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WikiLeaks: Cables Reveal US Military Role in Muslim World
From the Saudi-Yemen border to lawless Somalia and the north-central African desert, the U.S. military is more engaged in armed conflicts in the Muslim world than the U.S. government …
Linn Washington, Jr. | America Criticized For Human Rights Abuses
Given the sensationalism in mainstream US news media coverage of alleged sexual impropriety charges filed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden, it’s no surprise that other significant news …
Alexander Cockburn | The Empire Strikes Back
The WikiLeaks sites have vanished — though more than 1,400 mirror sites still carry the disclosures. Amazon, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and the organization's Swiss bank have shut it down, …
Spotlight Cancún: Kyoto Protocol Post Mortem
This week the world stands by as international negotiators in Cancun appear to be writing the post mortem for the Kyoto Protocol. It seems likely that an alternative track …
This is What a Tea Party Looks Like
However they felt about Barack Obama’s presidential campaign two years ago, activists on the Left agreed about one thing: any real gains to be made under an Obama presidency …
Alexander Cockburn And Vince Warren: Prosecuting WikiLeaks
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“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Fails in Senate
The Senate failed to pass a repeal of the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (DADT) policy on Thursday. The 57-40 vote stopped just short of the 60 necessary to lift …
News in Brief: UN Climate Talks Plagued With Familiar Problems, and More
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Ireland Stuck in a Vicious Circle, With No Real Exit in Sight
Clearly, the European Union's bailout of Ireland has not reassured the markets, which are still shaky as the nation's borrowing costs continue to climb. It's hard to escape the …