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Pyramids Partially Closed in face of New Age “Threat”
The Egyptian Antiquities authority partially closed the Pyramids to foreign tourists on Friday, in an attempt to prevent Western New Age groups from holding rituals […]
The Little Iran Nuclear Report that Couldn’t
A key allegation in the IAEA report on Iranian nuclear activities has fallen apart. Gareth Porter has been able to use interviews and other material […]
Tomgram: Juan Cole, Protesting a Pasha-the-Tiger World
From Tunis to Tel Aviv, Madrid to Oakland, a new generation of youth activists is challenging the neoliberal state that has dominated the world ever since the Cold War ended. The massive popular protests that shook the globe this year have …
Perry’s Lapse likely owing to Bad Faith and Destructive Politics
Rick Perry flubbed the CNBC debate when he forgot his own talking points. He had campaigned on abolishing the Commerce, Education and Energy Departments. But […]
Iraq, Iran and the Nuclear Phantasm: We’ve Seen this Picture
Nuclear issues are so complicated that the public is easily misled and frightened by nuclear demagoguery. That is why the new International Atomic Energy Agency […]
Netanyahu a “Liar”: Sarkozy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was recently overheard talking to President Obama and complaining that he couldn’t stand Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, whom he called […]
Greenwald: Koch Brothers Fund Voter Suppression for Minorities, Elderly, Students
Robert Greenwald’s Brave New Films exposes the most aggressive interference in the ability of Americans to vote since sheriffs in the Deep South stopped giving […]
Iran Looks to China, Russia to Break out of US Sanctions
The four rounds of United Nations Security Council sanctions on Iran are likely about as far as Russia and China are willing to go. Even […]
Newt’s new Crusade against the Arab Spring
Newt Gingrich’s poll numbers and fund-raising have improved recently, as the GOP faithful continue their quest for an ABM (not anti-ballistic missile but “Anyone but […]
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