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“Terrorism” tag is tool of Political Repression in Egypt
(By Human Rights Watch) (New York) – The Egyptian government’s designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization appears to be aimed at expanding […]
Benghazi Consular attack was Local, not al-Qaeda: NYT Correspondent Demolishes GOP Talking Points
(By Juan Cole) David D. Kirkpatrick at the New York Times has settled the controversy over events in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, by actually […]
Beirut Teen who took Selfie moments before Carbomb exploded dies of Injuries
(AFP reports) Teen in Beirut bombing ‘selfie’ dies (via AFP) A Lebanese teenager seen posing for a group “selfie” in front of a bomb-laden car […]
SNL: Anti-Depressant for Obama (Video of the Day)
Saturday Night Live commercial parody with Jay Pharoah on the anti-depressant Obama needs after the year he had in 2013.
EPA finally catches a Fracking polluter in the Act, levies Largest ever Civil Penalties
(By Tina Casey) US EPA Nails Fracker With Record Fine (via Clean Technica) The woes just keep piling up for Chesapeake Energy. The company is […]
Ethiopia aims to become Africa’s Green Energy Giant
Ethiopia intends to increase its power generation from 2000 megawatts to 10,000 MW. That goal is not unusual for a developing country. What is distinctive […]
Syria spills over on Lebanon: Beirut Bombing Kills Sunni Critic of Syria’s al-Assad
(By Juan Cole) Respected Lebanese politician and former ambassador to the United States, Muhammad Shatah, was assassinated by a massive car bomb near the parliament […]
The mother of all wars
What has happened in Turkey in the past 10 days is just mind-boggling.
EU welcomes annulation of controversial regulation lifting investigation secrecy
European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Füle welcomed the annulation of the bill obliging those carrying out investigations to inform superiors
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