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    Interview with an Iranian demonstrator: "don't leave us alone"
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    by enbar  6-22-2009    2
     One Iranian demonstrator, in a phone interview with CNN American Morning, pleads with the world to intervene on behalf of the protestors. He is very direct and forthright and calls on Obama to treat the current Iranian regime as criminal and "insane." This isn't what I would have expected him to say.
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    California State Legislature instructs health-care licensing boards to condemn torture
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    by enbar  8-18-2008   
     California licensing boards are instructed to inform doctors and other health-care workers holding state licensures that any involvement or complicity in torture or coercive interrogations may result in prosecution.
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    Continuing coverage of the Georgian situation from Eurasianet
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    by enbar  8-10-2008   
     Some reportage on the bombing of Tbilisi airport. I can't foresee this ending well. From the story: "In a conference call with reporters, Lomaia outlined what he believed to be the remaining options for Georgia in its struggle against Russia: a deployment of military equipment 'not to fight, but to deter them'; and, the arrival of 'a very, very high representative of a foreign government for a few days' to demonstrate international support for Georgia. 'Frankly speaking, we do not see any other way of stopping these people,' he said."
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    More weirdness on Facebook
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    by enbar  4-2-2008    1
     I saw this on {{sohil}}'s profile. Weird!
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    Latest on the fate of Burmese protesters
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    by enbar  12-12-2007   
     Prosecutions of those detained in September's protests in Burma are beginning. The government says it plans to prosecute only those involved in violent protests; international observers say many thousands are still in detention or unaccounted for.
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    Musharraf's speech defending martial law
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    by enbar  11-4-2007   
     You probably know that Musharraf declared martial law on Nov. 2 against the strongly expressed wishes of U.S. and other Western diplomats. The irony is that he claims (quite plausibly, in my view, but I don't know that much about it) to be doing it in order to prevent Pakistan being overrun by violent Islamist agitators, which would be a disaster of unfathomable proportions for the GWOT and U.S. policy generally (not to mention India and Afghanistan). I'm mystified about what the U.S. really wants Musharraf to do.
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    Is an end to capital punishment possible?
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    by enbar  10-10-2007    5
     Today was the international Day against the Death Penalty. Worldwide, more countries are placing moratoria on executions. Only "25 countries carried out executions in 2006," and "91% in just six countries: China, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan and the USA." Hmm. I suppose we're in good company.
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    Palestinian blogger: Hamas & Fatah, go to hell!
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    by enbar  6-16-2007    7
     The title says it all. He, too, sees Western support of Fatah as a treacherous and cynical way of prolonging intra-Palestinian conflict and sacrificing Palestinian lives. Palestinians, he says, want the PA and Fatah -- both corrupt -- and Hamas -- equally brutal and dangerous -- dismantled and an international peacekeeping force sent in to keep order. PS If you're interested in this kind of thing, and you don't read http://globalvoicesonline.org, check it out!
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    Of 500 European terror attacks in 2006, one was by Islamists
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    by enbar  4-24-2007    1
     498 terror attacks were carried out across Europe in 2006. One, which failed, was by an Islamist organization. But Islamist terror is still a major issue. Islamist groups aim at high civilian fatalities, whereas most of the cases listed here were nonlethal.
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    Amazing Grace Sunday (2-18-2007): Christian antislavery initiative
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    by enbar  2-12-2007   
     To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, a massive, international consciousness-raising effort by churches to fight modern-day slavery.
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    Volunteer Match: find volunteer opptys. in your area
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    by enbar  1-29-2007   
     I'm not sure how this works (i.e. how they gather their data), but they have a ton of local listings in my area.
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    Reaction to State of the Union address in Arab world
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    by enbar  1-26-2007   
     While Bush tries to fan the flames in the Middle East by equating Shi'ite militias with al-Qaeda, we're seeing a significant (and, as far as I know, unprecedented) rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, both of whom are interested in keeping Iraq's violence from spilling over the borders.
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    TappedIn.org - education web portal
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    by enbar  1-13-2007   
     I have no idea how useful this might be or even what's behind the front page. Anyone else tried it?
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    Environmental degradation and geopolitical conflict
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    by enbar  12-20-2006   
     A classic (1991) article assessing the likelihood that environmental degradation will be a primary driver of acute violent conflict globally in the coming century. Quite sobering.
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    Nazi-hunter Wiesenthal no longer to be "vicarious" Mormon
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    by enbar  12-19-2006   
     Apparently Simon Wiesenthal's name was entered into the Latter-Day Saints' genealogical database, a first step towards "vicarious" (posthumous) baptism into the Church. After vehement protests from the Wiesenthal Center, LDS spokespeople say the name is removed.
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    China, India, Russia, and global energy security
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    by enbar  11-27-2006   
     Russia has led a worldwide move away from fungible petroleum sold on dollar-denominated exchanges towards an increasing reliance on long-term, rigid, bilateral supply contracts and nationalized resource companies, effectively taking oil "off the market" with respect to Western economies and throttling growth. In addition, new petroleum exchanges coming online in Shanghai, St. Petersburg, and Qatar, denominated in yuan, rubles and Euros, threaten to torpedo the dollar.
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    $7bn fusion reactor planned in France
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    by enbar  11-27-2006   
     A "fusion power station" is in the works for France. Represents a major international effort. It will be at least ten years before it produces any plasma.
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    "Overcoming Violence" project - World Council of Churches
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    by enbar  11-14-2006   
     No Remarks
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    More on the case against Rumsfeld
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    by enbar  11-13-2006   
     A German report on the complaint lodged against Rumsfeld in German court today.
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    US War Crimes law
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    by enbar  10-28-2006    43
     Wondering what the US statues are governing torture? Here they are.
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