can-us-can-help-mediate-yemen-cr-187x137.jpg)
Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis? US Embassy Cuts Staff…
CNN | -- "The United States struggles to maintain a sense of diplomacy in Yemen during political chaos." CNN: "U.S. embassy cuts staff in Yemen"![Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/turns-out-rightwing-hindu-pm-mor-187x137.jpg)
Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)
NDTV | -- "Six years after we signed a bilateral agreement we are moving towards commercial viability," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcing an agreement on the nuclear liability issue after talks…![The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/the-boehner-obama-struggle-over-187x137.jpg)
The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International
By Jasmin Ramsey | (WASHINGTON (IPS) - While it’s anyone’s guess whether a final deal will be reached over Iran’s nuclear programme this year, a number of key international actors have forcefully…![Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed: Low-Cost Oil and Pollution](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/why-fracking-tar-sands-are-doome-187x137.jpg)
Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed: Low-Cost Oil and Pollution
Tom Giesen| (Informed Comment) -- Here is a brief primer on the real implications of the decline of oil prices and environmental degradation on the unconventional petroleum industry (fracking, tar sands and…![Yemen Civil War? Masses Rally in Capital & South Secedes](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/yemen-civil-war-masses-rally-in-187x137.jpg)
Yemen Civil War? Masses Rally in Capital & South Secedes
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- From 1967 to 1990, and again briefly in 1994, South Yemen was an independent country. In the first period, of some 23 years, it had…![Climate-Denial Buffoon Inhofe takes Big $$ from Big Oil, Accuses Scientists of being Corrupt](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/climate-denial-buffoon-inhofe-ta-187x137.jpg)
Climate-Denial Buffoon Inhofe takes Big $$ from Big Oil, Says Scientists Corrupt
ThinkProgress Video | -- ThinkProgress: "Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Tells The Senate Why He Thinks Global Warming Is A Hoax" [Added by Juan Cole]: The Center for Responsive Politics' website Opensecrets.org details that…![Extremist Lieberman: Unified Palestinian-Israeli Party a threat to Israel as ?Jewish State?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/extremist-lieberman-unified-pale-187x137.jpg)
Extremist Lieberman: Unified Palestinian-Israeli Party a threat to Israel as ‘Jewish State’
By IMEMC & Agencies Arab parties in Israel announced they would be running in the upcoming Israeli Knesset election, scheduled for March 17, in a unified list that could increase their representation…![Greece move left would Give Europe Chance to Rediscover Social Responsibility](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/greece-move-left-would-give-euro-187x137.jpg)
Greece move left would Give Europe Chance to Rediscover Social Responsibility
By Marianna Fotaki (IPS) - The European Union should not be afraid of the leftist opposition party Syriza winning the Greek election, but see it as a chance to rediscover its founding…![Saudi?s Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/saudis-barbaric-flogging-for-blo-187x137.jpg)
Saudi’s Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger
BBC News | --- "Blogger Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticising Saudi Arabian clerics on his internet blog. British blogger Sunny Hundal said…![Yemen: Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov?t Collapses](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/yemen-freeze-on-us-drone-strikes-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov’t Collapses
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Thousands demonstrated in Sanaa on Saturday morning against the Houthi take-over of the Yemeni government. Down south in Aden, there were big demonstrations on behalf of…![The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/the-latest-blow-to-israeli-pales-187x137.jpg)
The Latest Blow to Israeli-Palestinian Peace
By Stephen Zunes | (Foreign Policy in Focus) -- The United States blocked the latest UN resolution to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine for the most disingenuous of reasons. Though not…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/DEA-building-187x137.jpg)
Now the DEA is Collecting our Phone Records: RIP 4th Amendment
By Hanni Fakhoury | (EFF) Think mass surveillance is just the wheelhouse of agencies like the NSA? Think again. One of the biggest concerns to come from the revelations about the NSA’s…![Obama, blindsided by Boehner, Snubs Netanyahu](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-blindsided-by-boehner-snub-187x137.jpg)
Obama, blindsided by Boehner, Snubs Netanyahu
By Alexandra Halaby | (IMEMC & Agencies) -- White House: Netanyahu Visit 'Departure From Protocol' Hours after the State of the Union address by U.S. President Obama, Boehner had invited Israeli Prime…![Poll: Americans support Obama on Negotiating with Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/poll-americans-support-obama-on-187x137.jpg)
Poll: Americans support Obama on Negotiating with Iran
By Nancy Gallagher | (The Conversation) In his State of the Union address, the President’s core message was that the US has emerged strong from the twin crises caused by the 2001…![How Stable is Saudi Arabia?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/how-stable-is-saudi-arabia-187x137.jpg)
How Stable is Saudi Arabia?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) This article appeared at The Nation earlier this month. I'm reprinting an excerpt on the occasion of King Abdallah's death . . . the kingdom faces…![America?s Walking Dead: The Perpetual War Machine](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/americas-walking-dead-the-perpet-187x137.jpg)
America’s Walking Dead: The Perpetual War Machine
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) When it comes to the national security state, our capital has become a thought-free zone. The airlessness of the place, the unwillingness of leading players in the…![Ragtag Kurdish Forces Face ISIL assaults at ‘The Kobani of Iraq’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/ragtag-kurdish-forces-face-isil-187x137.jpg)
Ragtag Kurdish Forces Face ISIL assaults at ‘The Kobani of Iraq’
By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | (Niqash.org) -- NIQASH visits the northern Iraqi town of Kharabaroot, near Kirkuk, which has become the frontline for fighting between Iraqi Kurdish military and extremists from…![Floods and fires across Southern Africa raise alarm bells on climate change](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/floods-and-fires-across-southern1-187x137.jpg)
Floods and fires across Southern Africa raise alarm bells on climate change
SABC News | -- "Floods and fires across the southern african region are raising alarm bells on climate change once again. These effects are being felt across the globe as sea levels…![Netanyahu Imported by GOP to once again warn](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/netanyahu-imported-by-gop-to-onc-187x137.jpg)
Netanyahu Imported by GOP to ensure Iran War
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Republican House Majority leader John Boehner secretly invited Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to Washington to address Congress and then once it was set up…![Surprise! German anti-Muslim Leader Resigns after Posing as Hitler](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/surprise-german-anti-muslim-lead-187x137.jpg)
Surprise! German anti-Muslim Leader Resigns after Posing as Hitler
Euronews | -- "The leader of the anti-Islamisation PEGIDA organization in Germany has quit after a photo of him posing as Hitler was published in the Bild newspaper, throwing the future of…![Solar-powered plane to set off from Abu Dhabi for global flight](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/solar-powered-plane-to-set-off-f-187x137.jpg)
Solar-powered plane to set off from Abu Dhabi for global flight
BBC News | -- "The plans have been set for the solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, to take off from Abu Dhabi and then fly around the globe using only the sun's…![Pakistan: Fighting Extremism with Schools, Not Guns](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/pakistan-fighting-extremism-with-187x137.jpg)
Pakistan: Fighting Extremism with Schools, Not Guns
By Zofeen Ebrahim | -- KARACHI (IPS) - As a wave of outrage, crossing Pakistan’s national borders, continues a month after the Dec. 16 attack on a school in the northern Khyber…![Israel: Palestinian man arrested after stabbing nine on Tel Aviv bus](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/israel-palestinian-man-arrested-187x137.jpg)
Israel: Palestinian man arrested after stabbing nine on Tel Aviv bus
IMEMC | -- By Celine Hagbard | (IMEMC & Agencies) -- A Palestinian man from the West Bank city of Tulkarem was shot, then taken into custody by Israeli police in Tel…![Obama to GOP: More Iran sanctions will lead to War (and 7 other Foreign Policy points in SOTU)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-to-gop-more-iran-sanctions-187x137.jpg)
Obama to GOP: More Iran sanctions lead to War (& 7 other Foreign Policy points in SOTU)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address slighted foreign policy in favor of touting domestic progress and proposing new domestic initiatives. But there were…![Yemenis living ?hour to hour? as Houthis take Presidential Palace](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/yemenis-living-hour-to-hour-as-h-187x137.jpg)
Yemenis living “hour to hour” as Houthis take Presidential Palace
SANA'A (IRIN) - Muneer Asharby nearly didn’t go to work today. It wasn’t until after noon that he finally braved the walk. Even so, he kept half of his hardware shop closed…![Bobby Jindal Gets Called Out for Muslim “No-Go Zones?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/bobby-jindal-gets-called-out-for-187x137.jpg)
Bobby Jindal Gets Called Out for Muslim “No-Go Zones”
TheLipTV | -- "Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal continues to spread the myth of "no-go zones" after Fox News issued an on-air apology and correction for allowing its anchors to make the false…![Dual Use: Solar Panels conserve Canal Water In India](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/dual-use-solar-panels-conserve-c-187x137.jpg)
Dual Use: Solar Panels conserve Canal Water In India
By Malini Shankar | (IPS) Sunlight pours over a break in canal-top solar panels recently installed over the Vadodara branch of the Sardar Sarovar canal project in Gujarat. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBARODA, India…![Obama wants new Mil. Authority, but Special Ops already on Missions in 105 Countries in 2015](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-wants-new-mil-authority-bu-187x137.jpg)
Obama wants new Mil. Authority, but Special Ops already on Missions in 105 Countries in 2015
By Nick Turse | (Tomdispatch.com) -- In the dead of night, they swept in aboard V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Landing in a remote region of one of the most volatile countries on…![Iran?s Revolutionary Guards Warn Israel Following Strike That Killed General](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/irans-revolutionary-guards-warn-187x137.jpg)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Warn Israel Following Strike That Killed General
By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) -- The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) warned on January 20 that Israel should expect "devastating thunderbolts" in response to the January 18 air strike in…![Israel?s Syria Strike: Is it trying to Help al-Qaeda vs. Hizbullah & Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/israels-syria-strike-is-it-tryin-187x137.jpg)
Israel’s Syria Strike: Is it trying to Help al-Qaeda vs. Hizbullah & Iran?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- There are several questions around the Israeli helicopter gunship strike on Mazari` al-Amal in Syria's Quneitra Province, which killed Hizbullah personnel and an Iranian general.…![Israeli PM Netanyahu Campaigns to Discredit, Defund Int?l Criminal Court](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/israeli-pm-netanyahu-campaigns-t-187x137.jpg)
Israeli PM Netanyahu Campaigns to Discredit, Defund Int’l Criminal Court
By Alexandra Halaby - (IMEMC & Agencies) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that the ICC announcement by Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to initiate a preliminary investigation into Israel for possible war…![Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/why-solar-power-is-spreading-so-187x137.jpg)
Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa
The Economist | -- "Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electricity each year than the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/jwjan19b_15-187x137.gif)
The real Meaning of Fox’s “Fair and Balanced”
Paul Jamiol | (Jamiol's World) Via Jamiol's World![Richest 1% will have more Wealth than rest of Humankind by 2016](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/richest-1-will-have-more-wealth-187x137.jpg)
Richest 1% will have more Wealth than rest of Humankind by 2016
BBC | -- "Wealth amassed by the richest 1% will overtake the amount owned by the rest of the people in the world, according to a study by charity group Oxfam. The…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/African-Americans-figure2b-1024x459-187x137.png)
Why Martin Luther King would support Pres. Obama’s Tax on Super-Rich
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- In one of his last speeches, at Grosse Point, MI., the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., laid out his next campaign, the one he died…![It is Failed State in Yemen that permitted al-Qaeda to Train Paris Terrorists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/it-is-failed-state-in-yemen-that-187x137.jpg)
It is Failed State in Yemen that permitted al-Qaeda to Train Paris Terrorists
CCTV America | -- "CCTV America’s Susan Roberts interviewed Yemen correspondent for The Times of London Iona Craig about how Yemen has played a role in al-Qaida training and the Charlie Hebdo…![We must Support Palestinians? Decision to Join the Int?l Criminal Court](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/we-must-support-palestinians-dec-187x137.jpg)
We must Support Palestinians’ Decision to Join the Int’l Criminal Court
By Kenneth Roth | (Human Rights Watch)-- Published in: Los Angeles Times The Israel exception to Western governments' human rights principles has been starkly on display in the reaction to the Palestinian…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/01-Obeda-Al-Ghoul-and-Samah-Shaheen-from-the-Irada-Programme-are-working-in-the-workshop-Taken-by-Khaled-Alashqar-629x434-187x137.jpg)
Gaza: Bringing War-Disabled Palestinian Youth back into Society
By Khaled Alashqar | (IPS) -- Samah Shaheen (right), one of Gaza’s many disabled young people, joined the Irada programme to acquire expertise, learn computerised wood carving and escape social marginalisation. Credit:…![Ocean Life on the Verge of Mass Extinction](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/ocean-life-on-the-verge-of-mass-187x137.jpg)
Ocean Life on the Verge of Mass Extinction
TheLipTV | -- "Humans are leading us to unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living in them potentially putting us on the verge of a major extinction event, according to…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/DSC00934-187x137.jpg)
Amazing Green Cars at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- I caught the Detroit Auto Show on Saturday afternoon. As always, it was great to see the concept cars of the future. But if you…![50+ anti-Muslim attacks across France in Charlie Hebdo aftermath](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/50-anti-muslim-attacks-across-fr-187x137.jpg)
50+ anti-Muslim attacks across France in Charlie Hebdo aftermath
RT | -- "France is suffering a wave of hate attacks against Muslims in the wake of last week's Islamic extremist attacks in and around Paris. Monitors of Islamophobia are reporting scores…![Iraqi Shiites, Fuming over Slow US Fight against ISIL, threaten to Revoke Agreement](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/iraqi-shiites-fuming-over-slow-u-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi Shiites, Fuming over Slow US Fight against ISIL, threaten to Revoke Agreement
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) - Four months have passed since the US began to work with an international alliance to confront the threat of the extremist group, the Islamic…![As ICC launches Israel War Crimes Probe, PLO & Hamas Applaud](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/as-icc-launches-israel-war-crime-187x137.jpg)
As ICC launches Israel War Crimes Probe, PLO & Hamas Applaud
RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said it welcomed the decision to open an initial probe on Israeli war crimes at the International Criminal Court. The ministry said…![After Obama veto threat re: GOP Sanctions, Iran says ?Political Will? can Advance Nuclear Talks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/after-obama-veto-threat-re-gop-s-187x137.jpg)
As Obama warns of veto re: GOP Sanctions, Iran says ‘Political Will’ can aid Nuclear Talks
By RFE/RL | -- GENEVA -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says "political will" is needed to make progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program but that he believes such progress is…![Hollande: Anti-Muslimism is as bad as Antisemitism: Muslims Must be Protected](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/hollande-anti-muslimism-is-as-ba-187x137.jpg)
French Pres. Hollande: Anti-Muslimism is as bad as Antisemitism: Muslims Must be Protected
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) French President Francois Hollande addressed the Institute of the Arab World on Friday, in a bid to reassure French Muslims, who fear being the victims of…![Charlie Hebdo & French ?Secularism': Does it really just privilege White Christians?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/charlie-hebdo-french-secularism-187x137.jpg)
Charlie Hebdo & French ‘Secularism’: Does it really just privilege White Christians?
By Mayanthi Fernando | The Conversation Commentators in France and elsewhere have taken the recent terrorist attacks in Paris as an occasion to reflect more broadly about Muslims in France. Many read…![2014 Warmest Year on Record; So much for the ?Pause?: NASA](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/2014-warmest-year-on-record-so-m-187x137.jpg)
2014 Warmest Year on Record; So much for the “Pause”: NASA
NASA | Goddard Center | -- "The year 2014 now ranks as the warmest on record since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA scientists. Nine of the 10 warmest years since…![Mission Creep in Iraq, Part Deux](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/mission-creep-in-iraq-part-deux-187x137.jpg)
US Mission Creep in Iraq, Part Deux
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) --- The current American war in Iraq is a struggle in search of a goal. It began in August as a humanitarian intervention, morphed into a…![Top 7 Things to know about Belgium anti-terror Op that left 2 Dead](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/top-7-things-to-know-about-belgi-187x137.jpg)
Top 7 Things to know about Belgium anti-terror Op that left 2 Dead
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Belgian police launched a counter-terrorism operation on Thursday in the eastern city of Verviers (pop. 56,000) near the German border. Verviers is one of the towns…Learning from Paris: Are you Charlie Hebdo? (Juan on Radio w/ C. Lydon)
Christopher Lydon | Radio Open Source " Learning from Paris The story of the massacre at Charlie Hebdo has gone everywhere in the past week: into meditations on free speech and blasphemy,…Muslim-Jewish Coexistence: Mark Cohen on its History and Relevance Today
by JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE for ISLAMiCommentary Professor Mark R. Cohen delivering a lecture to a seminar room full of professors and graduate students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (December 2014)Cohen…![?State of War? & Surveillance won?t help Press Freedom after ?Charlie?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/state-of-war-surveillance-wont-h-187x137.jpg)
‘State of War’ & Surveillance won’t help Press Freedom after ‘Charlie’
By A. D. McKenzie | PARIS (IPS) - In the wake of last week’s attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead, a heated battle of opinion is…![Fox ?News? Schooled By French ?Daily Show? On Muslim ?No-Go Zones?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/fox-news-schooled-by-french-dail-187x137.jpg)
Fox ‘News’ Schooled By French ‘Daily Show’ On Muslim ‘No-Go Zones’
AJ+ | -- "The host of France’s “Le Petit Journal,” Yann Barthès, asked his audience to flood Fox News with claims about Parisian “no-go zones.” Since the Charlie Hebdo attack, several Fox…![Sea Level Rising Faster in Threat to Coasts: Study](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/sea-level-rising-faster-in-threa-187x137.jpg)
Sea Level Rising Faster in Threat to Coasts: Study
The Times of India | -- "A study said on Wednesday that sea level rise in the past two decades has accelerated faster than previously thought in a sign of climate change…![Will France intervene in Yemen after its al-Qaeda Claims Paris Attacks?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/will-france-intervene-in-yemen-a-187x137.jpg)
Will France intervene in Yemen after its al-Qaeda Claims Paris Attacks?
By Juan Cole | -- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in south Yemen, claimed on Wednesday to have been behind the attacks in Charlie Hebdo in Paris last week.…![Gaza ? reduced to Rubble by Israel ? suffers through cold, hungry winter: ?conditions catastrophic?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/gaza-reduced-to-rubble-by-israel-187x137.jpg)
Gaza – reduced to Rubble by Israel – suffers cold, hungry winter: ‘conditions catastrophic’
RT | -- "Many thousands of Gazans face a freezing winter living in tents pitched amid the rubble of their ruined homes – as the UN is urging half a billion dollars…![Civilization?s Advance has depended on ?Blasphemy? of Thinkers & Mystics](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/civilizations-advance-has-depend-187x137.jpg)
Civilization’s Advance has depended on “Blasphemy” of Thinkers & Mystics
By Farhang Jahanpour The Wednesday edition of Charlie Hebdo (a week after the barbaric attack by two deranged terrorists on its premises) carried a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad, with a caption “Je…![Boko Haram Menaces Cameroon Schoolchildren after Massacre in Nigeria](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/boko-haram-menaces-cameroon-scho-187x137.jpg)
Boko Haram Menaces Cameroon Schoolchildren after Massacre in Nigeria
By Ngala Killian Chimtom MAROUA, Far North Region, Jan 14 2015 (IPS) - “I’d quit my job before going to work in a place like that.” That is how a primary school…![Were Guantanamo Murders Covered Up As Suicides?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/were-guantanamo-murders-covered-187x137.jpg)
Were Guantanamo Murders Covered Up As Suicides?
VICE News | -- "According to the US government, three detainees — all imprisoned as part of the global war on terror — hung themselves in their cells that night. But Army…![In aftermath of Charlie Hebdo, German Chancellor Merkel says Islam Belongs to Germany](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/in-aftermath-of-charlie-hebdo-ge-187x137.jpg)
In aftermath of Charlie Hebdo, German Chancellor Merkel says Islam Belongs to Germany
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The thinly veiled hate group PEGIDA, which says it is against the "Islamization" of Germany (by which it means it wants German to be Muslimrein or…![Boehner would-be Assassin had .380 Handgun despite Hearing Voices, Planning Murder](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/boehner-would-be-assassin-had-38-187x137.jpg)
Boehner would-be Assassin had .380 Handgun despite Hearing Voices, Planning Murder
WCPO | Cincinnati -- "Ebola, evil voices and the devil. Those are just a few of the things a Butler County bartender cited as reasons he was going to kill House Speaker…![Do Nigerians Matter to World Press? ? 2,000 feared dead in Boko Haram Attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/do-nigerians-matter-to-world-pre-187x137.jpg)
Do Nigerians Matter to World Press? – 2,000 feared dead in Boko Haram Attacks
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | Commondreams.org As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in Nigeria from what has been described as Boko Haram's deadliest attack amid ongoing bloodshed a UN…![Settlers, Olives, and Occupation: Voices from the West Bank](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/settlers-olives-and-occupation-v-187x137.jpg)
Settlers, Olives, and Occupation: Voices from the West Bank
Vice News | -- "In response to last year's Gaza conflict, the Israeli government announced the construction of further settlements in the West Bank — a move condemned by the international community…![Fundamentalism for Dummies: The Paris Terrorists? Ignorance and Poverty](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/fundamentalism-for-dummies-the-p.jpg)
Fundamentalism for Dummies: The Paris Terrorists’ Ignorance and Poverty
By Akil N. Awan | (The National Interest) The masked gunmen who assaulted the Charlie Hebdo offices in a hail of automatic gunfire, leaving twelve people dead in their wake, were heard…![Twitter mirth Ensues after Steve Emerson?s nonsense on Fox about Birmingham as Muslim ?no-go? Enclave](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/twitter-mirth-ensues-after-steve-187x137.jpg)
Twitter mirth after Steve Emerson’s Fox Nonsense re: Birmingham as Muslim ‘no-go’ Zone
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Steve Emerson, a major figure in the Islamophobic network on which our right wing billionaires spend roughly $10 million a year, and who has even…![Determined to Protect Jewish Citizens, France to deploy thousands of Troops to protect ?sensitive sites?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/determined-to-protect-jewish-cit-187x137.jpg)
Determined to Protect Jewish Citizens, France to deploy thousands of Troops to “sensitive sites”
AFP | -- "Members of the Jewish community in Paris remain rattled after an Islamist attack that left four people dead at a kosher supermarket. France has deployed thousands of troops across…![The Right?s Determined lies about Keystone XL Creating Jobs](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/the-rights-determined-lies-about-187x137.jpg)
The Right’s Determined lies about Keystone XL Creating Jobs
MediaMatters4America | -- "The right keeps on pushing lies about the Keystone Pipeline." MediaMaters4America: "The Keystone XL Jobs Lie"![Hezbollah?s Surprising Denunciation of Paris Attacks: is it Courting the West?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/hezbollahs-surprising-denunciati-187x137.jpg)
Hezbollah’s Surprising Denunciation of Paris Attacks: is it Courting the West?
By Rola El-Husseini | (Special to Informed Comment) In a speech in Beirut on January 9, 2014, on the occasion of the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah…![After the Paris Attacks: More Surveillance won?t Protect Free Speech](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/after-the-paris-attacks-more-sur1-187x137.jpg)
After Charlie Hebdo: More Surveillance won’t Protect Free Speech
By Jillian York | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) Following a terrorist attack, it is not uncommon to hear calls from politicians and government officials for increased surveillance. Fear and grief can lead to…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/lepen-cartoons-187x137.jpg)
Paris Rally: Charlie Hebdo Team regret not Parading Caricatures of Hypocritical World Leaders
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Le Monde reported on the Charlie Hebdo team at the Paris rally on Sunday, the largest demonstrations in France since the end of World War II. They…![J.K. Rowling takes Rupert Murdoch to Hogwarts School over his Islamophobia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/j-k-rowling-takes-rupert-murdoch-187x137.jpg)
J.K. Rowling takes Rupert Murdoch to Hogwarts School over his Islamophobia
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Rupert Murdoch is the billionaire press lord and major shareholder in News Corp., which own Sky News and Fox Cable News. He tweeted after the Paris…![New Republican Majority Wants to intervene in Obama?s Iran Talks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/new-republican-majority-wants-to1-187x137.jpg)
New Republican Majority Wants to intervene in Obama’s Iran Talks
By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON -- Should U.S. President Barack Obama and Western powers reach a nuclear deal with Iran, they could face a new hurdle: a Republican Congress. Republicans are…![Guns: Americans more likely to be Shot by Toddler than by Terrorist](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/guns-americans-more-likely-to-be-187x137.jpg)
Guns: Americans more likely to be Shot by Toddler than by Terrorist
By Ann Jones | (Tomdispatch.com) Americans who live abroad -- more than six million of us worldwide (not counting those who work for the U.S. government) -- often face hard questions about…![Muslim Hero Lassana Bathily Saved Jewish Hostages in Paris](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/muslim-hero-lassana-bathily-save-187x137.jpg)
Muslim Hero Lassana Bathily Saved Jewish Hostages in Paris
WotchitGeneralNews | --- "At a kosher supermarket in Paris, a quick-thinking Muslim employee hides several Jewish shoppers in the basement before sneaking out to brief police on the hostage-taker upstairs. In the…![After Paris attacks, could David Duke style Racist Parties Sweep to Power in Europe?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/after-paris-attacks-could-david-187x137.jpg)
After Paris attacks, could David Duke style Racist Parties Sweep to Power in Europe?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Anti-immigrant sentiment and Islamophobia was already raging through Europe before the Kouashi al-Qaeda Cell targeted the staff of the magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish…![Despite rising racism, European Muslims embrace democratic values](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/despite-rising-racism-european-m-187x137.jpg)
Despite rising racism, European Muslims embrace democratic values
EurActiv | -- “For Muslims, Germany has become a home. But they see themselves being confronted by a negative image, defined by a minority of radical Islamists.” [kellinahandbasket/Flickr] A large portion of…![Indian State size of Texas *requires* Solar Panels on Bldgs. by 2015](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/indian-state-size-of-texas-requi-187x137.jpg)
Indian State size of Texas *requires* Solar Panels on Bldgs. by 2015
Times of India | -- "The Haryana government has decided to usher in the New Year with one of the biggest pushes for solar power in the country. The state [pop. 25…![Brother of Slain Muslim Policeman: Assassins ?Pretend Muslims,? Terrorists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/brother-of-slain-muslim-policema-187x137.jpg)
Brother of Slain Muslim Policeman: Assassins “Pretend Muslims,” Terrorists
BBC | -- "The brother of the Paris policeman [Ahmed Merabet] killed by the Charlie Hebdo shooter urged people not to avenge his death with further violence and reiterated that Islam was…![Saudis torture jailed Liberal Blogger w/ 1000 lashes for? Blogging](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/saudis-torture-jailed-liberal-bl-187x137.jpg)
Saudis torture jailed Liberal Blogger w/ 1000 lashes for… Blogging
Human Rights Watch | (Beirut) -- More Lashes Pending for Creating Liberal Website, Insulting Religious Authorities King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia should overturn the lashing and prison term for a blogger imprisoned…![From Yemen to Paris: The al-Qaeda Franchise from the 15th to the 60th Parallel N.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/from-yemen-to-paris-the-al-qaeda-187x137.jpg)
From Yemen to Paris: The al-Qaeda Franchise from the 15th to the 60th Parallel N.
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Analysts have been understandably cautious about the nature of the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo staff and a Jewish deli in Paris. On the one…![French Far Right Poised to Exploit Paris Attacks for Political Gain](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/french-far-right-poised-to-explo-187x137.jpg)
French Far Right Poised to Exploit Paris Attacks for Political Gain
By Thomas Scotto | (The Conversation) On the streets of France there is a strong public response to the murders of 12 people at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. But…![How France?s Jewish Community is affected by Paris Antisemitic Terrorist Attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/how-frances-jewish-community-is-187x137.jpg)
How France’s Jewish Community is affected by Paris Antisemitic Terrorist Attacks
CCTV | (Ron Kampeas Interview) -- "CCTV America's Elaine Reyes interviewed Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ron Kampeas." CCTV: "Ron Kampeas discusses how France's Jewish community is affected by…![Winter Floods strike a Gaza reduced to Rubble by Israeli Shelling](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/winter-floods-strike-a-gaza-redu-187x137.jpg)
Winter Floods strike a Gaza reduced to Rubble by Israeli Shelling
GAZA CITY (Ma'an News Agency) -- Hundreds of Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday were forced to evacuate their homes due to rising water levels, as winter Storm Huda began…![How is the Press in the Muslim World covering the Paris Attacks?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/how-is-the-press-in-the-muslim-w-187x137.jpg)
How is the Press in the Muslim World covering the Paris Attacks?
By Joanna Paraszczuk | (RFE/RL) -- Media in the Muslim world have published a wide variety of reactions to the deadly attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in…![Yes, they?re Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims? War on Terror](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/yes-theyre-condemning-the-paris-187x137.jpg)
Yes, they’re Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims’ War on Terror
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- When American commentators like Carl Bernstein complain that Muslim authorities have not sufficiently denounced the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo staff in Paris, they…![Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/paris-attack-becomes-political-f-187x137.jpg)
Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine
By Nasser Lahham | Ma'an News Agency | -- The shooting at a satirical magazine in Paris on Wednesday, which left 12 people dead, came at a very sensitive and dangerous time…![Charlie Hebdo: A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/charlie-hebdo-a-clash-of-extremi-187x137.jpg)
Charlie Hebdo: A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations
By Aurelien Mondon | The Conversation | -- The attack on Charlie Hebdo was an abominable tragedy. It struck the heart of one of our capitals and symbols of our democracies as…![?Anyone but Bibi’: Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/anyone-but-bibi-israeli-pm-popul-187x137.jpg)
“Anyone but Bibi’: Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US
RT | -- "Israel's Prime Minister has kicked off his re-election campaign, with a well-funded operation, much of which is coming from abroad. More than 230,000 dollars has come in from various…![The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/the-big-carbon-empire-strikes-ba-187x137.jpg)
The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back
By Michael T. Klare | Tomdispatch.com | -- Around the world, carbon-based fuels are under attack. Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular resistance, and the efforts of government regulators have all shocked…![Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush?s Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/paris-terrorist-was-radicalized-187x137.jpg)
Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Sharif and Said Kouashi, the two brothers for whom the French police are searching, were born in Paris of Algerian parents, Mokhtar et Freiha Méguireche,…![?Cartoonists for Peace? respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/cartoonists-for-peace-respond-de-187x137.jpg)
‘Cartoonists for Peace’ respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists
By A. D. McKenzie PARIS, Jan 8 2015 (IPS) - “They are cowards who react to satire by going for their Kalashnikovs.” That was how renowned French cartoonist Plantu described the killers…![MSM ignores Bombing of Denver NAACP by White Terrorist](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/msm-ignores-bombing-of-denver-na-187x137.jpg)
MSM ignores Bombing of Colorado Springs NAACP by White Terrorist
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) -- ""An improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a building housing the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP on Tuesday, officials said.…![The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/the-economics-at-the-heart-of-is-187x137.jpg)
The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM | January 2015 | (IRIN) | - Of all the hurdles to peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, perhaps the largest is the 150 or so Israeli settlements in the…![Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/sharpening-contradictions-why-al-187x137.jpg)
Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with two policemen, by terrorists in Paris was…![Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record? The Humans did it](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/why-was-2014-hottest-year-on-rec-187x137.jpg)
Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record? The Humans did it
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- A Japanese team has confirmed that 2014 was the hottest year on record. Moreover, ten of the warmest years have occurred since 1998. What the…![Obama will Veto Keystone XL Pipeline, Stopping 110 bn tons of CO2 Annually](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-will-veto-keystone-xl-pipe-187x137.jpg)
Obama will Veto Keystone XL Pipeline, Stopping 110 mn tons of CO2 Annually
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) -- "The White House announced Tuesday afternoon that President Obama plans to veto a newly introduced pro-Keystone XL bill if it passes the Senate, the Associated…![As 2014 declared Warmest Year, Watch where World?s CO2 Comes From](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/as-2014-declared-warmest-year-wa-187x137.jpg)
As 2014 declared Warmest Year, Watch where World’s CO2 Comes From
Vox | --- "A new high-resolution computer model created by NASA shows carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas driving global warming, as you've never seen it before." Vox: "A visual tour of the…![How the US Nat?l Security State goes on Failing Upward](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/how-the-us-natl-security-state-g-187x137.jpg)
How the US Nat’l Security State goes on Failing Upward
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) As 2015 begins, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Imagine that it’s January 1963. For the last three years, the United States has unsuccessfully faced off…![Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/tee-tomesing-tay-tomesing-uk-kin-187x137.jpg)
Tee tomesing, tay tomesing? UK Kindergarten Teachers must report Terrorist Toddlers
AJ+ | -- "The British government wants kindergarten teachers to report their toddlers...for potential extremism. Seriously." AJ+ "Terrorist Toddlers In The UK? "![Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/whatever-happened-to-besieged-ku-187x137.jpg)
Whatever Happened to besieged Kurdish City of Kobane, Syria?
By Juan Cole | -- Kurdish forces (including both the local YPG and Peshmerga units from Iraqi Kurdistan), and supported by Free Syrian Army troops and coalition air strikes, have largely recovered…![What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS & why it Matters to us All](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/what-black-white-thinking-misses-187x137.jpg)
What Black & White thinking misses about ISIS/Daesh & why it Matters to us All
By Neslihan Çevik | (Daily Sabah) -- To combat radicalism, EU countries should avoid considering an increased interest in the origins and nature of Islam as a sign of potential radicalization, while…![Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/fearing-nsa-writers-in-usa-and-w-187x137.jpg)
Fearing NSA, Writers in USA and Worldwide Avoiding controversy, keyword Searches
PEN America | "Global Chilling" PEN America writes: "Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers is a new report demonstrating the damaging impact of surveillance by the United States…![Saudi General, Border Guards Killed by Daesh/ISIL for not being Fanatical Enough](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/saudi-general-border-guards-kill-187x137.jpg)
Saudi General, Border Guards Killed by Daesh/ISIL for not being Fanatical Enough
France24 | -- "At 4,30 am 4 men coming from Iraqi territory attacked a border post on the northern frontier of Saudi Arabia. Two of the attackers were killed during the attack,…![National Shame: 50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/national-shame-50000-homeless-ve-187x137.jpg)
National Shame: 50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide
ABC News | -- "ABC News' Bob Woodruff travels the country examining new efforts end homelessness among US veterans." ABC News: "50,000 Homeless Veterans Nationwide" Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's website…![Iran?s Rouhani and Direct Democracy: Wants Referendum to Sidestep Hardliners](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/irans-rouhani-and-direct-democra-187x137.jpg)
Iran’s Rouhani & Direct Democracy: Wants Referendum to Sidestep Hardliners
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Iran's system of government is a hybrid. One wing of it consists of a dictatorial theocracy, centered on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The other wing…![Scotland: Largest Tidal Power Project Begins Construction this Month](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/scotland-largest-tidal-power-pro-187x137.jpg)
Scotland: World’s Largest Tidal Power Project Begins Construction
STV | -- STV (Scottish TV) reports, "Construction work on the world's largest tidal energy project is set to begin... The 269-turbine installation, which is expected to power 175,000 homes, will be…![Ten Things You Should Know About Selma Before You See the Film](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/ten-things-you-should-know-about-187x137.jpg)
Ten Things You Should Know About Selma Before You See Oprah’s Film
By Emilye Crosby | (Zinn Education Project) In this 50th anniversary year of the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act it helped inspire, national media will focus on the iconic images…![Online Freedom of Speech under Siege even in ?Democracies?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/online-freedom-of-speech-under-s-187x137.jpg)
Online Freedom of Speech under Siege even in “Democracies”
By Jillian York | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) In the midst of the global surveillance debate, talk of online censorship has often taken a backseat. Yet, all around the world, the inalienable right…![Stealing Bethlehem: How the Israelis are economically Strangling the Palestinian Town of Jesus? Birth](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/stealing-bethlehem-how-the-israe-187x137.jpg)
Stealing Bethlehem: How the Israelis are economically Strangling the Palestinian Town of Jesus’ Birth
By James Zogby (Ma'an News Agency) For those who do not know the place, Bethlehem possesses a timeless quality, derived from these artistic creations. It is a place of mystery and contradictions.…![Wind supplied 98% of Scotland?s household Power in 2014 and other Amazing Green Energy Stories](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/wind-supplied-98-of-scotlands-ho-187x137.jpg)
Wind supplied 98% of Scotland’s household Power in 2014 and other Amazing Green Energy Stories
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Some 41% of the electricity consumed in Scotland annually is for households, while industrial and other facilities use the other 59%. With regard to the…![Can History Resolve the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/can-history-resolve-the-palestin-187x137.jpg)
Can History Resolve the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?
Joel Beinin, Stanford University (History News Network /American Historical Association) -- "Joel Beinin is a professor of history at Stanford University. On January 3, 2015 he spoke at a roundtable convened by…![Iraq has Worst Year since Bush Invaded, is a Ghost of Former Self](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/iraq-has-worst-year-since-bush-i-187x137.jpg)
Iraq has Worst Year since Bush Invaded, is a Ghost of Former Self
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) -- The past year in Iraq is not easy to review. The assorted crises, both in security and politics, are well known around the world…![Why the US should welcome Palestine Pres. Abbas joining Int?l Criminal Court](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/why-the-us-should-welcome-palest-187x137.jpg)
Why the US should welcome Palestine Pres. Abbas joining Int’l Criminal Court
by Aaron Magid | (Ma'an News Agency) Criticism against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority is mounting after his United Nations Security Council Resolution and bid to join the International…![Why Egypt?s Threat to Arrest Amal Clooney will hurt its Economy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/why-egypts-threat-to-arrest-amal-187x137.jpg)
Why Egypt’s Threat to Arrest Amal Clooney will hurt its Economy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Patrick Kingsley of The Guardian reported on Friday that Amal Clooney was threatened with jail by Egyptian authorities last February if she released a report…![When will it Explode? Jerusalem?s Silwan district is a Global Powder Keg](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/when-will-it-explode-jerusalems-187x137.jpg)
When will it Explode? Jerusalem’s Silwan district is a Global Powder Keg
Vice News | -- "Throughout the past several months, Jerusalem has been a scene of clashes and violent attacks. Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood just steps away from Jerusalem's Old City, has been…![Sen. Lindsey Graham pledges allegiance to Israel?s Netanyahu vs. Obama](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/sen-lindsey-graham-pledges-alleg-187x137.jpg)
Sen. Lindsey Graham pledges allegiance to Israel’s Netanyahu vs. Obama
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) -- ""During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, incoming chair of the Senate Foreign Appropriations Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told…![After 500 Strikes: Is America?s Drone War Crashing And Burning?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/after-500-strikes-is-americas-dr-187x137.jpg)
After 500 Strikes: Is America’s Drone War Crashing And Burning?
AJ+ | -- "Drone strikes are the weapon of choice in America's so-called War on Terror. They've been used nearly 500 times in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia since 2002. But while U.S.…![Another Terror: Do Taliban stand in the Way of Eradication of Polio Scourge?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/another-terror-do-taliban-stand-187x137.jpg)
Another Terror: Do Taliban stand in the Way of Eradication of Polio Scourge?
By Inter Press Service Correspondents | KATHMANDU/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS) - The goal is an ambitious one – to deliver a polio-free world by 2018. Towards this end, the multi-sector Global Polio Eradication…![What would Happen if the Int?l Criminal Court Indicted Israel?s Netanyahu?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/what-would-happen-if-the-intl-cr-187x137.jpg)
What would Happen if the Int’l Criminal Court Indicted Israel’s Netanyahu?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- If the International Criminal Court takes up Israeli government actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, it could well find specific officials guilty of breaches of…![Indian Green Start-ups: Solar Backpacks & Daily Micropayments,](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/indian-green-start-ups-solar-bac-187x137.jpg)
Indian Green Start-ups: Solar Backpacks & Daily Micropayments,
NDTV Prime | "Head's Up" | -- "Harvesting renewable energy, solar power, waste management - these concepts have been much explored across the world in the last decade. But has India made…![Iraq Faces Women?s Crisis: 1 Mn. Widows, Extremist Captives, Child Brides](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/iraq-faces-womens-crisis-1-mn-wi-187x137.jpg)
Iraq Faces Women’s Crisis: 1 Mn. Widows, Extremist Captives, Child Brides
By Alaa Latif | Sulaymaniyah | (Niqash.org) Bayan Nouri has a tough job over the next four years – the new Minister for Women’s Affairs in Iraq must try to improve the…![Allied Footage of Istanbul from 1915 in WW I](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/allied-footage-of-istanbul-from-187x137.jpg)
Allied Footage of Istanbul from 1915 in WW I
British Pathe | -- "Footage from 1915 of Constantinople, in the Ottoman empire (now Istanbul, Turkey), as the allies approach the city during World War One. Tracking shot on the water (Bosporus…![New Economic Pogrom: Israeli squatters uproot 5000 olive tree saplings In Palestinian West Bank](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/new-economic-pogrom-israeli-squa-187x137.jpg)
New Economic Pogrom: Israeli squatters uproot 5000 olive tree saplings In Palestinian West Bank
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Jewish settlers have uprooted more than 5,000 olive tree saplings in agricultural lands east of the town of Turmusayya in the central West Bank north of Ramallah, locals said…![President Obama?s Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges, 2015](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/president-obamas-biggest-mideast-187x137.jpg)
President Obama’s Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges, 2015
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Barack Obama wanted to be the president who got the US out of Afghanistan and Iraq, and turned America's diplomatic energies to the more promising…![U.S. Twists Arms to Help Defeat Resolution on Palestine](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/u-s-twists-arms-to-help-defeat-r-187x137.jpg)
U.S. Twists Arms to Help Defeat Resolution on Palestine
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The United States re-asserted its political and economic clout – and its ability to twist arms and perhaps metaphorically break kneecaps – when it successfully…![New ?Sustainable City? in Dubai aims to be Net Carbon Zero](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/new-sustainable-city-in-dubai-ai-187x137.jpg)
New “Sustainable City” in Dubai aims to be Net Carbon Zero
Dubai City | -- "The goal of sustainability is to enhance quality of life, without compromising the needs of future generations. Sustainability is achieved by balancing the social economic and environmental needs…![Israel War Crimes Trial in 2015? Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court](http://web.archive.org./web/20170630222708im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/israel-war-crimes-trial-in-2015-187x137.jpg)
Israel War Crimes Trial in 2015? Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court
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