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This Thursday, March 14, 2013 photo shows a general view of the crossed swords monument at the site of an Associated Press photograph taken by Karim Kadim of U.S. soldiers taken on Nov. 16, 2008.(AP)
by Adnan Pachachi | Apr 4, 2013 | Opinion
In the run up to the invasion of Iraq, and in the hope of averting the approaching catastrophe and stemming the dangerous drift to war, I decided to convene an urgent meeting of all the secular and democratic opposition forces. That meeting was held on February 13,...
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A Free Syrian army fighter takes cover as he shoots near Al Neirab airport in Aleppo February 17, 2013. REUTERS/Hamid Khatib
by Samir Atallah | Jan 19, 2013 | Opinion
When Colin Powell spoke about a new Middle East, just what did he mean? Was he talking about Pakistan? Turkey? Iran? No, most likely he was talking about the Arab world, including the Arab states present in North Africa-away from the east. This expression has long...