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Was Colonialism a Crime?  Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
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Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

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Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth

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West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

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From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

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The Buzz Reason, the Real Reason Much of cable television news is a conspiracy to keep people gossiping about the wrong thing and to prevent […]

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Pakistani Analysis Of Reported Iran

Pakistani Analysis of Reported Iran Arms for Taliban The US military report that it intercepted a cache of Iranian arms intended for the Taliban was […]

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Bloody Wednesday: Guerrillas, Violence kill Nearly 300 Iraqis Well I guess those Baghdad markets aren’t as safe as Senator John McCain thought. And, they look […]

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85 Killed Or Found Dead In Baghdad

85 Killed or Found Dead in Baghdad, Ramadi, etc. Return of Death Squads to Baghdad? A Majority of Americans Say War is Lost In the […]

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7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

7 Us Troops Killed Guerrilla Attack In

7 US Troops Killed; Iraq Has Two Virginia Techs Every Day; Thousands Protest in Basra, Demand Governor’s Resignation I keep hearing from US politicians and […]

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Dick Cheney And Two 21st Centuries Vice

Dick Cheney and the Two 21st Centuries; On Nukes, Vice President Confuses Television with Reality I caught a clip of Dick Cheney on Sunday saying […]

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Sadrists Pull Out Of Cabinet 50 Killed

Sadrists Pull Out Of Cabinet 50 Killed

Sadrists to Pull out of Cabinet 50 Killed in Spate of Bombings The six cabinet members belonging to the Sadr Movement in Nuri al-Maliki’s government […]

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289 Iraqis Killed Or Wounded In Day Of

289 Iraqis Killed Or Wounded In Day Of

289 Iraqis Killed or Wounded in Day of Rage Four Killed in Karbala Demonstration McClatchy estimates that 289 Iraqis were killed or wounded in political […]

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