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  • The murder of Bhutto: Cold War fallout

    The murder of Bhutto: Cold War fallout

    January 11, 2008 By Norman Markowitz

    The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan last month has a direct relationship to the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, the subject of “Charlie Wilson’s War,” the Hollywood “comedy” in which a corrupt congressman and...

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  • Getting to the root of Kenyas conflict

    Getting to the root of Kenyas conflict

    January 11, 2008

    The sitting president, Mwai Kibaki, supported by an entrenched ruling class, faces masses of ordinary Kenyans who voted for Raila Odinga, the popularly-named “people’s president” who they believe was denied victory in elections on Dec. 27....

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  • CIA tape trashing suggests a cover-up

    CIA tape trashing suggests a cover-up

    January 11, 2008

    A new firestorm is raging over the Bush administration’s use of torture in its “war on terror,” ignited by CIA Director Michael Hayden’s admission that the spy agency destroyed videotapes of its interrogation of two detainees....

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  • World notes: Jan. 12, 2008

    World notes: Jan. 12, 2008

    January 11, 2008 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

    Nigeria: Russians compete for natural gas Turkey: Women win strike China: Legislation benefits workers Italy: Marchers denounce U.S. base Venezuela: Chavez issues amnesty

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  • and continued in New Hampshire

    and continued in New Hampshire

    January 11, 2008

    NASHUA, N.H. — As voters came out in record numbers for a presidential primary here, Jan. 8, the great majority could agree on one thing: the need for a new direction for the country, away from...

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