Monday, March 31st, 2008 | 2 comments
In recent weeks, the State Department watered down a report on North Korean repression, dropped China from its annual list of the world’s worst human rights violators, and conspicuously omitted the Palestinian Authority from its report on anti-Semitism around the world. Anybody notice a pattern here?
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Posted by John Higgins under: Anti-Semitism
Monday, March 31st, 2008 | 2 comments

Little brother: The Dubai Tower and Prince al-Walid bin Talal, who is behind the scheme
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008 | Post a comment
Filing: Countrywide CEO to Get $10 Million in Stock, President to Get $9 Million
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Posted by John Higgins under: Days of Noah
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 | Post a comment
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The financial market crisis could cause losses of up to $600 billion at banks and other financial institutions worldwide, a German magazine reported on Saturday, citing an internal report by German financial watchdog BaFin.
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Posted by John Higgins under: Perplexity
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 | Post a comment
The Egyptian government has intensified its onslaught on the Muslim Brotherhood ahead of key local elections next month, Dominic Moran writes for ISN Security Watch.
The Egyptian government has intensified its security crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in recent weeks in a clear effort to keep its primary political rival off-balance ahead of nation-wide local elections on 8 April.
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008 | Post a comment
DAMASCUS, Syria — Saudi Arabia slammed Syria as a deeply divided Arab summit opened here Saturday, accusing Damascus of blocking Lebanese peace efforts and calling on the Arab League to punish members that don’t honor its consensus decisions.
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008 | One comment
DAMASCUS, Syria: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi poured contempt on fellow Arab leaders at a summit Saturday and warned that they might be overthrown like former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Perplexity and Ishmael
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008 | Post a comment
NAA Reveals Biggest Ad Revenue Plunge in More Than 50 Years
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Friday, March 28th, 2008 | 4 comments
Israeli energy startup Zenith Solar is pioneering a “concentrated solar power” method that is up to five times more efficient than standard technology

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Defense Minister Ehud Barak has warned the United States that gestures Israel is making to the Palestinians - including approving the transfer to the Palestinian Authority of weapons and armored vehicles, and allowing the deployment of PA policemen in West Bank cities - could ultimately backfire because Hamas could come to power in the West Bank and be better equipped to turn on Israel.
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