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Egypt disqualifies top Islamists, Mubarak VP from vote

It’s no surprise that members of the previous regime under Hosni Mubarak will not be allowed to participate in elections. What is a surprise is that some Islamists are being blocked as well. The West and its more liberal and Christian Egyptian allies had much to fear with the Muslim Brotherhood gaining control, ending any [...]

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Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test

Most people not into politics don’t quite understand the magnitude of this admission. It is almost unheard-of for North Korea to admit mistakes. When disaster strikes, the state media organs pump out stories so false that the word ‘Orwellian’ doesn’t do them justice. What is worrying, however, is that the Norks will try yet again, [...]

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Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites

If one doesn’t bother trying to put the pieces of the puzzle that is the Middle East together, one would find the headline counterintuitive. One should read history and learn the theological ties that bind the region. Saudi Arabia considers Israel little more than an irritant and a tool they can use to whip their [...]

Chemical Ali is finally executed

The Sun has reported that Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam Hussein’s cousin and the monster responsible for the gassing of Kurds during the 1980s and 1990s, was hanged today in Baghdad. Next should be Tariq Aziz, so-called Catholic and traitor to both his faith and his people, but I’ve a feeling he’ll be dead soon enough. [...]