World Conflicts — Unrest In The Arab World

World Conflicts — Unrest In The Arab World

  • JOFA Panel: Separate but Equal? The Status of Women in Israel and the American...

    JOFA Panel: Separate Equal? Status Women Israel American Jewish Community

    Don't forget to submit an entry to the Second Annual Star of Davida Essay Contest!On November 28, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) held a panel... Read more

    The 25 december 2012 by   Starofdavida
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  • Pipe Dreams: The Art Of the Hookah

    Pipe Dreams: Hookah

    image credit A hookah, or water pipe, is typically made of glass. Water is used to cool tobacco smoke before inhalation. The hookah originated in India and... Read more

    The 23 december 2012 by   Gerard
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  • 11 Shot Dead Near Pak-Iran Border

    Shot Dead Near Pak-Iran Border

    Some unknown men opened fire on a bus near Pakistan-Iran border late on Friday, killing 11 people and injuring several others trying to cross the neighboring... Read more

    The 22 december 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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  • Independent Review of Benghazi Attack Faults State Dept

    Independent Review Benghazi Attack Faults State Dept

    At long last, more than three months after the terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on the 11th anniversary of 9-11, an independent panel has... Read more

    The 19 december 2012 by   Eowyn
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  • The Great Corporate Colony: Welcome to Canada Inc., A Subsidiary of the...

    Great Corporate Colony: Welcome Canada Inc., Subsidiary American Empire

    Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird (left), Prime Minister Stephen Harper (centre), and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (right). Photo from the Globe and Mail. Read more

    The 17 december 2012 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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  • Round Robin II

    Round Robin

    Dear [Name to be supplied. Note to Vicar: check your address book for anyone we've left out], Well, would you believe another twelve months has gone by and we... Read more

    The 16 december 2012 by   Middleagedmatron
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  • Comments & Curios

    Comments Curios

    The American NGO, operating in North Korea For once, good news about North Korea. The story of an Arizona rancher who moved to the most oppressive country on... Read more

    The 15 december 2012 by   Callumgg
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  • Wish Upon a Star for 2013: a Christmas Meme

    Wish Upon Star 2013: Christmas Meme

    2012 was strange. As well as being another big year for anti-cut campaigns – among them Pat’s Petition, Scope’s Keep Us Close, Stolen Futures and The Hardest Hi... Read more

    The 15 december 2012 by   Mmostynthomas
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  • Syria, Iran and the Future of the CSTO

    Syria, Iran Future CSTO

    In May 2007, secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha invited Iran to join the alliance, stating that “the... Read more

    The 14 december 2012 by   Window On Heartland
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  • Susan Rice Withdraws Her Name From Consideration For Secretary Of State

    Susan Rice Withdraws Name From Consideration Secretary State

    By Susan Duclos After having been proved either to having been used to distribute false information about the 9/11 Benghazi attacks at best, or lying for the... Read more

    The 13 december 2012 by   Susanduclos
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  • Index Puts a Spotlight on Corruption

    Index Puts Spotlight Corruption

    Since 1995, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index has been putting corruption on the map by scoring the level of public sector corruption... Read more

    The 13 december 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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  • Films and Documentary

    Films Documentary

    I had gone through all my tv shows and was bored so decided to try out a few films that I had heard a lot about and one of the recommendations was ...The first... Read more

    The 13 december 2012 by   Ayeshahalam
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  • Tunis 2012: A Culinary Journey Full of Discoveries

    Tunis 2012: Culinary Journey Full Discoveries

    Visiting a new country is a new journey, every city is a new discovery… Three days in Tunis, Carthage and Sidi Bou Said were surely not enough for me to live th... Read more

    The 12 december 2012 by   Nogarlicnoonions
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  • Golfing the Globe - Christmas

    Golfing Globe Christmas

    I thought I would take a look around in search of more exceptional or simply unique golf courses to share with you.  Since we're in the middle of the holiday... Read more

    The 11 december 2012 by   Eatsleepgolf
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  • News Boy-ish.

    News Boy-ish.

    This past week has been crazy busy…. went to and semi-hosted a Christmas Party, and last night we went to December Nights in Balboa Park. It was awesome as... Read more

    The 09 december 2012 by   Momfashionlifestyle
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  • Iran Launched Its Own Video-sharing Website to Compete YouTube

    Iran Launched Video-sharing Website Compete YouTube

    Screenshot of Iran’s video sharing website ‘Mehr’ Iran on Sunday launched its own video-sharing website to compete against YouTube, the state television said.... Read more

    The 09 december 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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  • Seven Psychopaths, Argo and The Life of Pi: Three Reviews

    Seven Psychopaths, Argo Life Three Reviews

    Text Post Seven Psychopaths, Argo and The Life of Pi: Three Reviews I was reading the critic’s picks for 2012 in New York Magazine last night, and realized... Read more

    The 07 december 2012 by   Briennewalsh
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  • Trapped in the Shallow End of the Dream Pool

    Trapped Shallow Dream Pool

    It is a languid Sunday morning. I slept late last night. Lately I have been sleeping for as long as I want until Razia has no choice but to either throw me off... Read more

    The 06 december 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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  • 11 Days After Benghazi, Jihad Was Proclaimed on the Streets of New York

    Hate and Intolerance for America was on parade September 23, 2012, at the NYC Muslim Day Parade.One of the more disturbing parts of the Muslim Day Parade was th... Read more

    The 04 december 2012 by   Eowyn
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  • Iran Captured Another US Drone in Its Airspace

    Iran Captured Another Drone Airspace

    The state media of Iran has claimed that they captured a US drone that was flying in Iranian flight exclusion zone over the Persian Gulf. According to Iran’s... Read more

    The 04 december 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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  • Obama Purges US Military Command (Part 2)

    Obama Purges Military Command (Part

    This is a follow-up of my post of yesterday, “Obama purges U.S. military command (Part 1).” U.S. Air Force In 2011, 157 U.S. Air Force officers were fired on th... Read more

    The 04 december 2012 by   Eowyn
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  • Saying Goodbye to Internet Freedom

    Wherever you are, whatever field you will, no doubt, be constantly hearing about the changing “world of communication”, and “digital democracy”, and “social... Read more

    The 03 december 2012 by   The Great Pub Debate
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  • Obama Purges U.S. Military Command

    Obama Purges U.S. Military Command

    Several days ago, FOTM’s lowtechgrannie posted a video of a media rarity — a reporter who doesn’t toe the party line and isn’t afraid to speak the truth. He’s... Read more

    The 03 december 2012 by   Eowyn
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  • Amnesty International: Let's Step up the Pressure Right Now to Demand Nasrin's...

    Amnesty International: Let's Step Pressure Right Demand Nasrin's Freedom

    We're lobbying for Nasrin's freedom at the United Nations, and coordinating global public pressure through the media. We need to back this up by flooding... Read more

    The 03 december 2012 by   Nima Ch. (dustandtrash)
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  • Editor’s Chair: 100k Views

    Editor’s Chair: 100k Views

    Tracy Wuster, Founding EditorFrom time to time, I have seen fit to print reports on the general progress of this website as a publishing venture. Read more

    The 03 december 2012 by   Humorinamerica
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  • The Devious Plan Of GOP Senators

    The lady in the picture above is Susan Rice. Ms. Rice graduated with honors from Stanford University. She then received a Rhodes scholarship to attend Oxford... Read more

    The 01 december 2012 by   Jobsanger
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  • Economic Opportunity and Rebellion in the Sahel

    Economic Opportunity Rebellion Sahel

    “Aren’t you scared of getting kidnapped?” he asked her. ‘He’ being a participant of CIPE’s capacity-building workshop on association management, in Nouakchott,... Read more

    The 29 november 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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  • Egypt: Tahrir Revolts Against Massive Power Grab

    Egypt: Tahrir Revolts Against Massive Power Grab

    Dear readers, I have been watching the unfolding events in the past days with some trepidation, but not that much surprise. Morsi has issued a sweeping decree o... Read more

    The 29 november 2012 by   Warigia
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  • Syria

    Syria

    Aleppo Let’s not forget how this started. The opposition was scrupulously nonviolent until the regime responded with extreme violence. That (to borrow a... Read more

    The 29 november 2012 by   Fsrcoin
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  • Rubio Opposes Independent Investigation of Benghazi

    Rubio Opposes Independent Investigation Benghazi

    Are they all corrupt and rotten?The GOP’s shining prince, Marco Rubio of Florida, who was elected to the U.S. Senate only two years ago, says he opposes an... Read more

    The 29 november 2012 by   Eowyn
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  • Argo (Ben Affleck)

    Argo (Ben Affleck)

    From an incredible true story, recently declassified by the CIA, comes this nail-biting thriller from actor turned director Ben Affleck. Read more

    The 28 november 2012 by   Flossieonfilm
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  • What the Market Wants: From Rush to Risk to Worry

    What Market Wants: From Rush Risk Worry

    The S P 500 held once again at the 1350 level, and a “Rush to Risk” ended the shortened week at 1409, up more than 3% for nearly all indices and sectors. Where... Read more

    The 26 november 2012 by   Phil's Stock World
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  • The Rise of the Moscow-Islamabad Axis

    Rise Moscow-Islamabad Axis

    In what can be regarded as one of the most resounding shifts in Pakistani foreign policy, during his visit to Moscow in May this year, Pakistan’s President... Read more

    The 26 november 2012 by   Window On Heartland
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  • Radio-Trottoir: North Kivu No More Part of DRC; It's a Franchise Granted to...

    Radio-Trottoir: North Kivu More Part DRC; It's Franchise Granted Rwanda

    (PHOTO: Prez Mwai Kibaki, Joseph Kabila, and Yoweri Museveni; Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, November 24, 2012) *** President Joseph Kabila may have squandered... Read more

    The 26 november 2012 by   Aengw
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  • Rescuing a Jar of Apple Butter from a Life of Servitude ~ Apple, Turkey,...

    Rescuing Apple Butter from Life Servitude Apple, Turkey, Provolone Arugula Panini

    A couple of weeks a ago I introduced ya'all to our annual culinary pilgrimage to the Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, Virginia. Read more

    The 26 november 2012 by   Weavethousandflavors
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  • Three Hundred High-profile Pakistani Websites Hacked

    Three Hundred High-profile Pakistani Websites Hacked

    About three hundred high-profile Pakistani websites including Google, Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, Visa, HSBC, Visa, Coca Cola, blogger, Sony and eBay have been... Read more

    The 24 november 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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  • the Day After Turkey Aka Black Friday

    After Turkey Black Friday

    so, if you are from the states, how was the turkey? did you eat too much, too little, or maybe you don't eat turkey at all? or perhaps you participated in a... Read more

    The 24 november 2012 by   Lily Hydrangea
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  • Is America Lost to Damnation?

    America Lost Damnation?

    GOD GAVE THEM OVER TO A REPROBATE MINDBy Carl F. WordenNovember 17, 2012Defined by the Dictionary, a reprobate is first, a morally unprincipled person, and... Read more

    The 23 november 2012 by   Eowyn
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  • Rising Tide-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories Solidarity Statement with the...

    Rising Tide-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories Solidarity Statement with People Gaza

    Cross Posted from Its Getting Hot In HereRising Tide Vancouver Coast Salish Territories opposes the recent attacks on the people of Gaza and the ongoing militar... Read more

    The 23 november 2012 by   Earth First! Newswire
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  • Israel: Guns and Moses

    Israel: Guns Moses

    The main thing that struck me about the Jewish state was that everything important or interesting had a church built right on top of it. The shepherd's field?... Read more

    The 22 november 2012 by   Antipodeanblog
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  • So, Several Rockets and Several People Later, Where Does That Leave Them?

    I am, as always, deeply indebted to those ‘hawk-eyes’ from KGS NightWatch who produce a daily ‘intrep’, er, ‘for my eyes only’, of course! Read more

    The 22 november 2012 by   Davidduff
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  • Political Settlement Not Ceasefire is the Key to Gaza Peace

    Not too long ago I worked for an interfaith charity seeking to bring together Muslim and Jewish students on the basis of what they shared in common. Read more

    The 21 november 2012 by   Lesterjholloway
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  • My Bloody Palestine - Ceasefire Or Invasion?

    this situation is close to tipping point, i) a ceasefire will be announced and everything will be well or ii) Israel will crank up its air/land/sea offensive an... Read more

    The 21 november 2012 by   Freeplanet
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  • Forgotten War in Iraq

    In the presidential election this year, foreign policy was not a primary agenda, and both Obama and Romney hardly talked about Iraq and Afghanistan. However,... Read more

    The 21 november 2012 by   Shahalexander
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  • Israel Prepares for Ground Assault on Gaza

    Israel Prepares Ground Assault Gaza

    When the rockets began hitting the ground in Israel, the world tensed. The globe had been witness to this before, and the ensuing retaliation on the part of... Read more

    The 20 november 2012 by   Anthonyhymes
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  • Gaza’s Citizens: A Human Sacrifice in a Political ‘blame Game’

    Gaza’s Citizens: Human Sacrifice Political ‘blame Game’

    Writing on the latest conflict in Gaza, I’m reminded of the extent to which media coverage of a given issue can significantly shape its perception, even when... Read more

    The 18 november 2012 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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  • Terrorism - Explained

    For no obvious reason the Browser is recycling a strange 2010 interview with Lord Alerdice, who played a significant part in negotiating the Good Friday... Read more

    The 18 november 2012 by   Charlescrawford
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  • 11.16.12 Cut off Israel, Now!

    I really wish I had posted this before the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas. I have indeed had this one in my head since a couple of weeks ago. Read more

    The 16 november 2012 by   Keith Berner
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  • Hatra: Exploring an Ancient City in Iraq

    Hatra: Exploring Ancient City Iraq

    I'm fortunate enough to get to meet and work with some very adventurous people. One of them is writer Sean McLachlan, who contributes regular travel and... Read more

    The 16 november 2012 by   Kungfujedi
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  • Ban on YouTube Will Be Lifted in 15-20 Days: PTA

    YouTube Will Lifted 15-20 Days:

    The ban imposed on largest video sharing site YouTube in the wake of the blasphemous movie “Innocence of Muslims”, could be lifted in a few days, a private medi... Read more

    The 16 november 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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  • There’s a Scene in Argo Where Tony Mendez Exchanges...

    There’s Scene Argo Where Tony Mendez Exchanges...

    There’s a scene in Argo where Tony Mendez exchanges classified information with another agent in the Hagia Sofia, on his way to Iran to get six hostages out of... Read more

    The 15 november 2012 by   Shannawilson
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  • The Hill

    Hill

    At a military prison in Libya during WWII, a brutal sergeant major (Harry Andrews) subjects his prisoners to grueling and interminable tasks. Read more

    The 15 november 2012 by   Kaiser31083
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  • Kazakhstan Vs Religion

    Unlike its neighbours the Republic of Kazakhstan has long been considered to be politically stable. Violence in the North Caucus, as well as the Central Asian... Read more

    The 14 november 2012 by   The Great Pub Debate
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  • The Petraeus Sex Scandal: a News Story Right out of the Journalism Textbooks

    Petraeus Scandal: News Story Right Journalism Textbooks

    Purchase the book on the iBookstore The EPUB version of book is HERE: Now available: The EPUB version of iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the... Read more

    The 13 november 2012 by   Themarioblog
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  • Mars Conjunct Acumen – Be Wary of a Sudden Strike.

    Mars Conjunct Acumen Wary Sudden Strike.

    This conjunction is valid from Wednesday 14th Nov and will be in action until Friday 16th Nov 2012 Mars now moves into contact with the second of the Nebulae... Read more

    The 12 november 2012 by   Solarisastro
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  • How One Community Celebrates Its Veterans

    Community Celebrates Veterans

    8-year-old Alexander, the great grandson of one of the WWII Veterans, asks photographer Debra Snell if he could have one of his “Great Grandpap’s” photos at... Read more

    The 12 november 2012 by   Wonder
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  • So Where Are We with General Petraeus?

    Where with General Petraeus?

    What on earth is happening when an American who has been trusted as much as General Petraeus has his little love affair exposed (which doesn’t seem to have... Read more

    The 12 november 2012 by   Btchakir
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  • Argo [2012]

    Argo [2012]

    Last week, on its first day of release in Romanian cinemas, I went to see Argo, Ben Affleck's latest directorial and acting effort. Read more

    The 12 november 2012 by   Diana
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  • God Arranged Obama's Election

    Arranged Obama's Election

    [Thanks to Atheist Cartoons for the depiction above]Obama was elected by God. Or so says one Christian blogger in his article titled "In God We Trust."It may... Read more

    The 11 november 2012 by   Lowell
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  • NaNa HeyHey–GoodBye

    NaNa HeyHey–GoodBye

    THIS is Our Country….How can The Right possibly compete with the wrong-headed selfish needs of The Left?….and THIS is Our Country under obama ! Read more

    The 11 november 2012 by   Eowyn
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  • Movie Review: Argo

    - By Sulaiman D. Quick, name me three things about the Seventies. Uhh, Richard Nixon? Bell-bottom pants? Starsky and Hutch? I don’t know man. There’s a reason... Read more

    The 10 november 2012 by   Threeandahalfstars
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  • Japanese Conservatives Must Affirm the Postwar Regime Change

    As the Noda administration appears increasingly lame duck, LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) leader Shinzo Abe is likely to become the next prime minister in Japan. Read more

    The 10 november 2012 by   Shahalexander
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  • Apple Harvest Festival in Syria, Virginia ~ A Visual Blog Post

    Apple Harvest Festival Syria, Virginia Visual Blog Post

    Every year, we take an annual trip to Syria, VA to Graves Mountain our own culinary pilgrimage of sorts. What beckons are seasonal apples and the Apple Harvest... Read more

    The 10 november 2012 by   Weavethousandflavors
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  • [META] Quiet Week Ahead

    [META] Quiet Week Ahead

    I’ve recently been very busy, and will be so until at least halfway through next week (work even spilling over to this weekend). Read more

    The 08 november 2012 by   Callumgg
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  • Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition: It Was The End Of The World As We Know It....

    Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition: World Know Sabotage Sickle Feet Really Test Your Survival Skills.

    Hit me, Bitch. Hire me, Seacrest. Feed me, Please. Commit me, Now. Werk me, Girl. Shoot me, Mom. You’d better stock up on batteries, bottled water and a few can... Read more

    The 07 november 2012 by   Danthatscool
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  • AMERICA! By the LEFT - Quick March!

    You see, I told you, didn’t I, you wouldn’t listen but I was absolutely right – I am a prat! Well, Obama won and the outlook is grim. Read more

    The 07 november 2012 by   Davidduff
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  • Baalbek, the Ancient Temple in Lebanon

    Baalbek, Ancient Temple Lebanon

    In Lebanon not far from the border with Syria the one of the most mysterious places of the planet is situated. It is called Baalbek temple. Read more

    The 06 november 2012 by   Matthewthompson
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  • Syria - Autumn Eclipses Signal Time for Assad to Leave.

    Syria Autumn Eclipses Signal Time Assad Leave.

    One has got to say that President Assad of Syria is nothing if not a clever operator. The fact that he is still holding onto power despite a year and a half of... Read more

    The 06 november 2012 by   Solarisastro
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  • Election Exhaustion

    I'm deliberately writing this the day before the election so that my post isn't tinted with either elation or bitterness. Although many of you know which way I... Read more

    The 05 november 2012 by   Expatmum
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  • George Galloway on Gay Rights and Hugo Chavez

    George Galloway Rights Hugo Chavez

    Whilst George Galloway’s comments on rape are questionable, he certainly has a more authoritative stance on Chavez and gay rights than the challenger shown in... Read more

    The 05 november 2012 by   Callumgg
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  • Film Review: “Argo”

    Film Review: “Argo”

    Film: Argo Review: True stories always make for a great movie and this one did not disappoint. Argo is a real story about a “fake” movie. The film opens up... Read more

    The 05 november 2012 by   Kena
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  • Geographic Oddities: A Sea Or Not a Sea?

    Geographic Oddities: Sea?

    About five hours after the launch of Apollo 17, in the early morning hours of December 7, 1972, the astronauts of man’s final lunar mission turned their gazes... Read more

    The 04 november 2012 by   Conroy
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  • Mitt Romney's Latest Video: The Return of Christ

    Mitt Romney's Latest Video: Return Christ

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    The 02 november 2012 by   Tantrawave
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  • Obama Second Term Should Be Catalyst for Diaspora to Demand Rights

    Barack Obama is rapidly becoming the Muhammad Ali of politics. Floating like a butterfly, drawing the opponent in and taking a few blows before stinging like a... Read more

    The 29 october 2012 by   Lesterjholloway
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  • The Just-Us League

    Just-Us League

    So, I’ve been hiding something, but I’m ready to come clean now. My family is special.No, not special in an... Read more

    The 20 october 2012 by   Molly Thiersch
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  • Presidential Debate: Top 10 Questions That Weren’t Asked

    Presidential Debate: Questions That Weren’t Asked

    By Alan Bean The folks at New American Media put their heads together and came up with ten questions you didn’t hear at the first two presidential debates and... Read more

    The 19 october 2012 by   Alanbean
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  • Obama Shades Debate but Only by a Whisker

    I’ve written a reaction and analysis to this morning’s Obama-Romney debate for The Voice newspaper and in the course of my research I scored the candidates on... Read more

    The 17 october 2012 by   Lesterjholloway
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  • Sahelzone, Niger, Region Eastern

    Sahelzone, Niger, Region Eastern

    . Trucks croos the Grand Erg ( dune sea ) of bilma in the ténéré desert. workers migrands back from Libya. they have to work during long month, to pay in Dinar... Read more

    The 02 october 2012 by   Planet Fotorimo
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  • Why You Need To Watch Homeland

    By Ben L. Just a week after its big win at this year’s Emmys, TV series Homeland returned for its second season on Sunday with a spectacular pilot, setting the... Read more

    The 01 october 2012 by   Threeandahalfstars
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  • Black Brits Should Stand by African-Americans Over US Election

    Black Brits Should Stand African-Americans Over Election

    Four years ago we shed tears of joy along with our African-American cousins when Barack Obama took the White House. As Obama seeks re-election hope didn’t chang... Read more

    The 29 september 2012 by   Lesterjholloway
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  • Foreign Policy Alinsky Style: Libya, Cairo, and Gay Ambassadors

    Foreign Policy Alinsky Style: Libya, Cairo, Ambassadors

    Courtesy Yahoo! SportsAmerican Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, killed September 11, 2012, along with 3 other staff members by suspected Al Qaeda.The... Read more

    The 18 september 2012 by   Ingrafted
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  • New Certification Program for Food Scientists by IFT

    Certification Program Food Scientists

    IFT Launches New Certification Program for Food ScientistsNew Certified Food Scientist Program Formally Recognizes Applied Knowledge and SkillsThe Institute of... Read more

    The 28 august 2012 by   Pearlowa
  • Kinemastik

    Kinemastik

    “Well, at least if the films are bad we can look at the view” mutters a middle-aged Maltese woman as she takes her seat at the 8th Kinemastik International Shor... Read more

    The 10 august 2012 by   Richpickings
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  • My Graduation Piece

    Graduation Piece

    Commencement Exercises in 1930 ( ( Tamir Nassar Albums) This was my last article submitted to AUB's students official newspaper on campus : AUB OUTLOOK, issue... Read more

    The 01 august 2012 by   Pearlowa
  • 127. Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “Bé Omid é didar/See You Later” (Good...

    127. Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s Omid didar/See Later” (Good Bye) (2011): Courageous Film Capturing Terror Screen Without Scream Being Heard

    The overall impact of viewing the Iranian film Goodbye reminds you of another unrelated film from USA. Way back in 1964, Hollywood produced a film called The... Read more

    The 20 march 2012 by   Jugu Abraham
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  • War for Water is Not a Far Cry.

    Water is going to be new battleground. By Dr. Nitish PriyadarshiThe battles of yesterday were fought over land. Those of today are over energy. But the battles... Read more

    The 19 march 2012 by   Priyadarshi
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  • 1001 List

    1001 List

    There are now three editions of the 1001 list, with 1294 titles on all three lists. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (2010) [France, French] The... Read more

    The 18 february 2012 by   Surbhi204
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  • Moroccan Table Showcases Exquisite Craftsmanship

    Moroccan Table Showcases Exquisite Craftsmanship

    Moroccan tables represent some of the finest and most beautiful craftsmanship in its category. All the tables are generally handmade, some are hand painted... Read more

    The 09 january 2012 by   Ekenoz
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  • Egyptian Musical Interlude: Hisham Abbas Sings Fino Habib Fino

    Somehow, my son Ali (who is 3) is in class with Tamara, the daughter of famous Egyptian pop star Hisham Abbas. We went to a very posh birthday party at their... Read more

    The 10 october 2011 by   Warigia
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  • Libya: Cameron and Sarkozy Triumphant; but is It Over Yet?

    Libya: Cameron Sarkozy Triumphant; Over Yet?

    David Cameron at Libya talks in March. What does the future hold now? Photocredit Foreign and Commonwealth Office http://www.flickr. Read more

    The 16 september 2011 by   Periscope
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  • Libya, Syria, and the West: An Interview With Andrew Gavin Marshall

    This is the transcript of an interview I had with Andrew Gavin Marshall, an independent researcher and writer. His work can be seen here and here. Read more

    The 11 september 2011 by   Devondb
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  • How Al Qaeda Men Came to Power in Libya, by Thierry Meyssan of VoltaireNet

    Qaeda Came Power Libya, Thierry Meyssan VoltaireNet

    thanks to Aangirfan for giving his personal summary of this VoltaireNet story, here's the original source.How Al Qaeda men came to power in Libyaby Thierry... Read more

    The 09 september 2011 by   Freeplanet
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  • Now Where’s Gaddafi? The Search Continues

    Where’s Gaddafi? Search Continues

    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Photo credit: B.R.Q.They seek him here, they seek him there, those Libyan rebels seek him everywhere. Read more

    The 08 september 2011 by   Periscope
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  • Is Libya Free Yet?

    Libya Free Yet?

    Photo Credit: AFP. Libyan rebels fight off Qadaffi. Well, Tripoli seems to be controlled by the rebels, but we still have not found Qadaffi. Hard to know what i... Read more

    The 03 september 2011 by   Warigia
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  • The Implication of Libya to the Trans-Atlantic Alliance

    Implication Libya Trans-Atlantic Alliance

    The war in Libya ends successfully with a small number of casualties. As shown in the chart below, this war was smaller and quicker than wars in Kosovo, Iraq,... Read more

    The 03 september 2011 by   Shahalexander
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  • Gaddafi’s Children: Excess All Areas

    Gaddafi’s Children: Excess Areas

    Saif al Islam, son of Gaddafi. Photocredit: | B.R.Q http://www.flickr.com/photos/brqnetwork/5510824784/sizes/m/in/photostream/ The current situation in Libya... Read more

    The 01 september 2011 by   Periscope
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  • After Gaddafi: Oil and Policy

    Now that Gaddafi has been overthrown, there is much afoot in Libya. Western oil companies are charging in and China and Russia are going to have to adjust... Read more

    The 31 august 2011 by   Devondb
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  • Will NATO-led Rebels Ethnically Cleanse Libya?

    About Andrew Gavin Marshall: Andrew Gavin Marshall is an independent researcher and writer, covering a broad range of issues – economic, political, social,... Read more

    The 30 august 2011 by   Devondb
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  • Condoleezza Rice, Gaddafi's 'Darling Black African Woman'

    Condoleezza Rice, Gaddafi's 'Darling Black African Woman'

    As citizens ransacked the sprawling lair of Colonel Gaddafi, for the first time discovering the extent of riches enjoyed by their bloodthirsty tyrant, a number... Read more

    The 29 august 2011 by   Gerard
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  • New Libya: Worse Than the Old Gaddafi One?

    Libya: Worse Than Gaddafi One?

    Anti-Gaddafi protesters gather outside the Libyan embassy in Cairo, Egypt, to celebrate the fall of Tripoli. Photo credit: Maggie Osama http://www.flickr. Read more

    The 28 august 2011 by   Periscope
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