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The Lost Boys
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A Palestinian journey
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And then they came for me
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Send Axe to Africa! Again!
In late March, I'll be heading to Nigeria to embark aboard the USS Nashville amphibious ship during her "soft-power" deployment on the West African coast. Nashville's cruise is part of the U.S. Navy's Africa Partnership Station, which in turn......more
Obama and the Armenian Question
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Skewz: On the Trail of Somali Pirates with David Axe
From Skewz: We had yet another amazing conversation with David Axe ... [T]he Bush Administration unwittingly assisted in the expansion of pirate activity several years ago. The Islamic Courts emerged in Somalia with some popular support to provide security......more
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Dinner Screening: Blood Trail
For one evening only we proudly present an exclusive screening of the feature length documentary, Blood Trail. Made over 15 years by club founders Vaughan Smith and Richard Parry the film is an intimate journey with war photographerRobert King, following his ambition to win the......more
Ong Nuoi
by YetAnother Test on February 16, 2009 6:57 PMposted in Kevin German in Vietnam
That's a wonderful portrait. Quite magnificent, in fact....
Samtskhe-Javakheti: The next Nagorno Karabakh?
by YetAnother Test on February 12, 2009 8:14 PMposted in Onnik Krikorian in Armenia
GEORGIA: ESPIONAGE ARRESTS OF ETHNIC ARMENIANS STOKE SUSPICION OF RUSSIA Georgia’s arrest of two ethnic Armenians on espionage charges is...
Samtskhe-Javakheti: The next Nagorno Karabakh?
by YetAnother Test on February 5, 2009 9:41 PMposted in Onnik Krikorian in Armenia
Georgia Accused of Bullying Ethnic Armenians Some Yerevan politicians say arrest of Armenian activists on espionage charges is attempt to...