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![Top 5 things Trump is doing to us Worse than insulting Mika](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/top-5-things-trump-is-doing-to-u-187x137.jpg)
![Syria: Russians alarmed, Washington Befuddled, by White House threats](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/syria-russians-alarmed-washingto-187x137.jpg)
Syria: Russians alarmed, Washington Befuddled, by White House threats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The unusual statement from the "White House" on Monday saying that there were indications that the Syrian regime was preparing to use poison…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/pewtrump-1-187x137.png)
Why it Matters that the World thinks US under Trump is Laughingstock
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Pew Research Center has found that the confidence of the world public in the US willingness to do the right thing has plummeted…![Trump accuses Syrian of Planning Gas attack as Haley attacks Russia, Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-accuses-syrian-of-planning-187x137.jpg)
Trump accuses Syria of Planning Gas attack as Haley attacks Russia, Iran
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Trump administration is making noise about striking Syria, on the grounds that Damascus is planning to use poison gas again. Trump's Neoconservative…![Trump’s Folly: Oil is a Worthless Commodity and Saudi’s Crown Prince Knows It](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trumps-folly-oil-is-a-worthless-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Folly: Oil is a Worthless Commodity and Saudi’s Crown Prince Knows It
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Crude oil prices are cratering, down 20% this year, in the biggest 6-month free fall in years. As Annie Pei of CNBC notes,…![Civilians Fleeing as Battle for Mosul enters last days](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/civilians-fleeing-as-battle-for-187x137.jpg)
Civilians Fleeing as Battle for Mosul enters last days
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety.…![Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/green-france-macron-bans-frackin-187x137.jpg)
Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The French government wants to steal increasingly unemployed US green energy scientists, who are being systematically defunded by the Trump administration. After Trump…![4 Nations twist Qatar’s arm, to close down Aljazeera](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/4-nations-twist-qatars-arm-to-cl-187x137.jpg)
4 Nations twist Qatar’s arm, to close down Aljazeera
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In a bid completely to return the Middle East to the old system of strict government media censorship, four countries have demanded that…![In Apocalyptic Vandalism, ISIL blows up 800-year-old Nuri Mosque in Mosul](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/in-apocalyptic-vandalism-isil-bl-187x137.jpg)
In Apocalyptic Vandalism, ISIL blows up 800-year-old Nuri Mosque in Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - al-Hayat (Life) reports that on Wednesday evening around 9:30 pm local time, Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) blew up the Nuri Mosque in Mosul. The…![The Millennial’s Palace Coup in Saudi Arabia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-millennials-palace-coup-in-s-187x137.jpg)
The Millennial’s Palace Coup in Saudi Arabia: How Dangerous?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The epic battle in the Trump White House between Jared Kushner, the Orthodox Jewish son-in-law, and Steve Bannon, the alt-NeoNazi White House strategist,…![Russo-US dog fights over Syria?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/russo-us-dog-fights-over-syria-187x137.jpg)
Russo-US dog fights over Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Yara Bayoumi at Reuters reports on the complicated minuet being danced by Russia, the Syrian Air Force, and the United States. The Syrian…![London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/london-mosque-attack-did-trumps-187x137.jpg)
London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A man driving a white van swerved just after midnight early Monday morning into a crowd of Muslims coming out of Finsbury Park…![Putin’s End Game in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/putins-end-game-in-syria-187x137.jpg)
Putin’s End Game in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Syrian press is watching Oliver Stone's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin and likes what it sees. Syria's al-Watan (The Nation) reports…![In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/in-march-for-1st-time-10-of-us-e-187x137.jpg)
In March for 1st Time, 10% of US Electricity came from Wind and Solar
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I've been a booster of renewable energy for years and years. I can remember when readers would taunt me that only one percent…![Putin offers Comey Asylum, likens him to Snowden](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/putin-offers-comey-asylum-likens-187x137.jpg)
Putin offers Comey Asylum, likens him to Snowden
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - BBC Monitoring translates the remarks of Russian President Vladimir Putin broadcast on Rosiyya 1 TV on Thursday. He responded to the remarks last…![Mattis overrules Trump on Qatari “terrorism,” sells it $12 bn in F-15s](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/mattis-overrules-trump-on-qatari-187x137.jpg)
Mattis overrules Trump on Qatari “terrorism,” sells it $12 bn in F-15s
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis defied his boss Donald Trump on Wednesday and inked a deal with the Qatar government to sell it…![Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/why-saudi-extremism-instability-187x137.jpg)
Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia has gotten too big for its britches, and the oil-producing Middle East is turning even more unstable. Not to mention that…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-13-at-2.36.42-AM-1-187x137.png)
Top 6 signs Trump Really doesn’t like being Investigated
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. Preet Bharara, former US attorney for Manhattan, says that after the election Trump called him several times and seemed to be attempting…![Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/obamas-last-victory-syrian-democ-187x137.jpg)
Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with…![Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701024658im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/sorry-trump-electric-car-sales-d-187x137.jpg)