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Salon: Snapshots of Washington's essence
I intended to post sporadically or not at all this week, and that’s still my plan, but there is a new Washington Post article which contains three short passages that I really want to highlight because they so vividly capture the essence of so much. The article, by Greg Miller, is being promoted by the Post this way: “In 3 years, the Obama administration has built a vast drone/killing...
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Haaretz: Hamas forces ordered to cease attacks on...
Sources say Hamas leader Meshal issued order based on understandings between Palestinian President Abbas and Meshal during recent talks in Cairo. By Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel Hamas leader Khaled Meshal has instructed the group’s military wing to cease attacks on Israeli targets, senior sources in Fatah say. The sources say Meshal issued the order based on understandings between...
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AFP: CIA Suspends Drone Missile Strikes in...
LOS ANGELES — The US Central Intelligence Agency has suspended drone missile strikes on gatherings of low-ranking militants in Pakistan due to tensions with that country, according to The Los Angeles Times. Citing unnamed current and former US officials, the newspaper said late Friday the undeclared halt in CIA attacks is aimed at reversing a sharp erosion of trust between the two...
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VOA News: 19 dead, dozens wounded in Afghan...
A suicide bomber struck a funeral procession in northern Afghanistan Sunday, killing 19 people and wounding scores more. Among the dead was a member of the national parliament, Abdul Mutaleb Baik, who was said to be a former commander in the Northern Alliance. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack which occurred in Talaqan, the capital of Takhar province. It comes after the...
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