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Brutality of Syrian repression has history....it's all in the family

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This definition has been playing out in the country of Syria since the early 1960s.It has nothing to do with...
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Is the Palestinian Movement a lost cause?

  • Israeli-Palestinian conflic
  • May 27, 2011
President Obama has begun to face one of the greatest challenges in American Politics; resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The issue has...
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What if lingering Arab Spring in Syria signaled climate change in America?

As far as vicious repression of anti-government protest goes, Syria’s suspicious “Arab Spring” adventure certainly does seem to...
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Facebook IPO – Not Just Another Dot Com

While rumors have loomed in the press for a while now, investment banks such as Morgan Stanley are moving in and the Wall Street Journal is saying...
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Yemen: 30 militants killed during U.S. counter-terror chief visit

30 Al Qaeda fighters were killed in Yemen on Sunday, according to the Associated Press, after government warplanes pounded militant positions in...
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U.S. praises Algeria for defying Arab Spring

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Algeria on this week’s election, a feat she described as a “welcome step” toward...
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Public suicide in Greece over pensions and debt could lead to a Greek Spring

The now famous Arab Spring of that roared through the Middle East in 2011, toppling nations and creating fundamental changes across the Arab world,...
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Libyan instability could threaten U.S. national security

Five months after a NATO-led invasion of Libya toppled the Gaddafi regime, the country is still plagued by internecine warfare – as many...
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Mideast expert: Syria faces Iraq-style insurgency

Syria is descending into a factional civil war which has taken on the contours of the insurgency the U.S. fought in Iraq for ten years, according...
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Syrian activists accuse media of sowing discord

WASHINGTON – During moderated panel discussions at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on Friday Syrian activists blamed the media for...
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