Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest continent, after Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. -Bard
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The Arab Boat | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudIt’s an Arab-Palestinian Nakba, and We Are All Refugees Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 13, 2015 In a western capital far away from Gaza and Cairo, I recently shared a pot of tea ...
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No Arab Bolivars: As Region Implodes, Arab Socialism Fizzles Out | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 29, 2015 A student group recently asked me to address socialism in the Arab world, with the assumption that there is indeed such a movement that is capable of ...
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Senator Cotton, Hitler, and 'Appeasement' | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 22, 2015 When the now-notorious freshman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) gave his maiden floor speech, he shared this quote: “The world is ...
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Nuclear Calendar -- March 10, 2015 | FCNL
Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation Scheduled national and international events related to nuclear weapons and proliferation issues. March 10, 2015 March 6-15 House of ...
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BOOKS: Globalization of War. America’s 'Long War' against Humanity | Michel Chossudovsky
New book by Michel Chossudovsky from Global Research Publishers Jan. 21, 2015 (GlobalResearch.ca) -- America’s hegemonic project in the post 9/11 era is the “Globalization of War” whereby the ...
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IMF Lowers Global Growth Forecast by Most in Three Years | Andrew Mayeda
Jan. 20, 2015 (Bloomberg) -- The IMF made the steepest cut to its global-growth outlook in three years, with diminished expectations almost everywhere except the U.S. more than offsetting the boost ...
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Trade Secrets | George Monbiot
George MonbiotWhy will no one answer the obvious, massive question about TTIP? Jan. 13, 2015 (Monbiot.com) -- When a government proposes to abandon one of the fundamental principles of justice, ...
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By Any Other Name… Terrorism Sucks!! | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Jan. 18, 2015 Terrorize: To fill with terror… to coerce by intimidation When a suicide bomber blows away the lives of students and other ...
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War Begets War: It’s Not about Islam; It Never Was | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 13, 2015 It is still not about Islam, even if the media and militants attacking western targets say so. Actually, it never was. But it was important ...
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Oil Collapse of 1986 Shows Rebound Could Be Years Away | Mark Shenk
Credit: BloombergJan. 13, 2015 (Bloomberg) -- The last time excess supply caused a plunge in oil, it took almost five years for prices to recover. The CHART OF THE DAY shows how West Texas ...
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$14 Million An Hour: War Costs Top $1.6 Trillion Since 9/11, Say Congressional Researchers | David Sirota
U.S. military headquarters, the Pentagon, aerial view Sept. 28, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed Dec. 22, 2014 (IBT) -- American taxpayers have shelled out roughly $1.6 trillion on war spending since 9/11, ...
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