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PangeaDay: Impressions from Brazil
Global Voices - By Paula Goes - May 11 (Blog Post)
The post below is a full translation of Ricardo Jordão Magalhaes' live updates from PangeaDay in his BIZREVOLUTION blog... More » -
'Prolonged Crisis' in Lebanon Reflects 'Cold War' in Region
Council on Foreign Relations - By Bernard Gwertzman, Michael Young - May 13 (Interview)
Hezbollah's latest efforts to show off its military power may spawn genuine hatred between Shiites and Sunnis in Lebanon. "Things could get a lot worse before they get better," Young says. More » -
Losing Lebanon
American Prospect - By Gershom Gorenberg - May 14 (News Analysis)
The Bush administration's Middle East policy of confrontation, of trying to isolate opponents, is in tatters... More » -
Your Independence Is Our Nakba
LinkTV - By Jamal Dajani - May 11 (News Analysis)
Israel turns 60. Israelis celebrate but Palestinians demonstrate. Will the refugees be allowed to return home? Answers to this question and more on Link TV's Mosaic Intelligence Report. More » -
Caribou Decline Tied to Global Warming
Canada.com - By Ed Struzik - May 12 (News Report)
The High Arctic population is in such deep trouble that the Committee on the Status of Endangered Species in Canada has recommended the Peary caribou remain on the endangered list... More » -
Israel at 60: Zionism's Fatal Flaw
Religion Dispatches - By Ira Chernus - May 14 (Opinion)
Perhaps the only fair way to judge any nation is by its own ideals. Israel makes that task easier for us as it was built upon explicit and well-documented ideals... More » -
Baghdad's Other Power Struggle
TruthDig - By Anna Badkhen - May 11 (News Report)
By the time American soldiers walked into Hadi al-Farji's darkened home, a half-dozen people had complained to U.S. Army Lieutenant Rusty Mason about the lack of infrastructure in their neighborhood... More » -
Palestine: Sixty Years of Al Nakba
Global Voices - By Amira Al Hussaini - May 15 (Blog Post)
Celebrations are under way to mark Israel's 60th anniversary - but for millions of Palestinians whose great grandparents, grandparents and parents were made refugees in the process, today marks Al... More » -
Lebanon's Third Civil War
Commentary Magazine - By Michael J. Totten - May 11 (Blog Post)
With Iranian money and weapons, Hezbollah has built its own state-within-a-state in South Lebanon and South Beirut which is used as a base to wage war against Israel... More » -
Israel: Iranian Grad Missiles Hit Ashkelon Mall
Global Voices - By Gilad Lotan - May 15 (Blog Post)
Hours after President George W Bush arrived in Israel, Iranian Grad missiles penetrated the roof of an Ashkelon mall. Four people, including a mother and her toddler, were seriously wounded... More »
