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Palestinian gov't closes Al Jazeera office
In another regional blow to press freedom, the Palestinian Authority has shuttered the Al Jazeera office in the West Bank and accused the network of broadcasting false information about the… Read more »
A 'moral Twilight Zone' in Gaza
Six months after the Israeli military launched its controversial military offensive in Gaza, dozens of soldiers who took part in the fighting have come forward to tell troubling tales of… Read more »
Graffiti wars in Jerusalem; feminist art in Ramallah
Israel's street signs have become an ideological battleground where Arab and Jewish activists are fighting over signs written in Arabic. “In Jerusalem, you have a lot of nationalists who do… Read more »
Is Jerusalem in Israel?
Is Jerusalem in Israel? That's a loaded question. Recently, a US court was asked to answer that question, and McClatchy's Mike Doyle looks at the case over at the Suits… Read more »
Baseball Reactions
Nothing is more exciting for a journalist than reading upbeat reactions about a story he wrote--and this is exactly what happened to me when I read the reactions about my… Read more »
Freedom of the Press?
As is usual we started our workday by reading out the headlines in the local newspapers; translating from Arabic into English for the benefit of our American reporter. Some headlines… Read more »
Its Not the Start We Want
During the '70s and '80s, Iraq started exporting a few goods to several countries, especially food products. We also used to make electrical equipment that met local demand. For years… Read more »
What if they gave a culture war and no one came?
Frank Ricci, this week's poster boy for oppressed white males everywhere, declines to attack Sonia Sotomayor... Read more »
Who is the CIA allowed to kill?
Cheney's secret assassination program may be terminated, but the U.S. is already carrying out "targeted killings"... Read more »
What's trashed at Arlington National Cemetery
Many personal mementos of dead soldiers are being thrown out -- a stark contrast to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial... Read more »
