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Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest nation, could become the next frontline in the so-called War on Terror. Last week a series of bombings targeted suspected Al Qaeda training sites. While the US was initially blamed for the attack, Yemen’s government took responsibility. The New York Times reported that the US had given the greenlight however, and supported the strikes …
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On Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry informed international activists planning to enter Gaza for a march that its border with the Palestinian territory would be closed. Citing a “sensitive situation,” Egypt cautioned that activists defying the closing would face the enforcement of its laws. Organizers of the international Gaza Freedom March set to take place on New …
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Media Matters for America is a Washington, DC based progressive research and information center dedicated to monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the media. And yesterday they named their 2009 Misinformer of the Year: Glenn Beck.
Media Matters made their announcement to give Glenn Beck the presitigious Misinformer of the Year award after analyzing more than 11,000 research items, blog posts, and audio and …
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The Execution of Jose Maria Morelos
Back in the day on December 22nd, 1815, Jose Maria Morelos was executed by the Spanish colonial authorities in Mexico. The Roman Catholic Priest had been put before the firing squad for his involvement in the independence movement. As a colonel in Father Hidalgo’s revolutionary army, Morelos was able to claim numerous …
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“A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt to be dangerous.” -– Alfred Adler …
