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Egypt state TV drums up fear of spies
A foreigner walks into an Egyptian café, and surveys the crowd. His eyes scan the crowd, and focus in on three Egyptians sitting at a table. The unsuspecting Egyptians greet the guest warmly, and he is only too keen to butter them up: "I really like...
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Fri, Jun 08 2012 8:01 AM
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Morning Brief: UN monitors in Syria struggle to reach massacre site
UN monitors in Syria struggle to reach massacre site Top news: U.N. monitors in Syria are making a second attempt today to reach the village of Qubeir in Hama province, where activists say pro-government militias killed 78 people not long after another...
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Fri, Jun 08 2012 5:31 AM
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Bashir forced to cancel travel plans
An outstanding ICC warrant for his arrest hasn't prevented Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from traveling over the last couple years. The globetrotting accused war criminal has visited countries including China, Chad, Qatar, Libya, Saudi Arabia...
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Thu, Jun 07 2012 1:24 PM
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Putin's watch collection exceeds his declared income
The Russian opposition group Solidarity is circulating the video above, which highlights the Russian president's taste in wrist-wear -- a collection they say exceeds his declared income of 3.6 million rubles ($112,000) per year. The Moscow Times writes...
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Thu, Jun 07 2012 1:01 PM
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Greek far-right spokesman assaults rival on TV
If Greece's Golden Dawn party is looking to change its prevailing image as a cadre of neo-Nazi thugs, spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris evidently didn't get the memo : What was a heated debate over the June 17 elections descended into chaos when Kasidiaris...
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Thu, Jun 07 2012 7:21 AM
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Morning Brief: New massacre reported in Syria
New massacre reported in Syria Top news: U.N. monitors are trying to reach a village where l ocal activists say security forces and militias loyal to President Bashar al-Assad massacred 78 people. The activists say at least 40 women and children were...
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Thu, Jun 07 2012 5:26 AM
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President of Estonia goes ballistic on Paul Krugman
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves -- the " Dean of the Balts " -- is not happy about a blog post Paul Krugman put up today snarking on the country's newfound status as the "poster child for austerity defenders". The president...
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Wed, Jun 06 2012 3:33 PM
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Are war crimes trials worth the price?
Justin Sandefur has a thought-provoking post on the Center for Global Development's blog running some numbers on the recent war crimes conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, which took approximately 9 years and $250 million: The entire...
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Wed, Jun 06 2012 1:34 PM
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Morning Brief: Syria's Assad appoints new prime minister
Syria's Assad appoints new prime minister Top story: On Wednesday, Syria's state-run media reported that President Bashar al-Assad had appointed his agriculture minister, Riyad Farid Hijab , as prime minister and tasked him with forming a "new...
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Wed, Jun 06 2012 5:29 AM
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U.S. reopening World War II bases in Pacific
As part of its emerging "Air-Sea Battle" concept, (see Robert Haddick for more on that) and the strategic pivot to the Pacific, the U.S. military is planning to brush out the cobwebs on a number of long-disused facilities for potential use during...
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Tue, Jun 05 2012 3:43 PM
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Why don't countries buy territory like they used to?
Duke Law Professor Joseph Blocher poses an interesting question : Once upon a time, sovereigns bought and sold themselves to one another. Specifically, they purchased sovereign territory. The United States, to take the easiest example, looks the way it...
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Tue, Jun 05 2012 10:33 AM
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One last controversy for the Exxon Valdez
Mark Magnier has a fascinating article in today's L.A. Times on the controversy over the dismantling of the oil tanker, Oriental Nicety, better known as the Exxon Valdez, which is currently floating in limbo off the coast of Gujarat: Local environmentalists...
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Tue, Jun 05 2012 7:38 AM
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Morning Brief: Senior al Qaeda leader targeted in drone strike
Senior al Qaeda leader targeted in drone strike Top news: Senior al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi may have been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan on Monday. Tribal sources in North Waziristan say Libi was either killed or injured in a drone strike...
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Tue, Jun 05 2012 5:28 AM
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Racism in Chinese state media
This is a guest post from a freelance journalist named Eva Cohen, on her time working in state media in Beijing. China is in the midst of a temporary crackdown against foreigners , but discrimination in China against black people is far more permanent...
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Mon, Jun 04 2012 7:50 PM
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Message from the Chinese Market
Forget Occupy Wall Street. In Shanghai, the stock market itself seems to be fighting the system. The Shanghai Stock Exchange opened at 2346.98 on Monday, and the Shanghai stock market fell 64.89 points that same day. Take a closer look at that those numbers...
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Mon, Jun 04 2012 10:34 AM
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