Apr 28 2011
Donald Trump’s lunacy reveals core truth about the Republicans By Johan Hari, Friday, 29 April 2011 … Since the election of Barack Obama, the Republican Party has proved that one of its central intellectual arguments was right all along. It has long claimed that evolution is a myth believed in only by whiny liberals – …
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Apr 26 2011
The African ‘Star Wars’ By Pepe Escobar, 26 Apr 2011 13:54 … From energy wars to water wars, the 21st century will be determined by a fierce battle for the world’s remaining natural resources. The chessboard is global. The stakes are tremendous. Most battles will be invisible. All will be crucial. In resource-rich Africa, a complex …
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Apr 25 2011
Guantánamo piled lie upon lie through the momentum of its own existence By Julian Glover, Monday 25 April 2011 … Let them read the documents. Let them try to tell us after that (as some still do, even now) that the Afghan war was fought well, and fought morally; that Guantánamo was a limited and …
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Apr 25 2011
Rebellion: Smashing stereotypes of Arab women By Soumaya Ghannoushi, 25 Apr 2011 13:28 … The Arab revolutions are not only shaking the structure of tyranny to the core – they are shattering many of the myths about the Arab region that have been accumulating for decades. Topping the list of dominant myths are those of …
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Apr 25 2011
What the Guantanamo leaks won’t reveal By Darryl Li, 25 Apr 2011 19:28 … In the coming days, many will pore over the Guantánamo files released by Wikileaks to find startling revelations or to justify pre-existing positions. But before diving in, it may help to reflect on a few things that may not be explicit …
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Apr 24 2011
Justifying a banishment By Admiel Kosman, 12:02 24.04.11 … In one of the versions of the story of Hagar, Abraham holds a feast to celebrate the fact that Isaac has been weaned. At that event, as it is written in Genesis 21:9, Sarah catches sight of Ishmael “laughing.” This is a vague word, which our …
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Apr 24 2011
Obama’s Passover liberation theology By Anna Hartnell, Sunday 24 April 2011 14.00 BST … Issued on Friday 15 April, ahead of this week’s Passover celebrations, Obama’s quietly radical Passover message embraced the explosive mix of religion, Middle East politics and African American history that often fired, but also threatened to derail, his presidential bid. Obama’s …
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