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Satellite Images Show Syrian Army Siege of Houla (BBC)
The UN is debating whether to withdraw its observers from Syria, given that there is no point in deploying observers if they are just going […]
The Great Landgrab (Oldroyd)
Rachel Oldroyd writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism The latest book by science and environment author Fred Pearce is a breezy waltz through a […]
Omar Khayyam (134) “When life has been drunk to the dregs”
When life has been drunk to the dregs, whether at home or abroad; and its full measure used up, whether it’s been bitter or sweet; […]
How Obama changed definition of ‘civilian’ in secret drone wars (Woods)
Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of investigative Journalism: Two US reports just published provide significant insights into President Obama’s personal and controversial role in […]
My Last Phone Call from Charles Taylor, Or how Qaddafi Plagued Africa (Pirio)
Gregory Alonso Pirio writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: Charles Taylor would call me on regular basis in the early 1990s. It’s […]
The Secret Army inside the Army (Bacevich)
Andrew J. Bacevich writes at Todispatch.com: Unleashed Globalizing the Global War on Terror By Andrew J. Bacevich As he campaigns for reelection, President Obama periodically […]
Syria: Famine and Civil War
The Syrian government massacre at Houla has probabaly killed the faltering Annan peace plan, which envisioned a ceasefire between the Syrian Baath army and the […]
Omar Khayyam (135) “You … checkmated the king of Babylon”
Your cheek is fairer than a wild white rose, and your face outshines those China dolls. You flirted with your eyes and checkmated the king […]
In Race against Carbon Catastrophe, Solar Power is Making Strides
The world probably needs to get back to 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere if truly radical climate change is to […]
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