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Yemenis Celebrate as President Saleh Flees to Saudi Arabia Transfers Power to Vice President
Thousands of people in Yemen are rejoicing at the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The embattled leader is reportedly in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment after being injured in a rocket attack on his presidential compound. Saleh temporarily ceded power to his vice president on Saturday night. His nephew remains in command of...
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Seymour Hersh on the Arab Spring quotDisasterquot U.S. Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Looming Crisis in Iraq
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh assesses the popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa amidst ongoing U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Despite touted gains and an upcoming U.S. military withdrawal deadline in Iraq, Hersh says, “Whatever you’re hearing, Iraq is going bad… It’s sectarian war. And the big question is...
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WikiLeaks Cables Reveal quotSecret Historyquot of U.S. Bullying in Haiti at Oil Companies’ Behest
_The Nation_ magazine, in partnership with the Haitian weekly newspaper, _Haïti Liberté_, has launched a series of reports based on more than 19,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. Called “The PetroCaribe Files,” the series begins with an exposé of how the United States—with pressure from Exxon and Chevron—tried to interfere with an...
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Seymour Hersh Despite Intelligence Rejecting Iran as Nuclear Threat U.S. Could Be Headed for Iraq Redux
In his latest article for _The New Yorker_ magazine, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh says the United States might attack Iran based on distorted estimates of Iran’s nuclear and military threat — just like it did with Saddam Hussein’s government in Iraq. Hersh reveals that despite using Iranian informants and cutting-edge surveillance technology,...
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WikiLeaks Cables Reveal quotSecret Historyquot of U.S. Bullying in Haiti at Oil Companies’ Behest
_The Nation_ magazine, in partnership with the Haitian weekly newspaper, _Haïti Liberté_, has launched a series of reports based on more than 19,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. Called “The PetroCaribe Files,” the series begins with an exposé of how the United States—with pressure from Exxon and Chevron—tried to interfere with an...
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Seymour Hersh on the Arab Spring quotDisasterquot U.S. Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Looming Crisis in Iraq
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh assesses the popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa amidst ongoing U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Despite touted gains and an upcoming U.S. military withdrawal deadline in Iraq, Hersh says, “Whatever you’re hearing, Iraq is going bad… It’s sectarian war. And the big question is...
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Seymour Hersh Despite Intelligence Rejecting Iran as Nuclear Threat U.S. Could Be Headed for Iraq Redux
In his latest article for _The New Yorker_ magazine, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh says the United States might attack Iran based on distorted estimates of Iran’s nuclear and military threat — just like it did with Saddam Hussein’s government in Iraq. Hersh reveals that despite using Iranian informants and cutting-edge surveillance technology,...
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