Posted on December 11th, 2007 by mideast
Rescuers Search for Bomb Survivors
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/11/algeria.blast/index.html
A bomb blast in Algeria flattened the United Nations headquarter building on Tuesday. Rescue workers are still searching for ten missing workers, while the death count fluctuates depending on the source; the UN claims 45 dead, while government officials declare that 22 have died. No group has taken credit [...]
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Posted on December 10th, 2007 by mideast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7113419.stm
Summery:
The peace summit at Annapolis has begun and currently there is much uncertainty as to what can be expected this time around. The summit is meeting at Annapolis in order to attempt peace negotiations between Israelis and Arabs. Political leaders from both sides of the conflict as well as those from other Middle Eastern countries [...]
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Posted on December 7th, 2007 by mideast
Summary:
This article is about General Petraeus noting that there has been a 60% drop in violence in the last six months. He told “reporters at Baghdad’s Camp Victory that the picture has improved in a number of areas, with progress to report against al Qaeda in Iraq, in thwarting militant attacks and through cooperation with [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by mideast
Turkey Nervous About Northern Iraq
Artist: Chappatte
Date of Publication: November 5, 2007
Link: http://www.globecartoon.com/
This cartoon addresses Turkey’s desire to send troops into northern Iraq to stop attacks by the PKK. The PKK is a Kurdish group in Iraq that wants an independent Kurdish state and wants the land in southern Turkey to accomplish this. Condoleezza Rice represents [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by mideast
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/washington/04cnd-intel.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Summary:
President Bush reported today that Iran remains to be a threat to the world and the United States despite an intelligence assessment that it had stalled a secret program to develop arsenal four years ago. Bush says the reports influence the need to intensify world efforts to prevent Iran from building weapons, and to [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by mideast
No WMDs
Olle Johansson
December 2, 2007
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/WMDsNo/main.asp
What issue, event or idea does the cartoon address?
The issue that this cartoon addresses is the situation about whether or not Iraq has weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
What key people or groups are part of the cartoon’s message?
The key person in this cartoon is President George Bush.
Briefly explain how the artist [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by mideast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7096814.stm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/29/2105281.htm
A 19-year old Shia woman living in the eastern province was pulled out of a car and gang-raped fourteen times by seven men of the Saudi Shia minority. The seven attackers held her at knifepoint while she was raped several times and photographed as well. Initially she was punished for infringing laws [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by mideast
Kurds show coded support for PKK
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7062971.stm
Summary:
The Kurds may disagree with the methods of the PKK to attain Kurdish independence, but they are proud that someone is fighting for them and their centuries long cause. This is especially true against the Turkish government who goes out of its way to suppress their history and culture. [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by mideast
Article Title: “Iraqi Refugees Begin Journey Home”
News Source: BBC News
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7115878.stm
Summary:
Around 800 Iraqi refugees (who were part of the 1.5 million Iraqi refugees residing in Syria) traveled back to Iraq in a convoy of buses due to improvements dealing with Iraq’s security. After these refugees (hopefully) successfully make their way back to Iraq, the Iraqi [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by mideast
CNN
Summary:
A message from Osama bin Laden surfaced Thursday on the Al Jazeera television network. A counterterrorism official confirmed that the voice is in fact bin Laden’s, but that the message does not have any direct threat on innocent lives. Once again, bin Laden confirmed that he was the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. In addition, [...]
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