Jul 30 2012
Ten reasons Mitt Romney’s Israel visit is in bad taste By Juan Cole, Monday 30 July 2012 07.00 EDT The trip of US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to Israel is in bad taste for lots of reasons. He is holding a fundraiser at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. It is distasteful …
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Jul 28 2012
Syrian war of lies and hypocrisy By Robert Fisk, Sunday 29 July 2012 Has there ever been a Middle Eastern war of such hypocrisy? A war of such cowardice and such mean morality, of such false rhetoric and such public humiliation? I’m not talking about the physical victims of the Syrian tragedy. I’m referring …
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Jul 28 2012
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss Britain is an easy date. So how did Mitt Romney mess up so badly? By Jonathan Freedland, Friday 27 July 2012 17.00 EDT So the big surprise in the opening ceremony is not what I expected. I thought Danny Boyle would set aside three minutes for a lavish video tribute to Willard …
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Jul 28 2012
When soft power is hard By Richard Falk, 28 Jul 2012 10:17 There has been serious confusion associated with the widespread embrace of “soft power” as a preferred form of diplomacy for the 21st century. Joseph Nye introduced and popularised the concept, and later it was adopted and applied in a myriad of settings …
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Jul 28 2012
Fists of Freedom: An Olympic Story Not Taught in Schools By Dave Zirin, July 23, 2012 3:00 am PDT It’s been almost 44 years since Tommie Smith and John Carlostook the medal stand following the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and created what must be considered the most enduring, riveting …
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Jul 27 2012
‘Bachmann affair’ against Clinton aide Huma Abedin is a wake-up call By John L. Esposito, 04:53 PM ET, 07/26/2012 Michele Bachmann’s has stirred up a storm. Bachmann has been criticized on the floor of the Senate and denounced in the media, and inspired a petition calling for her resignation or removal from the House …
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Jul 27 2012
What’s wrong with Mitt Romney? By Joan Walsh, Friday, Jul 27, 2012 07:00 AM CDT I have an idea for Mitt Romney: Release your tax returns today. Your coverage can’t get any worse than it’s been in the last 48 hours or so, and with any luck, your tax issues will distract the global …
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