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Jarrett Taylor, U.S. Soldier, Found Guilty Of Abusing Troops In Iraq

cnn.com | Joe Sterling | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home

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A U.S. military court demoted and jailed a soldier for mistreating troops in Iraq, behavior discovered during the investigation of another soldier's s...

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Kuwait parents reject music classes as un-Islamic, 'Satanic'

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

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Parents have protested against government-funded music classes outside a Kuwait city school, calling the courses "Satanic," a regional daily newspaper...

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Bush Oil Buddies Divvy Up Iraqi Oil, Now Joined By "Liberal Scion" Peter Galbraith

Jackson Williams | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Peter Galbraith, son of the famed economist, is in line to reap $100 million dollars -- maybe more -- from contracts between a Norwegian oil company and the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq.

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How the Muslim world deals with the rise of Islamism

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

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The cries of joy from the four women elected to the parliament in Kuwait this past spring may yet turn into sobs. A religious edict published i...

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75 Guantanamo Prisoners Cleared for Release; 31 Could Leave Today

Andy Worthington | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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If the rationale for not releasing the Yemenis from Guantánamo was extended to the U.S. prison system, no prisoner would ever be released at the end of their sentence, because prison "might have radicalized" them.

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Rohrabacher To Iraqis: Be More Grateful!

thenation.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

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The House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight met today to discuss issues of sovereignty and stability in Iraq ran...

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Rohrabacher Berates Iraqis: Be More Grateful!

The Nation | Eric Naing | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dana Rohrabacher, Bill Delahunt, Weapons of Mass Destruction, US Troops, United Nations, Arab League, Iraq, Kuwait, Ayad Allawi, Politics News

The House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight met today to discuss issues of sovereignty and stability in Iraq ran...

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Camp Bucca: Military Closes Largest Detention Camp In Iraq

AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

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CAMP BUCCA, Iraq — The U.S. military on Wednesday closed Camp Bucca, an isolated desert prison that was once its largest lockup in Iraq, as it m...

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Arabia Felix 102: Yemeni Government Fingers Iran as Arms Supplier to Northern Houthi Rebels

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

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The sixth Sa'ada war between central government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen's north is well underway and expected to drag on, according to the country's ruling party.

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Arabia Felix 101: Yemen in the Grips of Unrest

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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Yemen has mounted a tight security plan for the holy Moslem month of Ramadan starting this week in a bid to thwart any new terrorist attacks, the Yemen Times reported.

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Kuwait Wedding Fire: Ex-Wife Confesses, Say Police

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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Kuwaiti police investigating the fatal wedding fire in which 43 women and children were killed have said the groom's ex-wife has confessed, AP reports...

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Kuwait Wedding Fire Kills 41 Women And Children In 3 Minutes

Posted 09.16.2009 | World

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By DIANA ELIAS, Associated Press Writer KUWAIT CITY - The fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait that killed 41 women and children consumed the structure i...

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Kuwait wedding fire 'killed 41 in three minutes'

The Independent | Independent | Posted 09.16.2009 | Home

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The fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait that killed 41 women and children consumed the structure in an intense blaze lasting just three minutes, the hea...

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Scores die in Kuwait wedding fire

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 09.15.2009 | Home

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Blaze in a women's wedding tent kills many women and children and injures many more....

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Kuwait Prevents Al Qaeda Attack Against US, Says Interior Ministry

Kuwait Times | Jamie Etheridge and Ahmed Saei | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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KUWAIT: Kuwait thwarted a terror attack against US and Kuwaiti facilities, arresting six suspected terrorists. "State security has uncovered a terrori...

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Hillary Clinton's Nuclear Defense Umbrella for the Oil Price Gougers -- Who Pays?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Clinton, in her recent tour to Southeast Asia suggested clearly that the United States might well extend a "defense umbrella" protecting its Arab allies should Iran develop a nuclear weapons capability.

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The Gulf States Already Have Links with Israel

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Should the Gulf countries maintain contacts with Israel if this would make life easier for Palestinians? Could having such ties propel the Middle East peace process forward?

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The Arabs Need a Nelson Mandela, Who Knows When to Go

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

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We desperately need a visionary leader in the Arab world, monarch or republican, who steps aside and oversees in his lifetime a peaceful democratic transfer of power.

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The Gulf Can't Deal with Iran Until Iran Deals with Itself

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Cia, Iran Election, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Madeleine Albright, Mossadegh, Al Qaeda, United Arab Emirates, World News

The GCC is looking at an Iranian government that has lost a great deal of credibility, both locally and internationally, and has yet to figure out how to deal with itself.

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Kuwait, Nuclear, Indonesia, Somalia, Pakistan, Swat Valley, Russia, Taliban, Israel, Lebanon, Election, Palestinians, North Korea, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs : Noisy North Korea Facts: North Korea performed a nuclear test last weekend which, according to various sei...

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Kuwait: Swine Flu Cases Detected Among US Soldiers

AP | Posted 06.23.2009 | World

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KUWAIT CITY — Several swine flu cases have been detected among U.S. soldiers passing through Kuwait, officials said Saturday. The soldiers were...

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Connected Activism Challenges Code Orange

Rochelle Lefkowitz | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Blackberry, Womens Rights, Persian Gulf, Social Change, Right to Vote, Kuwait, Allison Fine, Voting, World News

Privately, often beneath their burkas, Kuwaiti women used their blackberries and cellphones to text and email, urging legislators to vote for full women's suffrage.

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British House of Commons: Demanding Justice For Armenians, Not Just Genocide Recognition

Harut Sassounian | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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This continuum of massacres, genocide and deportations highlights the existence of a long-term strategy implemented by successive Turkish regimes from the 1890's to more recent times.

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