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Matthew Hoh, Daniel Ellsberg Discuss Aghanistan, Vietnam Wars (VIDEO)

Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Karzai, Afghanistan, President Obama, Vietnam War, Kabul, Obama, Daniel Ellsberg, Hamid Karzai, Afghan War, Pentagon Papers, White House, Brave New Films, Matthew Hoh, New York Times, Vietnam, US State Department, Politics News

Matthew Hoh and Daniel Ellsberg, recently sat down for a conversation about the war in Afghanistan. Matthew Hoh made headlines late last month when ...

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Interview: Hezbollah And Hamas on Obama, Netanyahu, Terrorism ... And Oprah

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu, Al Qaeda, Mahmoud Abbas, Barak, Emir of Qatar, Islamists, Extremism, Ammar Mousawi, Peace Process, Bernard Kouchner, Palestine, Lebanon, Obama, Hezbollah, Hamas, Shiite, Lieberman, US State Department, Middle East, Usama Hamdan, Cairo, Oprah, Taliban, Khaled Meshaal, Israel, US President, Resistance, Abu Mazen, Hassan Nasrallah, Us, Terrorism, Sunni, World News

While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.

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Zelaya Returns Through Bold Direct Action

Tom Hayden | Posted 09.22.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Foreign Affairs, Manuel Zelaya, Costa Rica, Honduras, San Andreas Agreement, U.S. State Department, Hillary Clinton, World News

Zelaya traveled over the Nicaraguan border and followed back roads with a small security force until reaching the Brazilian embassy in Teguchigalpa, undetected all the way by the coup government.

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Emma Thompson, Featured in Fatal Promises, Speaks Out on Human Trafficking

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sexual Trafficking, Equalilty Now, Emma Thompson, Nomi Network, U.N. Global Initiative to Fight Trafficking, United Nations, Gloria Steinem, Tier 2 Watrch List, Documentary Film, Now, Ngo, Psa, Eliot Spitzer, US State Department, United Arab Emirates, Human Trafficking, Fatal Promises, Prostitution, Kat Rohrer, Helen Bamber Foundation, Journey, Art Installation, History Starts Now, New York State Anit-Trafficking Law, Catw, Entertainment News

A new documentary examines the various facets of human trafficking. The film, four years in the making, follows the stories of five people -- three women and two men.

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Fifth Person Pleads Guilty To Passport Snooping

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 09.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama Passport, Passport Snooping, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, State Department, US News, U.S. State Department, Passports, Home News

WASHINGTON — A fifth State Department worker has been convicted of snooping into the passport files of famous Americans. Kevin Young, a 22-year...

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A Multiple Choice Test for the State Department

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Iran, Obama Afghanistan, US State Department, Pakistan, Civilian Casualties, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diplomacy, Taliban, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Iraq War, Space Exploration, Aarp, Obama Iraq, North Korea, Politics News

In light of the reports that July was the deadliest month for U.S. and allied forces, in Afghanistan, I've come up with a multiple choice exam for the State Department.

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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder

thenation.com | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Millitary, Erik Prince, Weapons, Weapons Manufacturing, Erik Prince Blackwater, Virginia, US Marines, Weapons Transportaion, Blackwater, Blackwater Worldwide, War in Iraq, Erik Prince Murder, Xe, US State Department, Erik Prince on Trial, Politics News

A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in...

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Fourth Of July Around The World (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: U.S. Embassies, 4th of July, Slideshow, July 4th Celebrations, July 4th, Fourth of July, U.S. State Department, World News

While Americans at home were celebrating the United States' 233rd year of Independence with parades, BBQs and fireworks, Americans abroad were enjoyin...

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In Sri Lanka: A U.S. Congressman Gets It

Jim Luce | Posted 06.30.2009 | World

Congressman Heath Shuler's visit was the first time I have heard an American elected official seem to understand what has transpired here in Sri Lanka.

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Iran Claims US Backed A Coup Plot, Tries 4 Suspects

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 02.13.2009 | World

Read More: Us Iran Relations, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Trial, Iran, Iran Us Coup Plot, Cia, US State Department, Haleh Esfandiari, Iran State Department, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Four Iranians have been tried on charges of seeking to topple Iran's Islamic government with the alleged support of the U.S. Stat...

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British Court Rules Against UK and US in Case of Guantanamo Torture Victim Binyam Mohamed

Andy Worthington | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clive Stafford-Smith, John Bellinger, David Miliband, CIA Secret Prisons, US State Department, UK High Court, Terrorism, American Torture, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Lt. Col. Yvonne Bradley, Susan Crawford, Binyam Mohamed, Military Commissions, Politics News

In the lawless world of Guantánamo -- and the United States' even murkier network of secret prisons run by or on behalf of the CIA -- it has taken si...

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People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn't Stage an Olympic Protest

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Black Power, Human Rights, Boycott Opening Ceremonies, Tlatelolco Massacre, Beijing, Tibet, Boycott Olympics, 1968 Olympics, Tankman, Tiananmen Square, LeBron James, Olympics, US State Department, Tibet Protests, Politics News

Despite the severity of China's transgressions, the US remains in contention to win at least as much gold as China at the Human Rights Abuse Olympics.

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Rice: Zimbabwe President a `disgrace'

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Condoleeza Rice, US State Department, Zimbabwe Elections, Politics News

JERUSALEM — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday branded Zimbabwe's president a "disgrace" to his people and to Africa, and expressed c...

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Attack On US Vehicle In Beirut Kills 3

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Beirut, U.S. Vehicle Bombing Beirut, Lebanon, Warwire, U.S. Embassy Beirut, U.S. State Department, Politics News

An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, killing four Lebanese and injuring a local embassy employee, American and Leb...

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