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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Archive for March, 2008
Ignoring History’s Lessons on Hate
Monday, March 31st, 2008Mile-high tower: Saudi prince promises £5bn desert spire TWICE as tall as nearest rival being built
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Little brother: The Dubai Tower and Prince al-Walid bin Talal, who is behind the scheme
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Filing: Countrywide CEO to Get $10M
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Filing: Countrywide CEO to Get $10 Million in Stock, President to Get $9 Million
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German watchdog eyes $600 bln global bank losses: report
Saturday, March 29th, 2008FRANKFURT (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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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood under fire
Saturday, March 29th, 2008The 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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Saudi Arabia, Egypt Accuse Syria of Blocking Peace Efforts
Saturday, March 29th, 2008DAMASCUS, 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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‘Your turn is next,’ Gadhafi warns Arab leaders after US toppling of Saddam
Saturday, March 29th, 2008DAMASCUS, 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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Internet News Taking Over — ITD Editor
Saturday, March 29th, 2008NAA Reveals Biggest Ad Revenue Plunge in More Than 50 Years
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At the Zenith of Solar Energy
Friday, March 28th, 2008Israeli 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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Barak fears Hamas W. Bank takeover
Friday, March 28th, 2008Defense 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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