Rebecca Sargent's Blog Posts Tagged 'Lebanon' (5)

A new report in the Atlantic this week suggests that a barely perceptible shift occurred in recent months that make the possibility of Israel attacking Iran’s nuclear sites more possible, as the benefits outweigh the costs. NBC reported last week…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on February 18, 2012 at 5:31pm — No Comments

The Guardian ran a special report on the mistreatment of Palestinian children locked in Israel’s military justice system; allegations that many vehemently denied. Last Wednesday, an Israeli military court ordered Hamas MP Aziz Dweik, the speaker of…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on February 4, 2012 at 2:46pm — No Comments

On Saturday, the Sunni-backed bloc suspended its participation in Iraq’s Parliament after accusing PM al-Maliki’s Shi’ite led government of concentrating power. On Sunday, the last of the US combat troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait after nearly nine years of war, and…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on December 23, 2011 at 5:45pm — No Comments

The Atlantic published an article highlighting the 10 biggest Middle East Stories of 2011.
American Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich again spoke out against Palestine this week,…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on December 17, 2011 at 8:03pm — No Comments