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Former Israeli President Shimon Peres, right and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrive to attend the opening session of the World Economic Forum at the King Hussien convention center, Southern Shuneh, Jordan, Friday, May 22, 2015. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday said Israel is blocking peace by continuing to expand settlements on occupied territory, but reaffirmed his support for a two-state solution based on the pre-1967 border.

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Presidential Hopeful Scott Walker Promises Pre-Emptive Strikes On Terrorists

Walker said his private conversations with Israelis, from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and military leaders to soldiers and civilians, revealed that all feel perpetually threatened. He avoided the news media in Israel.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks to the American Federation For Children in New Orleans.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks to the American Federation For Children in New Orleans. OKLAHOMA CITY  — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is doubling down on his promises of pre-emptive strikes to prevent what he says are certain future attacks on American soil. As he prepares for a likely 2016 presidential run, Walker told a multistate

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Wahhabi Suicide Bomber Kills 20 In Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

“I hold the government responsible,”… “The government should protect us, not encourage sermons and schoolbooks to incite against us as non-believers.”

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
The photo sh the aftermath of a bomb attack at Imam Ali (PBUH) Mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, Saudi Arabiaows the aftermath of a bomb attack at Imam Ali (PBUH) Mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2015. (© Al-Riyadh newspaper)

The photo shows the aftermath of a bomb attack at Imam Ali (PBUH) Mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2015. (© Al-Riyadh newspaper) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  — A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia as worshippers were commemorating the 7th century birth of a revered Shiite figure on Friday, the Interior

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Six Months Later, Pentagon Admits (Maybe) We Killed Some Kids in Syria

While notable for admitting the possibility it killed two young children, admission called “too little, too late” by expert who says deathtoll of innocent people far exceeds Pentagon statement.

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally

A Kurdish boy, center background, walks between buildings that were destroyed during the battle between the U.S. backed Kurdish forces and the Islamic State fighters, in Kobani, north Syria. The Kurdish town on the Turkish-Syrian border is still a haunting, apocalyptic vista of hollowed out facades and streets littered with unexploded ordnance - a

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Report: US Uses Excessive Force Against Mentally Ill Prisoners

The report details incidents in which correctional staff have deluged prisoners with painful chemical sprays, shocked them with powerful electric stun weapons, and strapped them for days in restraining chairs or beds.

Human Rights Watch
بواسطة Human Rights Watch

An inmate sits in is his wheelchair near his bed in the assisted living facility at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Wash. Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. New York, New York  – Jail and prison staff throughout the United States have used unnecessary, excessive, and even malicious force against prisoners with mental disabilities, Human

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Fleeing Yemen Onslaught, Thousands Of Refugees Flood Djibouti

“We are overwhelming this country, but we have nowhere else to go,” said Amin Nasser, a 45-year-old teacher from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
In this Tuesday, May 19, 2015 photo, Ibrahim Mohamed, 80, and the oldest refugee at the center, who is both blind and deaf, adjusts his hat, at an orphanage that has been turned into a center for Yemeni refugees, in Obock, northern Djibouti. Fleeing the war at home, thousands of Yemenis have made it across the Gulf of Aden to find refuge in Djibouti, a sleepy Horn of Africa nation where the United Nations has set up a staging hub for aid for the conflict-torn Arab country.

In this Tuesday, May 19, 2015 photo, Ibrahim Mohamed, 80, and the oldest refugee at the center, who is both blind and deaf, adjusts his hat, at an orphanage that has been turned into a center for Yemeni refugees, in Obock, northern Djibouti. Fleeing the war at home, thousands of Yemenis have made it across the Gulf of Aden to find refuge in

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