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MLK Day: the Lessons of Pacifism & the Civil Rights Movement
Today is the celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the United States. While it is ostensibly celebrated to promote the Civil
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Tunisians Mark First Anniversary of Ben Ali Ouster
Lisa Bryant Arab leaders and top officials are in Tunisia to share in celebrations marking the North African country’s one-year anniversary of the ousting of
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Qatar calls for a U.S. invasion of Syria
Syria crisis: Qatar calls for Arabs to send in troops The ruler of the Gulf state of Qatar has said Arab countries should send troops
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Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs was described by one of his comrades as homicidal, as “evil incarnate”
Leader of “Kill Team” Pleads Not Guilty by John Glaser, October 31, 2011 The US Army staff sergeant in charge of the notorious “Kill Team”
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Over 47,500 Drug War Deaths, Mexico Says
(AP) MEXICO CITY — Two decapitated bodies were found inside a burning SUV early Wednesday at the entrance to one of Mexico’s most luxurious malls,
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CIA, Other Spy Agencies Spent $54.6 Billion In Secret For 2011
WASHINGTON — Congress appropriated a whopping $54.6 billion for classified intelligence operations in 2011, an increase over the previous two years. Director of National Intelligence
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Join the Solidarity Caravan to Longview, Washington
Join the Solidarity Caravan to Longview, Washington ILWU rank and file, Occupies in Longview, Portland, Seattle, Oakland, LA and other West Coast Occupies are organizing
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Scientists Conclude UN Soldiers Brought Cholera to Haiti
By MATTHEW MOSK, BRIAN ROSS and RYM MOMTAZ Compelling new scientific evidence suggests United Nations peacekeepers have carried a virulent strain of cholera — a
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Marine Corps probe after video emerges showing American troops ‘urinating on dead Afghan bodies’
The anonymous person who put it online wrote, ‘Scout sniper team 4 with 3rd battalion 2nd marines out of camp lejeune peeing on dead talibans’

