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What we Did to Iraq
Sunni radicals hit Baghdad Tuesday morning on the anniversary of the beginning of the US war on Iraq, killing over 50 people in attacks on […]
UAE Launches 100 Megawatt Solar Energy Plant, Largest in Mideast
Although the Gulf makes its way in life by selling petroleum, countries like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates don’t engage in that sordid game […]
What Would a Rand Paul Libertarian Foreign Policy Look Like? (Cole @ Truthdig)
My essay, “What Would a Rand Paul Libertarian Foreign Policy Look Like?”, is out at Truthdig Excerpt: “On Saturday, Paul emerged as the winner of […]
What we Lost: Top Ten Ways the Iraq War Harmed the US
As the tenth anniversary of the launching of the Iraq War approaches, I’ll be making some comments about the episode at this blog, which for […]
Iraq’s Teens Drowning in Hopelessness (Arwa Damon)
CNN’s Arwa Damon reports from Baghdad on the sense of hopelessness among even upper-class Iraqi teens today. AFP gives support to Ms. Damon’s findings: a […]
Remembering Rachel Corrie, 10 Years Later
Rachel Corrie’s parents speak out on the tenth anniversary of her killing by the Israeli operator of a military bulldozer, who ran over her as […]
St. Patrick’s Day Explained (ReportingSatire Video)
ReportingSatire explores St. Patrick’s Day:
By the Numbers: US Drone Strikes on Pakistan “Illegal”
The Guardian reports that Ben Emmerson, the UN’s special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, says that the Pakistani government has given no tacit consent […]
Can we Get the Media to Report Climate Change? (Bill Moyers Video)
Bill Moyers interviews a prominent scientist on what can be done to bring climate change back into the media discussion: The blurb: “Encore: Ending the […]
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