May 2011
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“Obama’s speech is like a joke for me,” said Numan Qadis, 47, as he smoked his...”
– In a Baghdad cafe, Obama’s speech gets thumbs-down | LATimes (via kateoplis)
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Iranian authorities release Parvaz →
Missing journalist Dorothy Parvaz has been released by Iranian authorities and arrived in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday night Seattle time, according to her fiancé.
“The family and me are elated, and we’re really grateful to the Iranian authorities who treated her very respectfully,” said Todd Barker, Parvaz’s fiancé. “It’s over.”
Barker said he received a...
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Peace Corps volunteers tell lawmakers of sexual... →
latimes:
During testimony before a House panel, Peace Corps volunteers speak of rape overseas and the lack of help and compassion received back in the U.S. The program says it’s committed to reforms. Julie Mianecki reports:
“I was sent to speak with a Peace Corps staff investigator, who said, ‘I am so sick of you girls going over there, drinking, dancing and partying, and then if a guy comes...
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“On his last day in prison Scott Howard was sexually assaulted by his cellmate, a...”
– More than 217,000 prisoners, including at least 17,000 juveniles, were raped or sexually abused in America in 2008. Efforts to stop the crime are welcome. They are also overdue. (via theeconomist)
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Syria detains hundreds, hindering protesters'...
At this point, the death toll is estimated to have topped 800, according to human rights groups in contact with people in the country, and tanks and troops are deployed in several cities, imposing curfews and communication blackouts. Large numbers of military troops and tanks moved into Homs, Banias and Tafas, outside Deraa, on Sunday.
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Nato units left 61 African migrants to die of... →
Dozens of African migrants were left to die in the Mediterranean after a number of European and Nato military units apparently ignored their cries for help, the Guardian has learned.
A boat carrying 72 passengers, including several women, young children and political refugees, ran into trouble in late March after leaving Tripoli for the Italian island of Lampedusa. Despite alarms being raised...
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“Same with the name, Operation Geronimo. The imperial mentality is so profound,...”
– Noam Chomsky: My Reaction to bin Laden’s Death (via kateoplis)
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AP: Gaddhafi's helicopters rumoured to be carrying... →
thepoliticalnotebook:
Suleiman Fortiya, Misrata’s representative to the National Transitional Council said that he had seen helicopters marked with the emblems of the aid agencies dropping mines into Misrata on Friday. He said, “They had Red Crescent and Red Cross markers so that anyone who sees them thinks it is for humanitarian aid.”
NATO says that it is aware of the reports, although it...
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Pantsless Progressive: How much do government... →
centerforinvestigativereporting:
In its first full year in office (FY 2010), the Obama administration generated a record-breaking 224,724 “new secrets” — a 22.6 percent increase over the year before, according to the Information Security Oversight Office and first reported by Secrecy News….
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Six Ways to Travel on a Budget →
My tips on how to keep it cheap.
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What Happens When You Donate to an Anti-Corruption...
[Woman calling herself] Yulia Ivanshova: Money was sent from your Yandex account to support [anti-corruption blogger] Alexey Navalny, is this right?
Me: (a little taken aback by the knowledge of the lady) And where did you get this information from?
YI: We have our sources, it’s public information.
Me: (even more shocked by the words “public information”) Why won’t you share with me who these sources are, if it is public information?
YI: No, I will not. But you didn’t answer my question. Why do you support Alexey Navalny?
Me: Well then, let’s exchange information. You tell me how you know about transactions from my Yandex account, and I will tell why I support Alexey Navalny.
YI: Who transferred money to you to support Alexey Navalny?
Me: I took [the money] from my paycheck and transferred it.
YI: That’s not true. Ten minutes before you transferred the money, money appeared in your Yandex account from a Moscow Credit Bank ATM. [...]
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WatchFinally watched the Lara Logan interview on 60 Minutes. It’s unbelievable what she went through and more so because it happens to women reporters all the time.
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