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July 13, 2009
Obama Administration: No grounds to probe executions of thousands of Afgan prisoners
Obama Administration: No grounds to probe executions of thousands of Afgan prisoners
Officials from the Obama administration said on Friday they had no grounds to investigate the deaths of thousands of Taliban prisoners of war who, according to human rights groups, were executed by . . . more
Ethnic violence in China is "genocide," says Turkey's prime minister
Ethnic violence in China is "genocide," says Turkey's prime minister
Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan , has described ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang region as "a kind of genocide". "There are atrocities there, hundreds of people have been killed and . . . more
July 7, 2009
Fox News: Sarah Palin is inarticulate, undereducated
Fox News: Sarah Palin is inarticulate, undereducated
Poor Sarah Palin. Even Fox News is after her. Liz Trotta, a Fox News contributor , said Palin "is inarticulate, undereducated." "I think all the liberal stylists ... really have a case. She just . . . more
White people's rage on American cable TV
White people's rage on American cable TV
The modern faces of American cable television news, according to Cord Jefferson's article in The Root , "are angry white men over 40, emotional, and mouth agape in the midst of some hateful monologue." . . . more
African Union has "failed Africa"
African Union has "failed Africa"
The African Union has recently agreed to protect the president of Sudan, Omar al Bashir, "from any possibility of arrest within the continent." In March 2009, Bashir was indicted by the International . . . more
Risking life, limb, and prosecution while making the movie "Bruno"
Risking life, limb, and prosecution while making the movie "Bruno"
The Universal recently released production notes about the making of the movie " Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male ." In the movie, Bruno, . . . more
American health-care industry spending $1.4 million a day on lobbying
American health-care industry spending $1.4 million a day on lobbying
American health-care industry is currently spending $1.4 million a day on lobbying the Congress to prevent health-care reform, writes the Washington Post. For the campaign, the health-care industry . . . more
Hitler knew how to get things done, says Formula One chief
Hitler knew how to get things done, says Formula One chief
"Apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was in the way that he could command a lot of people, able to get things . . . more
African Union agrees to protect Sudanese president from war crimes charges
African Union agrees to protect Sudanese president from war crimes charges
At a summit held in Libya, the African Union (AU) members have agreed to "shield" Sudanese president Omar al Bashir "from any possibility of arrest within the continent," writes Sudan Tribune. The . . . more
Majority in East Germany say life was better under Communism | Gather
Majority in East Germany say life was better under Communism
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 57% of eastern Germans say life was better under Communism. 49% of those polled say life in East Germany had more . . . more
