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• The Role of the Private Sector in Syria’s Future

  

  In a previous blog post, I presented some of the harsh economic realities of today’s Syria and highlighted the work that the Syrian Economic Forum (SEF) is doin... Read more

  The 23 April 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Did Drones Indirectly Lead to Boston Bombing?

  

  After reading an article last week about Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei condemning the bombing in Boston but criticizing the U.S. policy on drone attacks, the... Read more

  The 23 April 2013 by   Paul Phillips
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• Almost Heaven

  

  Utopia. Sounds like a good idea—what’s not to like? There have been a number of attempts to form utopias in this sad, violent, and secular world, and although... Read more

  The 23 April 2013 by   Steveawiggins
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• “Human Beings Have No Right to Water” and Other Words of Wisdom from Your...

  

  Peter Brabeck, Chairman of NestléIn the 2005 documentary, We Feed the World, then-CEO of Nestlé, the world’s largest foodstuff corporation, Peter... Read more

  The 23 April 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Extremism Is The Problem, Not Differences

  

  The bombers of the Boston marathon were islamic. That one fact is now touching off a new round of demonizing followers of islam and congressional Republicans an... Read more

  The 22 April 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• DPRK Ambassador Presents Letter of Credence to Mongolian President

  

  DPRK Ambassador to Mongolia, Hong Gyu (L), shakes hands with Mongolian President Taskhiagiin Elbegdorj (R) in Ulan Bator on 16 April 2013 (Photo: Info... Read more

  The 22 April 2013 by   Michael_nklw
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• Boston Bombings Suspects Were Double Agents?

  

  More make-crazy stuff.DEBKAfile, an Israeli intelligence website, claims that alleged Boston Marathon bombings suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were... Read more

  The 22 April 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Bridge Over Troubled

  

  The fundamental question of what counts as religion remains elusive. I read Robert Crawford’s What is Religion? hoping to find out. Read more

  The 17 April 2013 by   Steveawiggins
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• Venezuela Stays The Course

  

  President Hugo Chavez was extremely popular in Venezuela, and I feared that after his death that country might once again be seized by right-wing forces -- who... Read more

  The 17 April 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Big Pharma Made $711 Bln Overcharging Seniors and Disabled

  

  AFP Photo / Justin SullivanThe 11 largest drug companies have made $711 billion in profits in just a decade, largely due to overcharging Medicare, which does no... Read more

  The 16 April 2013 by   Eowyn
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