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When America Stops Importing Energy

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By IAN BREMMER - May. 22 (Opinion) - Op-Ed Contributor: When America Stops Importing Energy

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Canada’s Oil Minister, Unmuzzled

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By JOE NOCERA - Apr. 25 (Opinion) - Op-Ed Columnist: Canada’s Oil Minister, Unmuzzled

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German institute pulls out of Canadian tar sands project

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - Mar. 20 (News Report) - Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres drops out of research into tar sands impact over fears of reputational impact

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The Axis of Ennui

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By DAVID BROOKS - Mar. 12 (Opinion) - Effective energy innovation is not happening where you think it is, Dear Reader.

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Human trafficking networks flourish in Yemen

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

aljazeera.com - By Rebecca Murray - Jan. 10 (Special Report) - Aden, Yemen - Twenty-one-year-old Aisha clings to her two children as she recounts her tale of horror. Growing up in the Somali capital Mogadishu, she fell in love and bore a child out of wedlock four years ago. When her family threatened her life for de

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Energy boom will push US past Saudi Arabia, benefit economy

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - Nov. 13 (News Analysis) - The US energy boom will boost jobs and capital spending, cut imports and carbon emissions, according to a new report. But the energy boom is not a panacea for the climate –or US foreign ...

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New Virus Related To SARS Detected In The Middle East

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - By Michaeleen Doucleff - Sep. 25 (Comment) - A virus, which is genetically different than any seen before, has killed one man and hospitalized another. The virus comes from the same family as SARS, but it appears to be less contagious.

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Saudi Arabia: Ramadan Iftar to Say No to Sectarianism

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Amira Al Hussaini - Aug. 07 (Opinion) - A group of Saudi men decided to rise above sectarianism and held an Iftar breakfast which brought together members of the Sunni and Shia communities. The Riyadh event, held under the theme No to Sectarianism, is encouraging Saudis across the Kingdom to hold similar gatherings

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Assad's tanks roll in as Russians warn of tragedy

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Independent - By Paul Schemm - Jul. 28 (News Report) - Syrian government tanks backed by attack helicopters launched an assault yesterday to regain control of Aleppo, the country's second city, after rebels seized several areas.

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Saudi Arabia: Female Olympics Athletes Described as Prostitutes on Twitter

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Amira Al Hussaini - Jul. 26 (Opinion) - Saudi Arabia will be sending two female athletes to the 2012 London Olympics, which officially begin tomorrow (July 27). The two will be the first women to ever represent the kingdom, where conservative religious clerics forbid the participation of women in competitive sports. On Twitter, their anticipated involvement in the games set off a flurry of reactions, including a hash tag which described them as the "Prostitutes of the Olympics."

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Bush's War Turned Iraq Into Iran's Best Friend

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Dan Froomkin - Jul. 14 (Special Report) - WASHINGTON -- In the run-up to the war in Iraq, neoconservative hawks in and out of the Bush administration promised that the U.S. invasion would...

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What war in Syria looks like: journalist killings, deadlier IEDs

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Dan Murphy - Jun. 28 (Opinion) - Whatever restraint that was being exercised by the parties to Syria's civil war appears to have been cast aside. ...

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American dream: 10million Indians want to settle in US

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:04:00 -0700

Times of India - Apr. 26 - WASHINGTON: Around 13% of the world's adults - over 640 million people - would like to emigrate with roughly 150 million, including 10 million Indians wishing to settle in America. So suggests a new Gallup survey giving the US an undisputed title as the

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Ex-Senators Say Saudi Arabia May Be Linked to 9/11 - ABC News

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Arabs to discuss Syria escalation

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Feb. 12 (News Report) - Basic supplies are said to be running low in Homs Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo on Sunday to decide their next move after a resolution on Syria failed in the UN Security Council last week.

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What's Happening in the Persian Gulf Explained

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Mother Jones - By Adam Weinstein, Hamed Aleaziz - Jan. 03 (Special Report) - The basics: Iran and the United States appear to be heading for a showdown in the Persian Gulf. Amid already-high tensions over Iran's advancing nuclear program, the US has imposed harsh new economic sanctions on the regime in Tehran and begun to move se

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Fact checking the South Carolina debate

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Nov. 14 (Fact Check) - The GOP candidates met for a debate Saturday night sponsored by CBS and the National Journal, with a specific focus on foreign policy and national security. In foreign policy, there is often no right or wrong answer; the results of a policy are often ambiguous and its effectiveness is usually only determined by history. Still, there were a number of statements made by the candidates that were factually challenged, exaggerated or lacking context. Read full article ...

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Alleged Iran plot may have violated U.N. treaty

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeremy Pelofsky - Oct. 13 (News Analysis) - An alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States may have violated a U.N. treaty protecting diplomats and could escalate the crisis to an international court.

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Michael Moore Backs Call to Re-Open Investigation of 9/11 Attacks

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, Michael Moore - Sep. 29 (Interview) - Moore is backing former Florida governor and senator Bob Graham’s call for President Obama to reopen the investigation into 9/11 after new information emerged about the possible role of prominent Saudis. According to recent news reports, a wealthy young Saudi couple fled their home in a gated community in Sarasota, Florida, just a week or so before Sept. 11, 2001, leaving behind three cars and nearly all of their possessions. "There are many unanswered questions and they should be answered," Moore says.

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Lloyd's Sues Saudi Arabia for 'Funding 9/11 Attacks'

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - Sep. 23 (News Report) - Lloyds of London seeks $215 million in damages from the kingdom to recover claims it paid 9/11 victims and their families. The suit charges that the Saudi government funded al-Qaida through its banks and charities. The complaint, filed in US court, states that without official Saudi sponsorship, "al-Qaida would not have possessed the capacity to conceive, plan and execute the Sept. 11 attacks." In other words, absent Saudi support, the Twin Towers would still be standing - along with nearly 3,000 Americans.

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Former Senator Bob Graham Urges Obama to Reopen Investigation into Saudi Role in 9/11 Attacks

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Sep. 15 (News Report) - new information has emerged about the possible role of prominent Saudis in the 9/11 plot. According to recent news reports, a wealthy young Saudi couple fled their home in a gated community in Sarasota, Florida, just a week or so before Sept. 11, 2001, leaving behind three cars and nearly all of their possessions. The FBI was tipped off about the couple but never passed the information on to the 9/11 Commission investigating the attacks, even though phone records showed the couple had ties to Mohamed Atta and at least 10 other al-Qaeda suspects.

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Did Saudi Arabia Attack Us on 9/11?

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan - Jul. 19 (Investigative Report) - 'Was there a foreign government behind the 9/11 attacks? A decade later, Americans still haven't been given the whole story, while a key 28-page section of Congress's Joint Inquiry report remains censored. Gathering years of leaks and leads, in an adaptation from their new book, Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan examine the connections between Saudi Arabia and the hijackers (15 of whom were Saudi), the Bush White House's decision to ignore or bury evidence, and the frustration of lead investigators - including 9/11-commission staffers, counterterrorism officials, and senators on both sides of the aisle.' Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan, Vanity Fair

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Aiming to Preserve Autocratic Mideast Rule, Saudi Arabia Helps Crush Uprisings in Bahrain, Yemen

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jun. 16 (News Analysis) - While the United States remains heavily involved in the Libya conflict, it has been noticeably silent on the violent suppression of popular uprisings against autocratic regimes Bahrain and Yemen, both of which are close allies of Saudi Arabia. In March, Bahrain called in Saudi troops to help crush massive pro-democracy protests. We discuss the role of Saudi Arabia in recent regional uprisings with Toby Jones, assistant professor of history at Rutgers University and a former Persian Gulf analyst with the International Crisis Group.

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From a Saudi prince, tough talk on America’s favoritism toward Israel

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Richard Cohen - Jun. 14 (Opinion) - He [Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal} is also angry as hell, and he lets America have it. He starts by citing what he calls President Obama’s “controversial speech last month, admonishing Arab governments to embrace democracy and provide freedom to their populations.” Saudi Arabia, he wrote, heard what Obama said and took it “seriously,” and he noted, of course, that Obama had not demanded the same rights for Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Point taken.

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Yemen's power struggle

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Jeb Boone - Jun. 12 (News Report) - In Yemen's capital, a dusty city of more than 2 million surrounded by rugged mountains, security forces roam the streets to keep a lid on the rebellion after President Ali Abdullah Saleh abruptly left the country. All along Sanaa's major thoroughfares, they stare down the barrels of Russian DShK heavy machine guns mounted in the back of camouflage-painted pickup trucks. Meanwhile, protesters chant, "Stay away, Ali Saleh!" Officials insist that the president, who was badly injured in a June 3 attack on his home and went to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, will return to reassume the post he has held for 32 years. But how long that may take is uncertain. In the interim, an elite power struggle could profoundly shape the future of Yemen. "There are a lot of people who stand to benefit from continued violence," says Yemeni political analyst Abdul-Ghani al-Iryani. "Saleh's boys won't hesitate to use violence to honor their father and, of course, the political opposition is always looking for a way to keep themselves relevant."

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