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Facts About the "Combat" – IED’s
Relentless toll to US troops of roadside bombs: The IED has caused over a third of the 3,000 American GI deaths in Iraq.By Brad Knickerbocker | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Almost every day, Sgt. First Class Joel … Continue reading
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Bringing Democracy to the Middle East
Iraq shuts TV channel for inciting sectarianism01 Jan 2007 18:04:23 GMTBy Claudia Parsons BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (Reuters) – The Iraqi government ordered the closure of a popular independent television channel on Monday for inciting sectarianism, two days after the hanging … Continue reading
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Fields of Hope in a New Year
The Monday Movie “Possibly we humans can exist without actually having to fight. But, many of us have chosen to fight. For what reason? To protect something? Protect what? Ourselves? The future? If we kill people to protect ourselves and … Continue reading
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Stern Report – A Message of Hope
The Hidden Opportunity in Global WarmingBy Marjorie Kelly, Tellus InstituteDec 21, 2006, 06:48 The U.S. media might have missed the significance of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, but the public shouldn’t miss the message: It’s about … Continue reading
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Badger On Iraqi Reconciliation Negotiations
Islamic Army in Iraq: The US is talking to the wrong people London-based pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat calls attention to a statement by the leader of the Islamic Army in Iraq “On the Safavid Iranian Project”, posted on the IAI website. … Continue reading
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Failure of Dignity, Failure of Peace
Elbow to elbow, like cattleBy Gideon LevyDec 28, 2006, 22:15 Laila El-Haddad spent the last three weeks in a dismal apartment she was forced to rent in El Arish, Egypt, together with her son Yusuf, who is two years and … Continue reading
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The Worst Is Probably Yet to Come in Somalia
Further Combat Looms in SomaliaBy Stephanie McCrummenDec 30, 2006, 23:17 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Somali government troops heavily backed by Ethiopian tanks and soldiers pushed Saturday toward Somalia’s port city of Kismaayo, the last stronghold of the Islamic Courts movement … Continue reading
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The Tower of Wealth
We’ve published this pic previously, but it fits the article so perfectly that we can’t resist posting it once more. Besides, it really is a classic. The Tower of Wealth Without a FoundationBy Siv O’NeallDec 26, 2006, 13:31 Imperial arrogance … Continue reading
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Vanishing Constitutional Protections
Localities Operate Intelligence Centers To Pool Terror Data: ‘Fusion’ Facilities Raise Privacy Worries As Wide Range of Information Is Collected By Mary Beth Sheridan and Spencer S. HsuWashington Post Staff WritersSunday, December 31, 2006; A03 Frustrated by poor federal cooperation, … Continue reading
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