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Iraqi Refugees in the U.S.: Strangers in Paradise

Crossover Dreams | Posted 07.29.2009 | World

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Crossover Dreams

Wars often drive people from their homes. But in Iraq, a discretionary war, launched through deception by a rogue administration in search of good targets for "shock and awe", produced refugees with industrial efficiency.

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Iraq Refugees Look to President's Lincoln and Obama

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

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Luis Carlos Montalván

Why is there still no US-formulated "international strategic plan" to deal with the world's largest refugee crisis caused when our nation invaded Iraq over 6 years ago? On World Refugee Day, we can do better.

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Jordan First: A King's Modernization Motto Obscures a Palestinian Past and Iraqi Present.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

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Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Soon, I would learn that the "Jordan First" initiative, first launched in 2002 with the stated goals of reform and democratization, now carried a meaning much deeper.

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Angelina Jolie Goes To Afghanistan

People | Posted 11.24.2008 | Entertainment

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Angelina Jolie has returned from a two-day humanitarian trip to Afghanistan this week, visiting poverty-stricken families, according to the United Nat...

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The Surge "Success" Debunked

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Luis Carlos Montalván

Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.

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British Foreign Secretary Announces Meeting With Angelina Jolie

AP | David Stringer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

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Foreign Secretary David Miliband will meet Angelina Jolie in New York this week to discuss global diplomacy, British officials said Tuesday. Miliband...

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