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Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?
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Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?

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Such recalibration does not necessarily signal concession. It may reflect caution.

“In Infinite Pursuit:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:39

“In Infinite Pursuit:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:39

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Critiquing Israel is not Anti-Semitism: The American Psychological Association

Critiquing Israel is not Anti-Semitism: The American Psychological Association

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Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) usually gets all the credit for the first US drone targeted […]

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Comedian Chris Rock:  Obama is the Great White Hope

Comedian Chris Rock: Obama is the Great White Hope

Comedian Chris Rock: argues that voters looking for a truly white presidential candidate need look no further than Barack Obama.

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Abdel Nasser Jokes about Outrageous Muslim Brotherhood Demand that all Women Veil

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Then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser tells anecdotes (early 1960s?) about his meetings with the Muslim Brotherhood and their demand that he make all Egyptian […]

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The politicization by the Republican Party of the tragic attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has been a security disaster for the United States. […]

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Koshik the Elephant speaks Korean

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Scientists in South Korea have taught Koshik the elephant what sounds like a few words of Korean.

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Iran
Iran still Suffers from the illegal Diplomatic Hostage-Taking of 1979 (Azad)

Iran still Suffers from the illegal Diplomatic Hostage-Taking of 1979 (Azad)

Armin Azad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment For more than three decades, there has been a government-organized demonstration in front of the […]

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Analysis: How Washington Post strips casualties from covert drone data (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Analysis: How Washington Post strips casualties from covert drone data The Washington Post: is it telling […]

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US backs away from Syrian National Council

US backs away from Syrian National Council

The Syrian opposition appears split on American intervention to shape its leadership. The Syrian revolution is a grassroots affair, with hundreds of small groups on […]

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Laughing Camels are the Best

Laughing Camels are the Best

Laughing camel being tickled.

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