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Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants in Bin Laden Case
The Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence has arrested five Pakistani informants who gave the CIA information leading to the raid on Usamah Bin Laden’s compound at Abbotabad, […]
Libya not a War for Oil
The allegation out there in the blogosphere that the United Nations-authorized intervention in Libya was driven by Western oil companies is a non-starter. The argument […]
Under Punitive Israeli Blockade, Gaza Unemployment among Worst in World: UN
The illegal Israeli blockade of little Palestinian Gaza (pop. 1.5 million) has produced 45% unemployment, perhaps the highest in the world, and a situation in […]
Shadow Internet Story Fishy
Sunday’s report by the NYT on the ‘shadow internet’ being funded by (a paltry) $2 mn. in State Dept. money iis either a psy-ops plant […]
Top Ten Green Energy Good News Stories
1. Environmentalists and peace advocates are hoping that cooperation on solar energy projects can help foster peace between Israelis and Palestinians. What this article doesn’t […]
Gates & NATO: Misery Loves Company
Shorter SecDef Robert Gates: European members of NATO need to bankrupt themselves with military spending and wars just as the United States has done, or […]
Ridge Alleges Bush Political Pressure for Terrorism Alert
Ooops, a golden oldie from 2009 thrown up by mistake. Tom Ridge appears to be alleging in a new book that the Bush administration put […]
Thousands Protest in Bahrain
The Shiite Wifaq Party succeeded in staging a demonstration some 10,000 strong in the town of Sar, Bahrain, on Saturday. Movement leader Sheikh Ali Salman […]
Arab Spring Turns Deadly Again
Thousands of Syrians demonstrated all over the country on Friday, especially in smaller cities and rural towns. Some 7000 came out in downtown Homs. Troops […]
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