Jon Queally

Solar And Wind Will Be Cheaper Than Nukes By End of Decade: Greenpeace

New report shows nuclear-dependent France has historic opportunity, and enormous financial incentive, to move towards renewables.

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By Jon Queally

A new report by Greenpeace in France shows that renewable energy sources like photovoltaic solar and wind will be more affordable than nuclear power by the end of the decade. As France rushes to make expensive upgrades to its aging nuclear plants in the midst of the ongoing Fuksuhima disaster in Japan, the report (published here in French) shows

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Obama Weighs ‘All Options’ For Iraq, Critics Warn Against US Invasion

Sen. McCain said Obama should “bring the team in who won the conflict in Iraq in to turn this situation around.”

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By Jon Queally

As the crisis in Iraq continues to escalate, with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) vowing to attack Iraqi Army forces head on by advancing on Baghdad, U.S. war hawks are pressuring President Obama to intervene militarily. Critical voices, however, warn that U.S. invasion is the root cause of the unfolding violence—not the

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Bloody Legacy Of US Invasion As Tattered Iraq Teeters On Edge

Estimated half million people have fled Mosul as Sunni militia forces expand south towards Baghdad.

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By Jon Queally
Shakir Waheib

The internal strife and civil war spurred by the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 is escalating rapidly. The Sunni militia that has staked a claim to areas on both sides of the Iraq/Syria border is expanding its military campaign against the Shia-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as it moved southward on Wednesday following a

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‘Mosul Is Now Hell’: Civil War Fears Become Reality In Iraq

Eleven years after US invasion, mass exodus follows violent assault on nation’s second largest city.

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By Jon Queally
Mideast Iraq

The entire nation of Iraq is under a declared state of emergency on Tuesday after a military assault by Sunni insurgents overpowered government soldiers in the northern city of Mosul. As the Iraq Army retreated, reports indicate that the anti-government militias have seized military bases and prisons in the city, releasing more than a thousand

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Vegas Cop Killers Awash In Anti-Government Sentiment

Local reporting: After fatally shooting two police officers, assailants placed ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ flags over bodies.

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By Jon Queally

Update (3:11 PM EST): Law enforcement release names cop killers A spokesperson for the Sheriff's Department described the two as being motivated by the idea that "law enforcement is the oppressor" and social media postings by the two reinforced earlier reporting that the assailants held deeply anti-government views. A post on Jared Miller's

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Kerry Indicates Drone Targeting Of Freed Taliban Soldiers

‘We have proven what we are capable of doing,’ boasts Secretary of State as controversy over release of prisoners of war continues.

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By Jon Queally

Responding to questions and criticisms surrounding the recent prisoner exchange of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban soldiers, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday try to quell concerns about those fighters "returning to the battlefield" by boasting of his government's ability to target and kill individuals overseas. Though

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Nearly 30 Dead In Pakistan After Assault On Major Airport

Taliban says attack on Karachi airport retaliation for drone strikes by U.S. and continued bombardment by Pakistan Army.

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By Jon Queally
Pakistan

An overnight gun battle at the main airport in Karachi left nearly thirty people dead as the Taliban claimed responsibility and said the brazen assault was retribution for the killing earlier this year of a key leader by a U.S. drone. Pakistan Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed his group's responsibility for the attack, saying it was

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