Civil War

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• Berlin Wall: Asia the winner

  
  The Interpreter — Authority: 575
  Huw McKay is senior economist for Westpac bank. He is a speaker at todays Lowy Institutes Berlin Wall retrospective . In 1989, living standards (approximated by GDP per capita) in the command economies of Europe, including the USSR, had been declining in relative terms since 1975. Outside Europe, command ...
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• Understanding horror

  
  groundviews — Authority: 554
  I’ve tried to understand this war, and failed. It’s made me feel rather stupid – this inability to wrap my head around 30 years of horror, why it all started and who is to blame. Everyone seems to talk about it with such ease – like it’s the simplest thing to understand. As if it’s effortless to take one ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  Psyche, Science, and Society — Authority: 128
  The LA Times thinks that the Italian court was right in stating that laws against kidnapping apply to all, even CIA operatives, or administration officials: Italy got it right: CIA renditions are wrong The conviction of 23 Americans in the abduction of Muslim cleric Abu Omar may be largely symbolic, but it ...
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• Don’t target Muslims, troops told

  
  Aftermath News — Authority: 536
  nzherald.co.nz | Nov 9, 2009 By Guy Adams The Fort Hood massacre could lead to an ugly “backlash” against the 3,000 Muslims who serve in the US Army, its chief of staff warned yesterday. General George Casey toured breakfast television studios to emphasise that the mass shooting, in which 13 died and 29 were ...
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• Losing the battle for hearts and minds

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 550
  By any standards it was a tipping point. When five British soldiers were slaughtered during an after-patrol tea-break by an Afghan policeman they had taken into their trust, it was a shocking episode in a war that has already wasted far too many lives.As their families grieve, the nature of the tragedy has accelerated ...
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• Rever on Obama dissapointment syndrome

  
  Psyche, Science, and Society — Authority: 128
  Revere at Effect Measure writes about his predicted dissapointment with Obama, in the context of his efforts to undermine real healthcare reform: Acknowledging Obama’s failures By revere It looks like there’s going to be some kind of health care reform bill , but we’re not celebrating. It’s ...
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• Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary: Germany Celebrates Memory Of Its Falling

  
  The Huffington Post — Authority: 968
  BERLIN — With concerts and memorials on Monday, Germans will celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago. On that cold night, they danced atop the wall, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope. Years of separation and anxiety melted into the unbelievable reality of ...
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• Paralysis by analysis

  
  The Other McCain — Authority: 752
  One of the distinguishing traits of the political intellectual is an excessive caution, a desire never to be "caught out" by expressing a gut-hunch reaction that might be proven wrong or that might expose one to criticism. When one aims at a career as an intellectual, this ambition places a premium on striving to be ...
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• Why we should stop giving Africa aid

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 176
  Why we should stop giving Africa aid Thompson Ayodele, he’s from Nigeria and he thinks that overseas aid is making African countries poorer. The statistics he produces are jaw-dropping. They suggest a direct correlation between the receipt of development assistance and low growth. This is true whether you compare ...
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• Colombia seeks UN help, Chavez readies for war (AFP)

  
  Yahoo! News: Science News — Authority: 196
  AFP - Colombia has said it will seek UN help after Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war."
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• Chavez to troops: Prepare for war with Colombia

  
  Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — Authority: 558
  Source: [b]AP[/b] CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuelas military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his countrys soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbors. Chavez sa...
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• Michael Parenti: Lies, War, and Empire (2007)

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 556
  Dandelion SaladBy Dr. Michael ParentiInformation Clearing House -  ICHNov. 8, 2009Parenti speaks about lies, dissent, and how we arrive at the truth of our situation and still retain our sanity. He raises the question whether the Iraq war was not a failure but a success for some parts of the empire – and ...
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• Fate of Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Albany Unclear

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  After an upset in Maine, gay rights advocates and their opponents are looking to New York, where it was unclear whether the Senate would pass the measure.
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• AF fighting downrange, too

  
  Stars and Stripes — Authority: 716
  After reading "The War Room," (article, Oct. 27), I completely understand the frustration ex...
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• AF fighting downrange, too

  
  Stars and Stripes — Authority: 716
  After reading "The War Room," (article, Oct. 27), I completely understand the frustration ex...
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• NYC Cops Shoot Teen Brandishing Pellet Gun

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 760
  New York, NY (AHN) – A 15-year-old New York City boy was shot in the face by police after he pulled a pellet gun that looked like a real pistol on a pursuing officer. Police said Marcus Bonner was spotted by plainclothes drug officers in the Bronx threatening a group of teens with the gun, sending the teens ...
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• ‘Prepare for war,’ Chavez warns Venezuelan military, populace

  
  NWOTruth — Authority: 484
  The leader of the fifth-largest oil exporter in the world is warning his country’s military and citizenry to prepare for war with Colombia and the United States, according to published reports.Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez issued his warning during a weekly radio address.“Let’s not waste a day on our main aim: ...
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• Andrew Sullivan On The Importance Of Consistency

  
  Ed Driscoll — Authority: 149
  You know you’re in trouble when Sullivan titles a post, “Consistency Revisited.” And apropos of nothing, Andrew sure knows how ruin someone on the right — my reputation amongst my fellow Neocon Rightwing Death Beasts is forever tarnished, as Sullivan utters those dreaded words, “Ed Driscoll has a good ...
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• Colombia seeks UN help, Chavez readies for war

  
  The Age Sport Headlines — Authority: 796
  Colombia has said it will seek UN help after Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war."
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• Burritos?

  
  The Wesleyan Argus — Authority: 438
  Vis a vis the removal of the Burrito Bar, we the students hitherto demand the reconstitution of said esteemed Mexican burrito apparatus in the Campus Center. The gamut of food at this institution ceases to be reprsentative fo Diversity University. Apparently the higher ups at the campus center think diversity is an ...
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