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Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egyptian Presidential Election
Election regulators named Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood the winner of Egyptu2019s first competitive presidential elections, handing the Islamist group a symbolic triumph and a new weapon in …
US Drone Strikes Setting Dangerous Global Precedent
U.S. counterterrorism measures are under intense scrutiny from United Nations (U.N.) experts and civil rights groups declaring drone strikes illegal under current frameworks.
How to Complete Egypt’s Revolution
What the Egyptian revolution has thus far failed to do was to destroy the real basis of the old regime's power, ensuring that the regime would re-consolidate itself. The …
Agent Orange at Okinawa’s Futenma Base in 1980s
The U.S. Marine Corps buried a massive stockpile of Agent Orange at the Futenma air station in Okinawa, seriously sickening the base's former head of maintenance and potentially contaminating …
A Coup in Cairo: As Muslim Brotherhood Claims Election Victory, Military Strips President of Power
Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested Tuesday night in Cairou2019s Tahrir Square in a rally called by the Muslim Brotherhood, expressing outrage over the armyu2019s decree late Sunday that …
Deep-Sixing the China Option
Since talks with Iran over its nuclear development started up again in April, U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that Tehran will not be allowed to u201cplay for timeu201d in …
West’s Idea of Nuclear Disarmament Doesn’t Include Itself
The West insists on nuclear nonproliferation but refuses to reciprocate with meaningful disarmament.
It Couldn’t Happen Here, It Does Happen There
After more than a decade of our most recent Afghan War, the Obama administration and the US military are clearly willing to hang out a temporary sign saying: 'Washington …
Arundhati Roy: Jungles of Resistance
Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy says her countryu2019s government has declared war on its own people. Her outspokenness earned her an invitation to spend time with Maoist rebels. On …
Israel Upside Down
Miko Peled has written a perfect book for people, including Israelis, who have always heard that the Israeli government can do no wrong. The General's Son: Journey of …