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Promoting Democracy in Newport Beach

Another presidential election is on our horizon in 2012, which means that Americans will have their television and radio time filled with political...
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Will Armenia be the next Tahrir Square?

Decrepit despots throughout the Near East are not sleeping well these days. Following the events in Tunisia and Egypt, their days may be numbered....
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Defying expectations, Mubarak addresses his nation & refuses to resign

Hosni Mubarak addressed his nation on state run television. Described in advance as historic in nature, the word was that he was to announce his...
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Speech by Turkey's PM Erdogan: Turkey is on the side of Egypt's protesters

On February 1st, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan addressed his nation on NTV regarding events in Egypt. This is a translation of that...
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Turkey, Israel, & Europe tell Mubarak that it is Egyptian democracy time

The protesters occupying Tahrir Square are revolutionaries. They do not have an army, a vanguard, or a military wing. As far as I can tell, they do...
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Mubarak's heart hardens

Yesterday, Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak announced that he would not seek re-election in this September’s presidential election. Today, his...
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The Egyptian revolt: Should the US assist the democracy movement?

A million person march is planned for tomorrow as the next major event in the unfolding Egyptian uprising. Al Jazeera reports that the April 6...
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The Near East: Revolution or convolution?

Google Analytics is a gas. Everyday, it sends me a new report on who might be reading my what I have scribbled, but without answering why. In my...
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Why Christianity is on the decline in America

You can see it in poll results from Pew Research to the Barna Group; you can hear it thunderously condemned from the pulpit and more quietly...
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Strategic hamlets: a tool in class warfare

A rather self-righteous friend called me into question because of my government job, saying that I was part of the System and not really against it...
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