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Pray for the innocent

The killing of children is a horrific, despicable act, yet Israel condones it IMEMC, Celine Hagbard – Every Palestinian group has harshly condemned the murder of a family sleeping in their beds in Itamar settlement last Friday, as well they … Continue reading

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There are also more fanciful ways to induce a visceral feel for $1 trillion.

  Feb. 4, 2007 — The price tag for the Iraq War is now estimated at $700 billion in direct costs and perhaps twice that much when indirect expenditures are included. Cost estimates vary — Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz puts … Continue reading

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The Secret Letter From Iraq

Friday, Oct. 06, 2006The Secret Letter From IraqA Marine’s letter home, with its frank description of life in "Dante’s inferno," has been circulating through generals’ in-boxes. We publish it here with the author’s approval Written last month, this straightforward account … Continue reading

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As the Arabs see the Jews

    "As the Arabs see the Jews"His Majesty King Abdullah,The American MagazineNovember, 1947   Summary This fascinating essay, written by King Hussein’s grandfather King Abdullah, appeared in the United States six months before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In the … Continue reading

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Letter from the President of Iran to George W Bush

Mr George Bush, President of the United States of America For sometime now I have been thinking about how one can justify the undeniable contradictions that exist in the international arena — which are being constantly debated, especially in political … Continue reading

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