NIQASH -- Muhammad al-Tamimi (Baghdad/Sulaymaniyah), 22 October 2007 --
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) warned that the
number of Iraqi refugees has now almost doubled since the end of last
year, adding that Iraq is now the site of the Middle East's biggest
refugee crisis since the creation of Israel in 1948.


The United Nations implored the international community to
provide $60 million in emergency donations, in order to deal with the
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We have all heard about the Middle East crisis. The entire mess with Palestine. The thousands of refugees escaping from war-torn Iraq. The millions dying because of the selfish decisions of few, powerful so-called leaders, like in North Korea, Sudan, Zimbabwe and others. Noboby ever heard about the Sahwari, and their country located in Western Sahara. These people got together and fought for their independence from Spain, and were punk'd as other african nations such as Morocco and Mariutina

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CUBA: Sen. Obama, Please Do Your Homework

August 21st, 2007 by hcvanalysis

http://hcvanalysis.wordpress.com/

I wish Senator Obama had never written the op-ed about his Cuba policy (see below), but it seems to be a pre-requisite for his upcoming
campaign stop in Miami.
From a content standpoint, there is precious little:

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A year ago, I subcribe to a podcast called "Alive from Baghdad". The podcast is made by Iraqi journalist, and every episode they bring the reality of Iraq to the world, by interviewing real iraquis. No politics included. It's very pure. Right now they are asking for a donation so they can keep their program runing. If somebody, eventually reads this blog. I recommend you to see these podcast, and maybe, donate.


alivefrombaghdad.org

Thanks,

Ken Ram

This week and next, our senators will vote on amendments that, if approved, could wind down the occupation of Iraq. As a country, we need to enter this debate aware of the very serious consequences this war
has had.

In a scientific study published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, researchers from Johns Hopkins estimated that 650,000 Iraqis had died because of our government's invasion of their country.¹ That was last July - a full year ago.

Since

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