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Top Ten Silver Linings for Democrats in Wisconsin Outcome
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s victory in the recall gubernatorial election campaign over his Democratic Party rival is being read like tea leaves with regard to […]
Despite Airport Incident, Henry Kissinger is Wrong about Libya
I spent May 27 through June 3 in Libya, and flew out of Tripoli airport to Cairo a day before a small Tarhouna militia came […]
CIA ‘revives attacks on rescuers’ in Pakistan (Woods)
Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: CIA drones are reportedly reviving the use of highly-controversial tactics that target rescuers and funeral-goers. On […]
“Surgeon of Damascus” Promises more Blood, Blames West for Syria Violence
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that the 14-month-old attempted revolution in his country is being instigated by outside forces. He defended the bloody crackdown […]
Heartland Climate Scam Sinking, but so is Planet (McKibben)
Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com: A hard-hitting campaign from a new group called Forecast the Facts persuaded many of the corporations backing Heartland to withdraw […]
Protests, Politicking around Mubarak Verdict Continue in Egypt
Scattered protests took place around Egypt for a second day on Sunday, in reaction to a court judgment against deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak. On Saturday, […]
Thousands Demonstrate in Alexandria Against Shafiq as Egypt Faces Election Turmoil
Some 7,000 Egyptians demonstrated on Friday, demanding that Gen. Ahmad Shafiq be disqualified as a candidate for president of Egypt in the run-off elections scheduled […]
Top Ten Reasons Romney Shouldn’t Arm Syrian Rebels
GOP presidential hopeful Willard “Mitt” Romney has called on President Barack Obama to arm the Syrian opposition, accusing the president of lacking leadership for declining […]
Hot Drone on Drone Action (Turse)
Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch.com: Introduction by Tom Engelhardt [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Today, you are witnessing the birth of a TomDispatch experiment. Nick Turse […]
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