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US: Egypt is leading efforts to persuade the Somalis to give up piracy

A senior American official said last Wednesday that Egypt is leading an international working group in the Gulf of Aden and holding direct negotiations with Somali pirates and people of

Operation Breakfast Redux

he CIA’s escalating drone war in the Pakistani tribal borderlands and Richard Nixon’s secret bombing campaign against the Cambodian equivalent, argues Pratap Chatterjee.

Egypt official: new Suez Canal map to guide ships

An official from the Suez Canal Authority told local Egyptian newspapers that the administration of the canal has begun the distribution of a map on the passing ships with speeds

British Citizen vs. IDF Guard

One would expect the Foreign Secretary to care primarily about British citizens (in Somalia) rather than foreign (Israeli) soldiers who maintain an illegal occupation and the starvation of millions (of

Al-Shabaab attack and kill civilians at out patient clinic

Mogadishu, Somalia, January 30, 2010 (SL Times) – In yet another gross violation of Islamic teachings,

House Testimony: The Paradoxes of Al Qaeda

I’m testifying today before the House Armed Services Committee about Al Qaeda and U.S. policy. My complete testimony follows.

Looking Under My Bed For Al Qaeda

I looked under my bed last night. Just in case. And don't tell me you haven't either.

The Ultimate US Terrorism List

The rapid introduction of full body scanners at airports threatens to breach child protection laws which ban the creation of indecent images of children.

The Muslim Brotherhood condemns barbaric bombings in Somalia.

In an exclusive statement to Ikhwanonweb, Dr Mohamed Habib deputy of the Muslim Brotherhood condemns the latest criminal and barbaric bombings targeting innocent Somali citizens. The bombings have also been

Why They Hate Us (I): On Military Occupation

One of the many barriers to developing a saner U.S. foreign policy is our collective failure to appreciate why military occupations generate so much hatred, resentment, and resistance, and why