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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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