• Juin.25. 0 9 THE Estrella del Oriente (Star of the East) newspaper does not illuminate anybody. It darkens the environment. It is preparing a shadowy “civic” coup in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, along with two other reactionary newspapers — El Deber and El Mundo — forming a powerful media trio in that eastern city backing the oligarchy’s fruitless attempts to overthrow the government of …

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What does it say about Britain that today we merrily laud a historian who celebrates the most murderous acts of the British Empire – and even says women and children who died in our concentration camps were killed by their own stupidity? Related Stories Matthew Norman: Insanity and racism of the American right

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July 30 (Bloomberg) — U.S. terrorism sanctions on Sudan are hampering efforts to bring peace to the country, including giving South Sudan the economic help to promote its autonomy, President Barack Obama ’s envoy told a Senate committee.

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New York Times

The Press Awaits the Opening of the Beer New York Times In his eight years of the Presidency, George Bush never managed to take responsibility when he misspoke in anything remotely resembling a timely or honest … Cops and feelingsAmerican Thinker Morning Fix: Obama's Slipup (And Its Political Cost)Washington Post NBC/WSJ poll: Gates more at faultmsnbc.com CBS News all 6,780 news articles »

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Obama Envoy Says Sudan Sanctions Hamper Peace Efforts Bloomberg Al-Bashir is under indictment for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in connection with the mass killings and displacement in Darfur. … and more »

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guardian.co.uk

Middle East Peace Dependent on Obama Wilson County News In the recent "Breaking the Silence" revelations, 26 Israeli soldiers admitted the Israeli Army engaged in systematic human rights abuses and war crimes… Middle East Peace Depends on ObamaHotIndieNews.com Why Obama's peace process is still going nowhereElectronic Intifada all 1,642 news articles »

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What if Barack Obama was in fact born British? Telegraph.co.uk Any killings will be regarded as war crimes because not leagally directed by their chief commanding officer. Rather than go to court the American military … and more »

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Few empires of the past voluntarily gave up their dominions in order to remain independent, self-governing polities. If we do not learn from their examples, our decline and fall is foreordained.

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The US launches air strikes on Baghdad after cruise missiles hit President Saddam Hussein’s bunkers in an assassination attempt. The US president, George Bush, gives his “mission accomplished” speech after landing in a small plane on a US aircraft carrier in the Pacific ocean.

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Timeline: Iraq 2003-09 guardian.co.uk The US president, George Bush, gives his "mission accomplished" speech after landing in a small plane on a US aircraft carrier in the Pacific ocean. … and more »

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