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DemocracyDevelopmentHuman Rights December 12, 2009

Pakistan troops killed 15 militants in tribal region

Pakistan troops killed at least 15 militants in the country's troubled north western badlands near the Afghan border, officials said on Thursday.
Obama December 12, 2009

Robert Fisk – Obama is a Disaster

Robert Fisk makes a few observations about Obama, Imperialism, Afghanistan and the Middle East.
DemocracyHuman RightsMB VS. Qaeda December 12, 2009

Years Of Deceit

Conservative commentator, former Marine Colonel Bob Pappas has been saying for years that bin Laden died at Tora Bora and that Senator Kerry's claim that bin Laden escaped with Bush
DemocracyMB in International pressMB UnderstandingPolitical Islam StudiesReform Issues December 12, 2009

The Muslim Brotherhood: Between Survival and Progress

Manuela Paraipan: Could the guiding Islamic principles of the Muslim Brotherhood be integrated into a successful governance program?
DemocracyHuman RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience December 12, 2009

Reflections from Cairo: hope amid despair

Tens of thousands of angry demonstrators fill the dusty streets of Cairo.
DemocracyIran December 11, 2009

Which Side Are You On?

The policy describing US military use of nuclear weapons is the 2005 Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations.
DemocracyIran December 11, 2009

Iran’s Fuel for Conflict

Talks between Tehran and the West were stalled for months over the question of uranium enrichment: Iran was allowed to do this under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT) but forbidden
DemocracyIraq December 11, 2009

War, More War Or Morer War

The headline ran in The New York Times a month ago, on November 7th: "All Afghan War Options by Obama Aides Said to Call for More Troops." According to White
Eye on IOF December 11, 2009

Gideon Levy / Let’s face the facts, Israel is a semi-theocracy

The storm over remarks made by Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman is in many respects a tempest in a teapot, which has for a long time taken on holier aspects than
DemocracyObama December 11, 2009

Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Is This a Joke?

So what are the odds? The week I write a cover story for the New Statesman, arguing that President Obama has turned into "Barack W Bush" and is emulating his