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Insurgents Taking Charge in Kunduz | Gul Rahim Niazmand
Once one of the most stable provinces, parts of Kunduz are falling under Taleban control Oct. 12, 2009 (Institute For War And Peace Reporting) -- The vehicle is marked Kunduz provincial police ...
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Obama’s Test: Democracy or Chaos in Latin America (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 8, 2009 -- Latin America stands at the threshold of a new era: one that promises a return to political uncertainty, violence and chaos, or one of ...
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Perpetual Grief over September 11th -- Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 15, 2009 -- The anniversary of the infamous tragedy of 9/11, 2001, and the subsequent ramifications indeed induce, throughout the world, a ...
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A Fresh Approach in Afghanistan: An End to War? -- Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 10, 2009 Left out of the options under consideration in "Obama's war" is the only one with any chance of success. Despite assurances to the contrary in ...
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What is the CIA Still Hiding about Interrogations? (Nat Hentoff)
Sept. 4, 2009 (Billings Gazette) -- A fierce debate will long continue to swirl around former CIA Inspector General John Helgerson's long-delayed 2004 report (sprung by an American Civil Liberties ...
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Clinton Outlines Continuation of Bush Policies Under Obama at CFR (Jeremy R. Hammond)
Obama’s foreign policy parallels Bush’s. The train may have switched tracks, but it’s still headed in the same direction
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Tamil Death Doll 'Is 1,400 A Week' At Manik Farm Camp In Sri Lanka (Rhys Blakely)
July 10, 2009 -- Mumbai (The Times) -- About 1,400 people are dying every week at the giant Manik Farm internment camp set up in Sri Lanka to detain Tamil refugees from the nation’s bloody civil ...
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Has the U.S. Played a Role in Fomenting Unrest During Iran’s Election? (Jeremy R. Hammond)
There is ample reason to believe that the United States likely had a hand in fomenting the chaos that has plagued Iran since its June election, which many commentators have compared to the 1979 ...
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What Obama Isn’t Going to Change About Military Commissions (Jeremy R. Hammond)
Obama’s proposed revisions to the military commissions pretty much exemplify his administration’s rather limited conception of what “change” means for the foreign policy of the United States.
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Western Media Propagandize Iran’s Missile Test (Jeremy R. Hammond)
Iran announced Wednesday that it had successfully tested its Sejil 2 surface-to-surface missile, and Western media sources took the opportunity to portray the Middle Eastern nation as a threat to ...
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After Pressuring Pakistan to Act, U.S. Offers Aid for Resulting Displaced (Jeremy R. Hammond)
The United States has announced $110 million in aid to Pakistan as the number of refugees fleeing the fighting in the country’s Swat district is quickly approaching 1.5 million. Jeremy R. Hammond -- ...
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