Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Be careful what you wish for

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On this day that we celebrate declaring our independence from the English crown it seems appropriate to look at what's happening in E...
Friday, May 24, 2013

Murder, terrorism and hypocrisy

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Britain is all atwitter over a supposed terrorist attack in London in which a British soldier was hacked to death by two men - one of whom ...
Saturday, April 13, 2013

We certainly can't let a bit of repression get in the way of a race

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Stop me if we've been down this road before but the repressive government in Bahrain has launched raids to detain opposition activists p...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Droning on and on

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Under the Obama Administration, the United States has upped the ante when it comes to unmanned drone attacks. And, along with the increased...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

You gotta blame someone

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Last March protesters took to the streets of Bahrain demanding a voice in the governance of the oil-rich kingdom. Imagine that - in this day...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Shhh! It's a secret

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Naturally the very existence of the document is a national security secret (or at least a pinkie-swear secret) - but what you expect when t...
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Death without due process

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No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except...
Monday, June 13, 2011

What twisted webs we weave

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In the end all you have is your name and your credibility. Once you've besmirched those two things, you have nothing left. The interne...