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“Are U.S. tax dollars fueling an illicit human pipeline that exploits and endangers foreign workers?” Reporter Cam Simpson
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Sep 20th 2007: “How the European Union is becoming the world’s chief regulator”, “Obey EU rules or watch your markets “evaporating”, a computer industry lobbyist tells Mr Schapiro.”
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Oct 11th 2007: “In the last of our series on civil liberties, we look at the difficulty of reconciling traditional freedoms of expression with the new demands of national security”
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Will Lebanon pay the price for progress between Syria & Israel in Maryland?
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“Referring Al-Share’ Weekly to State Security Court provoked protests at domestic and international levels because the court specializes in terrorism and not in publication or press issues.”
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“Said Siyam, one of five high ranking members of Hamas who have been accused by Fatah of being behind the coup that occurred in the Gaza Strip and ended with Hamas exercising its full control on 14 June 2007.”
Archive for November, 2007
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Geo TV will broadcast from Hong Kong, the other blocked channel ARY, will abide by “the UAE’s policy of neutrality and non-interference” & is back on air.
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“The students are among roughly 6,400 Gazans with foreign citizenship, permanent residency, work permits, student visas or university admissions abroad, who have been trapped in Gaza since June, when Hamas took control of the territory by force.”
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Internal debate on the strategy & policy of the Muslim Brotherhood, is for the first time taking place online & in public.
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“Austarlia’s new prime minister Kevin Rudd will mark his arrival on the international stage by announcing the withdrawal of his country’s combat troops from Iraq and signing the Kyoto treaty on climate change.”
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Moshe Yaalon re-iterates his view that withdrawal from Gaza was a mistake; saying that Gaza’s economic & social problems should be solved by, grassroots aid & development. Yaalon thinks Israeli media, panders to politicians sharing it’s liberal outlook.
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Condleeza Rice & senior American analysts, are focusing on the positive ramifications of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, for the wider fight against extremism and in garnering support from moderate forces.
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Under Lebanon’s constitution, a Maronite Catholic must be chosen for president.
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Novel idea proposing to “pump nutrient-rich deep water to the surface, boosting the growth of algae”. The algae would absorb CO2 & release a substance needed in cloud formation. Extra clouds would mean a cooler planet.
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A brief, lucid & enthusiastic introduction to the Large Hadron Collider, now built and being readied for use in Geneva. The LHC is 27 kilometers in circumference and rumored amongst laymen, to be capable of creating a black hole..
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Online photojournalism gallery, to accompany a story in the UK magazine’s October edition. Photography from John McHugh: Very good indeed.
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“But these setbacks are unlikely to incapacitate the insurgency. Thousands of Tigers remain under arms, and with the exception of the LTTE’s top leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, the rebel movement is likely to survive the loss of any individual commander.”
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“Irregular warfare may keep Western armies busy for decades. They will have to adapt if they are to overcome the odds that history suggests they are up against”
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“A sudden explosion of pain in my back, like a street-fight kidney punch, pushed me to my knees.”
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“Offensive and defensive network warfare is one of the most interesting new areas,” says Pinchas Buchris, the director general of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. “I can only say we’re following the [network attack] technology with great care.”
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“Tehran Increasingly Important in Beijing’s Energy Quest”
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“This is a situation where the Economist, which does not have bylines on its articles, should name the offending party.”
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“Herzog also outlined details of specific areas of possible cooperation between the two peoples..in the areas of children at risk, juvenile offenders, correctional services & youth probation..early childhood education & treatment of..the disabled”
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The possibly Orwellian consequences of Amazon’s Kindle device, as evidenced by the Terms of Service.
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“held with the full support and, at times, participation of …two senior Iraqi officers sent by Baghdad..The talks have been accompanied by the release, by British forces, of Mahdi army fighters detained in connection with attacks on British troops.”
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Twice in a day! Determined work from Paul Martin, Gaza City.
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“It should be kept in mind that podcasts are not merely timeshifted radio – it is a new medium.” Looking at professional internet audio, rivaling the BBC’s output.
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“I consider this book as a public service by Lonely Planet (and their new BBC overlords). I doubt the Afghanistan guide will be a big money-maker like their guides to France, USA, Spain, etc… “
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“Each social group really has a collective inclination for the act of suicide that is quite it’s own, it is made up of the currents of egoism, altruism or anomy running through the society under consideration..” Emile Durkheim 1897
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“Anson Chan, formerly a top government official under both British and Chinese rule, said press freedom was being eroded in Hong Kong..”
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“Why did Georgia’s young president respond so brutally to opposition protests, and what are his prospects now?” New elections in January 2008. From, Sopho Bukia, IWPR’s Georgia editor in Tbilisi.
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CCJN working with “50 Journalists, representing a group of newspapers..spanning the North and South Caucasus”, will use a new website, “the heart of the CJNN” to bring “journalists together virtually” & enhance regional collaboration.
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Geo and Ary One, “Two private Pakistani TV stations based in Dubai have been shut down due to pressure from the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, the television networks said on Saturday.”
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“Certain scenarios tend to be associated with increased perceptions of risk, with substances that are manmade, have dreaded consequences, involve involuntary exposure, are hard to detect, or cause disagreement among experts..”
