Category Archives: middle east

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Mitt Romney secret video: ‘If I were a fanatic I’d let off nuclear bomb in Chicago’ | Mail Online

Mitt Romney secret video: ‘If I were a fanatic I’d let off nuclear bomb in Chicago’ | Mail Online.

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“They” Hate Us Because We Bomb Them | Weapons of Mass Destraction – YouTube

“They” Hate Us Because We Bomb Them | Weapons of Mass Destraction – YouTube.

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Actual Democalypse 2012 – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – 09/17/12 – Video Clip | Comedy Central

September 17, 2012 – Kofi Annan

A YouTube movie sparks violence in the Middle East, John Oliver reports from Egypt, and Kofi Annan shares his views on the Syrian conflict and what it means for the world.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/mon-september-17-2012-kofi-annan?xrs=share_copy

 

 

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SECRET VIDEO: On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution | Mother Jones

SECRET VIDEO: On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution | Mother Jones.

At a private fundraiser, the GOP candidate calls Middle East peace “almost unthinkable” and says he would “kick the ball down the field.”

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News From Antiwar.com » US Scales Back Operations With Afghan Forces Amid Increased Tensions

News From Antiwar.com » US Scales Back Operations With Afghan Forces Amid Increased Tensions » Print.

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Culture Clash Over Free Speech – Diane Rehm Show Today

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-18/culture-clash-over-free-speech

 

Protests against an American-made online video mocking the Prophet Muhammad have sparked discussions about free speech. Guest host Steve Roberts and his guests discuss clashing cultural norms and efforts to define and regulate hate speech across the globe.

Guests

Zeynep Tufekci

assistant professor of the School of Information at the University of North Carolina and visiting scholar at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School.

Salman Rushdie

Booker Prize-winning author of 11 novels, including “Midnight’s Children” and “The Satanic Verses.” His memoir is titled, “Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie.”

Hisham Melhem

Washington bureau chief for Al-Arabiya News Channel.

Rebecca MacKinnon

senior fellow at New America Foundation. Her work focuses on the intersection of the Internet, human rights and foreign policy.