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Iraq January 14, 2008

Gross Distortions, Sloppy Methodology and Tendentious Reporting

Almost five years into the destruction of Iraq, the orthodox rule of thumb for assessing statistical tabulations of the civilian death toll is becoming clear: any figure will do so
Palestine January 14, 2008

Fayyad incites Bush against moderate Fatah leaders

Well-informed Palestinian sources revealed that the "illegitimate" PA premier Salam Fayyad has reportedly instigated US president George W. Bush to pressure PA chief Mahmoud Abbas to fire two moderate Fatah
Palestine January 14, 2008

Democracy: fragile seeds that fall on stony ground

Halfway through his eight-nation tour of the Arab world, President Bush delivered yesterday what his hosts had long expected: a call for democracy to flower in the arid political climate
InterviewsMB VS. Qaeda January 14, 2008

Q&A: Public diplomacy at the Pentagon

Last May, Michael Doran became the first deputy assistant secretary of Defense for support to public diplomacy, a newly created position to develop policy for strategic communications at Defense. Earlier
Human RightsInterviews January 14, 2008

Bush Disappoints Bahrain

While President Bush was in Bahrain praising King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa as a democratic Arab leader and fellow freedom defender, I was receiving an e-mail from Ghada Jamsheer, a
Human Rights January 13, 2008

Mr. Minister of Social Solidarity .. Do you have an answer?

"Abu Halawa" is an Egyptian citizen. He is 26 years old. He graduated from college and did not find work in his village: El Horeyah. And so he devoted himself
Other Issues January 13, 2008

States within the USA need to rebel

Bush & his Bandits have been watching too much FOX Television. Someone needs to tell George that he’s not living an episode of “24,” and that his view of a
Iraq January 13, 2008

Iraqi Children Pay Heavy Price of War

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has painted a dramatic picture of the situation of children in Iraq and warned that increased assistance is needed to improve their dire situation.
Activites January 13, 2008

Bush Nudges Mideast on Democracy

Shortly before President Bush showed up in the region last week, human rights activist Abduljalil Alsingace tried to deliver a petition to the U.S. Embassy complaining about the lack of
Election CoverageObamaReports January 13, 2008

Barack Obama – I’m sure we’ve seen him somewhere before

Like Will Smith, who in the new film I Am Legend wakes up to find himself the last man alive in a world of zombies, am I now the only