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Exiled to Die
The young woman who suffered the brutal gang rape and assault on her life in the country’s capital city is no more.
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Limited Outcomes, Difficult Future: The Doha Climate Talks and...
As the 18th annual meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP18) of the UNFCCC drew to a close at Doha, with the predictable late-night flurry of neg...
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The UN Stumbles on Israeli Settlements
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A Nation of Pain and Suffering: Syria (Part 3)
Our enemies did not cross our borders
They crept through our weakness like ants.
-- Nizar Qabbani, “Footnotes to the Book of Setback...
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A Nation of Pain and Suffering: Syria (Part 2)
Our enemies did not cross our borders
They crept through our weakness like ants.
-- Nizar Qabbani, “Footnotes to the Book of Setback...
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A Nation of Pain and Suffering: Syria (Part 1)
Our enemies did not cross our borders
They crept through our weakness like ants.
-- Nizar Qabbani, “Footnotes to the Book of Setback”
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Syria: The Myth of WMD's as a Cover for NATO Intervention...
Regime change in Syria, always on the agenda of imperialist and divisive forces in West Asia, is now accelerating.
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Einstein's Promised Land
With the “God Letter” recently auctioned for over $3 million, the world has started taking a renewed interest in Albert Einstein’s...
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Silent Spring --- 50 Years On
This column is admittedly, and regrettably, late in running an article commemorating the 50th year after the publication in September 1962 of Rachel...
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Tomgram: Oded Na'aman, Is Gaza Outside Israel?
On returning from his first trip to the Gaza Strip, Noam Chomsky told Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, “It’s kind of amazing and inspiring to...
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From Limitations to Unchecked Powers: the Buildup to Mursi’s...
Cairo - I started the week working on an analysis of the limitations President Mohamed Mursi faces. The criticism he was subjected to at home as the...
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Public Rallies in India to Protest Israeli Attacks on Gaza
The recent spate of Israeli attacks on Gaza has sparked outrage all over the world. India is no exception.
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The Gaza Truce: A New Strategic Balance in the Region
A cease-fire brokered by Egypt and in the final stages, the US, between Hamas and Israel has finally halted the eight-day conflict in Gaza. 170...
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The 2G Auction: Rigged to Flop?
The recent auction of the 2G spectrum has drawn bids of only Rs. 9,407 crore. Various spokespersons of the Congress and Union ministers have been...
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The latest Gaza Catastrophe
Many aspects of the current assault on Gaza pass under the radar screens of world conscience.