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Human RightsOther Issues December 9, 2009

America’s Failing Sexual Health

The increase in the rates of STDs, HIV-AIDS and pregnancy among young women indicates that America has yet to overcome the tyranny of rightwing
DemocracyMB in International pressObama December 9, 2009

The Cairo Conundrum

In his June 4, 2009 speech at Cairo University, President Barack Obama dramatically raised expectations for U.S. policy in the Middle East, among Americans and Muslims both.
Obama December 9, 2009

Arab disappointment with Obama

Arab disappointment with Obama is suddenly very, very important. Fouad Ajami is very worried that Arabs are disappointed with Obama's foreign policy
Islamic IssuesIslamic Movements December 9, 2009

Where the Haj Takes Us

How is it that under such trying circumstances, strangers from the far reaches of the planet, belonging to different ethnicities,
Palestine December 9, 2009

Judeo-Nazi settlers rampage through West Bank, IOF looks on

Nazi-minded Jewish settlers continued to rampage throughout the West Bank, terrorizing unprotected Palestinian citizens and vandalizing their property.
Other IssuesPalestine December 9, 2009

Hamas must say NO to proposed deportation of prisoners

The Palestinian liberation movement, Hamas, is conducting complicated and exhaustive negotiations with Israel in an effort to conclude a prisoner-exchange accord between the two archenemies.
IraqOther Issues December 9, 2009

Afghanistan: ‘Roach Motel’ for Empires

What Afghanistan has in common with both Vietnam and Iraq is its long history of resistance to foreign occupation
Obama December 9, 2009

Obama’s Weak Report Card on the CIA

While he has been successful in addressing the CIA's renditions, detentions and interrogations programs,
Other Issues December 9, 2009

US ‘No Fly’ List Keeps Growing

The FBI’s terrorism watch list, from which the smaller no fly-list is derived, has 1,000,000 people listed, but according to officials, only a mere 400,000 of them are real people
IraqObama December 9, 2009

Explaining the Drop in Iraqi War Dead

Bush’s 'surge' increased the Iraqi violence in late spring 2007, including a spike in US casualties, and that only a political-military decision to pull back from offensive operations that summer