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Category Archives: Current Events
Is Syria preparing for a new Hama Massacre?
The last major uprising against an al-Assad regime in Syria ended with a massacre in the city of Hama. Reports differ as too how many people actually die. The Syrian Human Rights Committee says 30,000. Journalist Robert Fisk says 20,000. … Continue reading
Politico honors two undeserving lawmakers
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) are the sponsoring a pair of bills (Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) ) that are designed to suppress speech and has the potential to … Continue reading
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Bashir al-Assad denies killing his own people
Bashir al-Assad comes off as pretty crazy in an interview. Hell he even says “No nation in the world kills its people unless it is led by a crazy person”, which almost sounds like an admission. In the interview excerpt … Continue reading
Hamas ordered the departure of nearly all its staff at its Damascus headquarters by next week following pressure from Turkey and Qatar, two regional allies trying to isolate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amid an eight-month crackdown on antiregime protests, according … Continue reading
Greenpeace activists broke into a nuclear reactor southeast of Paris to highlight what the environmental group said was a lack of security at France’s atomic plants. via Greenpeace Activists Break Into French Nuclear Reactor – Bloomberg. Security Fail. However, I … Continue reading
Syria continues delaying and stalling
A spokesman for Walid al-Moallem, Syria’s foreign minister, said he had ”responded positively” to the league demand, which was backed by the threat of sanctions, and sent a letter to the organisation’s chief Nabil Elaraby on Sunday night. … “In it, Syria accepts … Continue reading
How Effective will the Arab League Sanctions on Syria be?
The Arab League is trying to pressure Syria to end the violence against its citizens and has agreed to implement sanctions if al-Assad doesn’t agree to allow peace keepers in. But it’s going to be hard for them if its … Continue reading
