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The War on Mali. What you Should Know: An Eldorado of Uranium, Gold, Petroleum, Strategic Minerals …
By R. Teichman The French government has stated that: “it would send 2,500 troops to support Malian government soldiers in the conflict against Islamist rebels. France
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Al Qaeda’s enemy in Mali, friend in Syria, and air force in Libya
By Stephen Gowans New York Times reporters Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt, writing on January 16 about the “hazy threat from Mali militants,” note that,
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King: I Have a Dream. Obama: I Have a Drone.
by Norman Solomon A simple twist of fate has set President Obama’s second Inaugural Address for January 21, the same day as the Martin Luther King
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After 19 years behind bars, man sues Chicago police for framing him
After nearly two decades of imprisonment for a murder he didn’t commit, a Chicago man says he was framed by a group of policemen who
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Laws urged to curb snooping by drones
Privacy safeguards not keeping up with eye-in-sky technology, critics say Big Brother and Big Business may soon be able to easily spy on American citizens
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Israel investing capital in disputed West Bank sites
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is advancing a plan to invest in places it considers part of its national heritage, including nine West Bank sites, the government said Monday
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Florida sheriff wants drones to monitor civilians
Drones have already been deployed across several US states, but thousands of UAVs could soon be flying all across the country for surveillance purposes that
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Drones over New York? NYPD chief admits he’s interested in an UAV
The head of the New York City Police Department announced this week that the largest local law enforcement agency in the United States might soon
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Orbán Friend Says Roma ‘Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Exist’
Zsolt Bayer, a prominent conservative commentator, has sparked outrage in Hungary and abroad for comparing Roma to animals and saying they “shouldn’t be allowed to
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CIA drones have already killed at least 40 since the start of the year
The CIA has escalated its use of drones in Pakistan, launching seven deadly strikes during the first 10 days of 2013 and killing at least
