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Ukraine Is No Game

Ukraine’s addition as a member of the Western camp would spur Russia to assist the West’s enemies and could even return Europe to militarized competition between East and West last seen during the Cold War.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh

In an episode of the classic 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld,” two of the show’s characters, Kramer and Newman, find themselves playing Risk on a New York City subway car. As they clutch the board to keep the passengers around them from overturning their armies of plastic men, Kramer gleefully informs Newman that his friend’s last stronghold – Ukraine – is

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The Great Lakes Go Dry: How One-Fifth Of The World’s Fresh Water Is Dwindling Away

“Over the course of just one year, water temperatures went up by 2.5 degrees Celsius. That’s huge. And the cycle is reinforcing; one really warm year led to more than a decade of dropping lake levels.”

Joanna M. Foster for Think Progress
بواسطة Joanna M. Foster for Think Progress

The frozen opalescent lake and thin, gray sky fade together into white light where the horizon should be. Tall, skeletal grasses shiver on the beach in a wind that makes any sliver of exposed skin burn. The Arni J. Richter, an icebreaking ferry, is about to pull away from Northport Pier for its second and final trip of the day to Washington Island.

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Devastating Dossier On Abuse By UK Forces In Iraq Submitted To The ICC

Techniques used by the British forces in Iraq include the use of sensory deprivation; a wide range of physical assault, including beating, burning and electrocution or electric shocks; as well as wide-ranging sexual assault and humiliation.

Magda Fahsi
بواسطة Magda Fahsi
British troops in action in Iraq in 2004. Britain’s highest court says the families of several soldiers killed or injured in Iraq can sue the government for failing to protect them. Photo: AP

“My hands were still cuffed behind my back. They made me sit in a kneeling position with my head pushed downwards and then they started to beat me. They beat me on my face, my back and stomach. They then kicked me really hard in my mouth … While they were beating me, I could hear the voice of my father who was shouting to them “please don’t kill my

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UK Spying Shows Electronic Surveillance Not Just A Yankee Usurpation

Britain can tap the transoceanic cables that form the backbone of the international communications network and in real time monitor the social media sites.

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese
Eric Friedberg

Nearly 67 years ago, the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand came together under a multilateral agreement that was considered so sensitive that the prime minister of Australia didn’t know about its existence until 1973. The public wouldn’t be allowed to read the text of the treaty -- which Time magazine once called one

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Oakland Residents Fight Uphill Battle For Quality Living Standards

Even though city code enforcers have the ability to fine landlords and other property owners for failing to address issues, tenants say no fines have been issued.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

Wrecked by the economic collapse in 2007, the city of Oakland, Calif., saw more than 10,000 foreclosures by 2012. To pour salt on the wound, the collapse of the housing market in the city allowed many wealthy individuals and corporate entities to purchase a lot of real estate in the city, forcing many lower-income and minority residents to move to

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Super Bowl A Magnet For Trafficking, Child Prostitution

Advocates say the male-friendly party atmosphere of the Super Bowl encourages the exploitation of women and children.

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

According to Forbes, during the 2010 Super Bowl -- while the nation watched the New Orleans Saints overcome a weak first quarter to beat odds-favorite Indianapolis Colts 31-17, more than 10,000 prostitutes were brought into host-city Miami. A significant number of these prostitutes were minors -- kidnapped and forced to sleep with as many as 25 to

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