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Category Archives: Foreign Policy
Losing Our Humanity One Atrocity At A Time
On March 12, 2006 a gruesome crime took place in a farmhouse in Mahmoudiya, Iraq. A 14-year-old girl was raped and murdered. Her parents and her 5-year-old sister were shot in the head in another room. Their bodies were then … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iraq, Society, Terrorism
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Will Pakistan Execute An Innocent Man?
The one-month stay of execution for Mirza Tahir Hussain has expired. Unless the Pakistani government intervenes to stop his execution he will be hanged for a crime that he did not commit. With the world watching will Pervez Musharraf allow … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights
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If Looks Could Kill, In Iraq They Probably Will
Crooks and Liars and A Tiny Revolution refer to him as the "World’s Bravest Human". I have written about his articles in the past. He is Nir Rosen. He is one of the many reporters risking their lives in Iraq … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iraq
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The SWIFT Boating Of The Media – A Third World Perspective
I have largely ignored the New York Times report about the Bush Administration’s tracking of international banking transactions. I have done so mainly because this is a non-story. Almost everyone with a pulse had to assume that the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics, Terrorism
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A Parting Of Ways In Iraq
Over the weekend Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki offered a national reconciliation plan to the Iraqi National Assembly. The plan offered to the Assembly was lacking some of the more controversial clauses that were part of an earlier draft. Nonetheless … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq, Terrorism
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