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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Time Magazine’s Historic Cover
The first time Time Magzine put the face of a murderer with a bloody X over it on its cover was when Hitler’s regime was brought to a crumbling defeat at the end of WWII. After that, Time did it … Continue reading
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Video: Syria’s Day of Defiance
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Video: Update on the Police State of Bahrain’s Crackdown
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Iran’s internal power struggle
The Guardian: Close allies of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been accused of using supernatural powers to further his policies amid an increasingly bitter power struggle between him and the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Several people said to … Continue reading
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Trump’s Racist Subconscious
CNN: Donald Trump questioning the president’s educational background took me back to those unfortunate memories. President Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a degree in political science. He went on to Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna … Continue reading
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Onondaga Nation leaders blast ‘Geronimo’ codename for Bin Laden
Syracuse.com: Onondaga Nation Territory — Leaders of the Onondaga Nation blasted as “reprehensible†the code name used for Osama bin Laden in the commando assault that killed him: “Geronimo.†“We’ve ID’d Geronimo,†U.S. forces reported by radio Sunday to the … Continue reading
VIDEO: Syria Protests Spread North
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Sarkozy: France could recognise Palestine
al Jazeera: France may recognise a Palestinian state later this year Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, said in an interview with a leading weekly magazine. “If the peace process is still dead in September, France will face up to its … Continue reading
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“USA! USA!” is the wrong response
Salon.com: There is ample reason to feel relief that Osama bin Laden is no longer a threat to the world, and I say that not just because I was among the many congressional staffers told to flee the U.S. Capitol … Continue reading
The Police State of Bahrain to Try Doctors, Nurses Who Treated Protesters
WSJ: Bahrain plans to try in a military court nearly 50 doctors and nurses who treated antigovernment protesters during months of unrest, broadening the ruling Al-Khalifa family’s crackdown on Shiite opposition supporters. Bahrain’s Justice Ministry confirmed Tuesday that 23 doctors … Continue reading
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Egyptians to Celebrate Israel’s Independence Day
“A call for ‘million-man’ marches in support of the Palestinians has been made by Egypt’s Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution. The first march, to be held in Alexandria on 13 May, will also demand the opening of the … Continue reading
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New Osama Bin Laden Tape Expected To Surface Soon
Huffington Post: Osama bin Laden may be dead, but U.S. officials expect at least one new bin Laden tape to surface soon, according to multiple reports. According to The New York Daily News, bin Laden may have ordered the tape … Continue reading
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Juan Cole on Obama and the Killing of OBL
JuanCole.com: If Obama can get us out of Iraq, and if he can use his good offices to keep the pressure on the Egyptian military to lighten up, and if he can support the likely UN declaration of a Palestinian … Continue reading
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Bin Laden’s Death
My apologies to the blog’s viewers, I’ve been sick for the past 10 days and I’ve had to take finals, grade exams, and move out at the same time. But now I’m better, done with all my grading and exams, … Continue reading
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