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In a Sept. 11, 2006 video, Ayman al-Zawahiri declared that, "Osama bin…
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By most measures, it would seem the Israelis are winning the Palestinian-Israeli…
An opportunity lost for human rights in the region
The swift execution of Saddam Hussein following a flawed trial was a…
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As the new year approaches, I think of three people who symbolize…
What the 'poor sots' of the world know about globalization
In 1919, the world humbly bore the loss of one of its…
Egypt 2006: age, melancholy and usual vows of better
Cairo: Early in 2006, Transparency International, a Berlin-based assessment bureau, announced that…