May 2013
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In pictures: PKK fighters arrive in Iraq
aljazeera:
First batch of Kurdish fighters withdrawing from Turkey received by their comrades in northern Iraq.
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April 2013
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Hackers threaten to 'wipe Israel off Internet map'... →
Some 19,000 Israeli Facebook accounts have been reportedly attacked by hackers affiliated with Anonymous group; hackers threaten to wage ‘the largest Internet battle in the history of mankind.’
March 2013
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Dear Politicians: There Is No Such Thing As a... →
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vochoice:
When it comes to fighting for the right for women to decide when they want to remain pregnant, our opponents often try to frame the debate as one of fickle pregnant women aborting for frivolous reasons. But it’s even more harmful when our allies fall into the same rhetorical trap.
Discussing the likelihood that Iowa Republicans will once more come after the state’s Medicaid...
What I hear when people dispute universal...
campaignsick:
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February 2013
12 posts
The People's Record: College rape victim faces... →
thepeoplesrecord:
February 26, 2013
A sophomore at the University of North Carolina (UNC) is facing potential expulsion and other consequences from her school for what the college calls “intimidating” behavior. But the “intimidating” behavior may be that the student spoke out to the press about the man who raped…
Greek army promises not to intervene against a... →
amodernmanifesto:
“At a certain moment, quite soon, there will be an explosion of social unrest”, says former Greek diplomat Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, “There are contacts by certain politicians with elements in the armed forces to guarantee that in the event of major social unrest, the army will not intervene.”
The reasons behind Greece’s present unrest is well known to us and illustrated by...
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