Heard by a Bird in Phoenica

Sparrow 2 months ago Region: New York

"Beauty is in the eye of the brie-holder." - Cy Twombly   A Letter Dear Mr. Gossip-Editor: Last night I was visiting my daughter in her room when we noticed a bug crawling on her bed. The insect flapped its wing... more

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2004 Inspector General Report on Torture

Rachel Sterne 2 months ago Region: District of Columbia

The Obama administration today released the extremely controversial CIA Inspector General's report on the questioning of top Al-Queada operatives. The heavily redacted report is featured below. The Washington Post offers a... more

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Heard By a Bird in Phoenicia

Sparrow 4 months ago Region: New York

 "Teachers retire, and become students." - Amos Oz     Did you see the cloud shaped like a cashbox over Big Indian last Friday?     A Letter   Dear Local Explorer:   A recen... more

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The Shah's Iran and the Ayatollah's

Shantanud 4 months ago Region: Iran

I wonder why Jumping over Fire is not as well known as The Kite Runner. Nahid Rachin in this book set partly in Iran and partly in the USA captures Iranian society in transition. The picture painted will be found to be... more

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Heard By a Bird in Phoenicia, New York

Sparrow 5 months ago Region: New York

"Instead of following sports, I follow religion.  Every day, I read the paper to see who's winning: the Christians or the Muslims." - Samuel P. Huntington Did you see the cloud shaped like a Mahjong coin over Pi... more

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Heard By a Bird from Phoenicia, New York

Sparrow 6 months ago Region: New York

"Politics is the present tense of history." - Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Did you see the cloud resembling Peter Pan's hat over Big Indian last Wednesday?  A Letter Dear Sparrow: Good news!  Consume... more

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Political parties align with army chief in Nepal

Mohan Nepali 7 months ago Region: Nepal

Nepal’s Army Chief scandal has affected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s schedule to visit People’s Republic of China from 24 April to 3 May. Maoist sources are reported to have warned Prime... more

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Iran: American Journalist Jailed for Spying

Waseem Rahim Khan 7 months ago Region: Iran

An Irani court has sentenced an American journalist, Rukhsana saberi, to 8 years in prison on charges of spying. Rukhsana, a 31 year old, dual American Iranian citizen was arrested in late January on charges of n... more

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CIA officials will not be prosecuted for waterboarding

Imran Shah 7 months ago Region: United States

Washington: The Obama administration informed CIA officials who used waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics on terror suspects that they will not be prosecuted, according to sources.   Eventually, CIA h... more

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The path to prosecution, from Augusto Pinochet to George W. Bush

Imran Shah 7 months ago Region: United States

The imminent indictment in Spanish courts of former officials of the Bush administration is being applauded by civil and human rights organizations and legal scholars.   This movement of indictment of Bush officials... more

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