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LEBANON: Militant group's attack on Israel complicates the situation along tense border
Babylon & BeyondFor years, Israel's main concern on its northern border was the militant Shiite group Hezbollah, a tightly organized resistance movement that participates in the Lebanese government but still maintains its own military and social infrastructure. But now... -
Military deaths
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel who died in Afghanistan and Iraq or at a military hospital of their injuries: Pedro A. Barboza Flores, 27, of Glendale; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Barboza Flores was...Tags: Defense, Hospitals and Clinics, Basra (Iraq), Ohio, Guerrilla Activity
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Long Island Man Charged With Aiding Al Qaeda
wpix.comA 26-year-old Long Island native, who traveled to Pakistan to train with the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, reportedly took part in a rocket attack against a United States base in Afghanistan back in September of 2008, according to court papers. Bryant...Tags: Defense, New York City, Al-Qaeda, National Security, Pakistan
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Americans Lower Expectations for Presidency
The Daily MirrorFeb. 27, 1980: This page is such a time capsule of the 1980s that I couldnât decide on one story. There's Baltimore Sun columnist Matt Seiden's a piece on the war between humans and computers, an essay by Calvin Zon on Haitian refugees in Florida,... -
ISRAEL: Author waits--and waits--for permit to travel to Lebanon for literary award
Babylon & BeyondLiterature is supposed to transcend borders, but sometimes it runs up against them. Author Ala Hlehel is among the winners of the Beirut39 literary competition, which acknowledges fresh voices in Arab literature in a list of 39 writers under the...... -
ISRAEL: Author receives permit to travel to Lebanon
Babylon & BeyondA previous post told of Ala Hlehel's petition to receive permission from the Israeli government to travel to Lebanon for a literary festival. Hlehel, an Arab citizen of Israel who is among the recipients of the Beirut39 awards for Arab...... -
The good old days of the Cold War
Paul Kennedy is a professor of history and the director of international security studies at Yale University, and the author of "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers."IT WAS FUNNY, in a grim sort of way. Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates responded to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's polemical attack on the United States by remembering the 50-year Cold War as a "less complex time" and saying he was...Tags: Hu Jintao, Colleges and Universities, Washington (U.S. state), Vietnam, Religious Conflicts
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Letters to the editor
Be charitable to Nuņez Re "Nuņez used a charity to funnel donations," Nov. 2 Not only is it OK for elected officials to support worthwhile charities, it is their civic responsibility. Their status as leaders in the community make their support...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Washington (U.S. state), Judges, Political Systems, Social Services
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Beyond Benazir
Before the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, Pakistan was arguably the world's most unstable nuclear power. Now there's no argument. With the country's strongest hope for a democratic future now lying entombed near her...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Washington (U.S. state), Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Expect the Worst When You're Expecting
HEATHER HAVRILESKY is a television critic for Salon.I'VE NEVER KNOWN a thing about pregnancy, so once I got pregnant, I quizzed every mother I knew about what Mother Nature had in store for me. Instead of taking time out from their busy mothering lives to relive the biological roller coaster of creating...Tags: The Home Depot, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Aunt Benazir's false promises
We Pakistanis live in uncertain times. Emergency rule has been imposed for the 13th time in our short 60-year history. Thousands of lawyers have been arrested, some charged with sedition and treason; the chief justice has been deposed; and a draconian...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Constitutional Issues, White House, Disasters and Accidents
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Good news on Bush's watch?
Peace in our time? All of a sudden, we're getting foreign affairs news that seems, well, good. The Israelis and Palestinians are restarting the long-stalled peace process. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has stepped down as army chief of staff and...Tags: Defense, Annapolis, Diplomacy, Coup d'Etat, George W. Bush
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