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Alberto Gonzales and Coup Against Democracy |
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By Ramzy Baroud on
06/08/2007 08:40
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The name of Alberto Gonzales is rapidly becoming synonymous with all that has gone wrong under the Bush administration. Repeated media discussions of the US Secretary of State in the most contentious tones have served to lay the blame for all the ailments that infected American democracy under Bush squarely on one man's shoulders.
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Darfur: The Hourglass of Blood |
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By Ramzy Baroud on
16/05/2007 13:13
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The Darfur crisis in Sudan is perhaps the most politically convoluted conflict in the world today. Its underpinnings involve local, regional and international players, all selfishly vying for power and economic interests. Alliances shift like quicksand, reminiscent of Lebanon. Neither the interest of the people of Darfur, nor the sovereignty of Sudan seem to be a major concern to any of those involved: a regime fightin ...
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Freedom for Alan Johnston |
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By Ramzy Baroud on
26/04/2007 10:23
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In Trafalgar Square in London, dozens of journalists representing every major news organisation descended on a designated corner in the tourist infested area in support of Alan Johnston, the BBC correspondent kidnapped in Gaza on March 12, 2006, one month after his or ...
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Palestinians Must Redefine Struggle |
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By Ramzy Baroud on
26/03/2007 09:40
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It’s never easy, although a sure assertion, to maintain that the Palestinian front, at home as well as abroad remains as fragmented and self-consumed, thus ineffective, as ever before, but most notably during the disastrous post-Oslo period.
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A Democracy in Crisis: Who is Really in Control? |
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By Ramzy Baroud on
01/03/2007 10:34
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Years back, an old and astute professor at the University of Washington ended a fascinating lecture to a small group of freshmen with the following contention: "Our country might find itself in a position that could force it to deprive its citizens from certain freedoms to preserve basic rights."
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One Last Chance for Sanity in Iraq |
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By Ramzy Baroud on
02/01/2007 13:21
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US President George W Bush's new war strategy due to be officially announced on Wednesday, which will likely meet an uphill battle at the now Democrat-controlled Congress, is a slap in the face of the majority of American voters, and indeed the democratic process.
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