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14 May 2010 11:35

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World: The Thai Red Shirt protests are hitting a head, and then some

At least four have been killed and 81 more have been wounded as Thai military attempts to seal off an area of Bangkok the Red Shirts have used for camping out. source
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19 Apr 2010 11:12

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World: Kyrgyzstan has a lot of lawlessness going on right now

Here’s the problem with coups. If you coup a country, the people of that country have to deal with guys with shovels who can take advantage of the anarchy. source
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01 Dec 2009 09:44

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World: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah blames the U.S. for terrorism

  • The U.S. administration under President George W. Bush equated the concepts of terrorism and resistance to deny the right of resistance for the people.
  • Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah • Describing his stance on America in a lengthy speech yesterday where he read a manifesto for the organization that seeks to “liberate Jerusalem,” among other things. It’s very critical of America, and George W. Bush, in particular. The Lebanese political party is considered by much of the world to be a terrorist organization. source
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21 Jun 2009 11:07

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World: The current state of Tehran: Unease between military, protesters

  • After a long Saturday, things have (temporarily) quieted. On Saturday, we learned two things about the nature of the Iran protests: One, the government is no longer willing to accept peaceful dissent; and two, protesters are willing to risk their lives in the fight for the rights of the country’s people. Today, things have calmed down, but are expected to heat up again later in the day. Even if the protests calmed down after today, deep political wounds are now out in the open – something the Iranian government will struggle with easing. source
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19 May 2009 21:13

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U.S.: Obama’s Guantanamo closure plan just hit a big, fat wall

  • $80 million Amount Obama wants to close the detention center by next year; there’s 240 inmates there
  • no way in hell Senate Democrats’ stance on Obama putting detainees in the U.S.; ouch, that’s a wall source
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