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US-Iran Video
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History of US & UK Intervention in the Middle East
http://www.us-uk-interventions.org/middle_east.html
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US Government Tentative on Syria
The Obama administration is running out of patience with Bashar al Assad, the Syrian president, even as the United States has yet to say explicitly that it wants Mr Assad to go. But recent developments at the United Nations, where a US-backed draft resolution condemning the Syrian government is circulating, as well as an increasing […] Continue reading
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Israel raids Palestine
Here are two articles on the Israeli raid on Palestinian TV stations today (Feb. 29). http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-raids-palestinian-tv-stations/2012/02/29/gIQAQJSkiR_story.html http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C03%5C01%5Cstory_1-3-2012_pg4_3 Continue reading
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Q&A: Gilad Shalit release deal
Here is a link to the BBC article on the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was in captivity in Gaza for more than five years. This is an interesting account on Israeli-Palestinian dialogues and negotiation.
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Q&A: Palestinian bid for full membership at the UN
Here is an article concerning the recent Palestinian bid for UN membership from the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13701636
In 2011, the Council on Foreign Relations published an in-depth discussion on Palestinian attempts at statehoo… Continue reading
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US Intervention in the Middle East
Article provides a brief overview of major US intervention and overthrow of regimes in the Middle East. Surprisingly absent is the CIA led coup of the Syrian government in 1949. http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0210-07.htm Continue reading
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Treaty of Commerce and Navigation Between the United States and the Ottoman Empire
Full Treaty between the United States and the Ottoman Empire, showing that the two had a shared interest in economic growth. It established an official trade agreement between the two, however, no substantial trade was done, partly because the agreement was signed during the United States’ Civil War, and was likely a more diplomatic move […] Continue reading
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U.S. Sanctions Iran’s 3rd Largest Bank
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204624204577179081547910916.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Jay Solomon, Wall Street Journal, Jan. 23 2012
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Hello world!
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