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The truth about Blackwater
October 3, 2007Book review Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army By Jeremy Scahill Nation Books, 2007 Hardcover, 452 pp., $26.95 On the surface, Jeremy Scahill’s “Blackwater” is a reflection of the visage of military...
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War, peace and the Greens of Germany
October 3, 2007BERLIN — The color green is not usually associated with anger. A fair number of leaders of the Green political party in Germany lost their cool color and turned purple with rage last month. And they...
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For equality, justice and self-determination
September 29, 2007The following statement was made by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 26 in New York City. Mr. President: Never before had the real dangers...
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The Madhesi issue in Nepal: danger of civil war?
September 29, 2007Nepal is a small South Asian Himalayan country of about 28 million people. With the restoration of democracy (known as spring awakening) in 1990 and the dramatic protests in 2006 that caused King Gyanendra to relinquish...
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Jena 6 teen released on $45,000 bail
September 29, 2007AP — A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here walked out of a courthouse Thursday after a judge ordered him freed. Mychal Bell’s release...
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