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Erdogan expected to bounce back from corruption probe blow
Turkish prime minister has been hurt by arrests of people close to him – and his government’s response – but his presidential prospects are still […]
Europe Lawmakers Push Back on Circumcision
Encouraged by Israeli diplomats, parliamentarians from the Council of Europe have submitted a motion opposing an earlier resolution condemning ritual circumcision of boys. Click here […]
American Public: Invasion of Afghanistan a Mistake, Speed up Withdrawal
(By Sarah Lazare) More than twelve years after the initial invasion, U.S. public opinion of the so-called Good War in Afghanistan appears to be souring. […]
UN: A Million Palestinians will Need Food aid in Israel-blockaded Gaza Next Year
PressTv reports, “The UN says nearly a million Palestinians are expected to need food aid in the Gaza Strip next year” Their blurb: “About 800-thousand […]
Four Syrian Bedouin Women, c. 1890 (Photo of the Day)
Photo of the Day: Four Syrian Bedouin women in the late 19th century. Mirrored from Al-Mashriq Syria in 1900 had a population of a little […]
Scotland is going 100% Green by 2020; shame on Dirty America
(By Juan Cole) Glasgow is the city of the future, not Phoenix. Scotland has a population of about 5.3 million, a little more than the […]
Congress cuts Food Stamps, maintains Estate Tax Loophole worth $100 bn to the Rich
(By Juan Cole) You know how the Tea Party House of Representatives obsessed with cutting food stamps to working families and veterans and children this […]
Real Time Earth Wind Map
Real Time Earth Wind Map from Earth Nullschool.net h/t Treehugger
Taiwanese Animators Explain to Obama the Unconstitutionality of NSA Spying (Video)
“NSA data mining program probably unconstitutional, judge says” (Taiwanese Animators)
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