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News media in post-Saddam Iraq face challenges

The U.S. government pumped an estimated half a billion dollars into revitalizing Iraq's news media after Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003.

Obama’s Israel policy: speak softly and carry a very big carrot

Maidhc ? Cathail views US President Barack Obama’s policy of solid support for Israel and the lynchpins of that policy, from Israel’s fifth columnists in Congress to key Obama advisers

Increasing Tension as WikiLeaks Rocks More than One Boat

Uncovering the cover-ups, WikiLeaks has received blanket coverage this week on all media outlets around the world.

Background Report on Egyptian Civil Society Election Monitoring in Upcoming Elections

The Egyptian government has steadfastly refused to grant international election monitors access to monitor parliamentary elections this week. Senior Egyptian officials have rebuffed repeated requests from US government officials, claiming

The Impending Collapse of Israel in Palestine

On November 15, 1988 the Palestine National Council (P.N.C.) meeting in Algiers proclaimed the Palestinian Declaration of Independence that created the independent state of Palestine.

Haiti Gets a Penny of Each U.S. Aid Dollar

AP-- Only 1 cent of each dollar the U.S. is spending on earthquake relief in Haiti is going in the form of cash to the Haitian government, according to an

Know Your Dictators

The United Nations General Assembly convenes this week and a high-level parade of actual and aspiring dictators arrives in New York City. This is a good time for people of