boston.com - 1/19/2009
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DAMASCUS - This morning, while I made my coffee and eggs, I tuned in to the best show on television. When I went next door to buy my milk, the owner of the Rawda Grocery Store was already watching it, and down in the Sha'alan neighborhood, at the restaurant where I ate breakfast yesterday, ...
ft.com - 1/22/2009
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ft.com —
President Barack Obama urged Israel on Thursday to
open its borders with Gaza. The plea came in...
a speech that signalled the new US administration’s shift from Bush-era policy on the Middle East and the world as a whole. In a high-profile address on ...
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FT.com / US & Canada - Obama urges Israel to open ...
lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/19/2009
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lynch.foreignpolicy.com —
The editorial team here has asked its bloggers
to weigh in on what should happen and what...
will likely happen once the inauguration festivities end and reality sets in. My immediate plans will likely include thawing out my hands and trying to hitch a ...
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What now? Four suggestions for Obama
haaretz.com - 1/19/2009
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haaretz.com —
The Israel Defense Forces began a partial withdrawal
of ground troops from the Gaza Strip on Sunday...
evening, hours after ending a three-week offensive on the Hamas-ruled coastal territory. The move also came shortly after Gaza's Hamas rulers announced ...
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IDF begins Gaza troop withdrawal, hours ...
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BlueNC - The people's think tank —
A fascinating article about the impact of seeing war covered by on-the-ground teams working for al Jazeera. You should read this article. Regardless of what you think about war or the current Gaza conflict, this will reshape your view of war coverage. James PS This is why I believe that capital punishment - if death proponents insist we continue the practice - should be carried out at high noon in the public square. We have little connection these days to the consequences of our policies. I believe we should understand them up close and personal.
Al Jazeera and American Journalism
The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely —
... Eric Calderwood has written a fascinating piece on Al Jezeera in the Boston Globe that is worth a read. But I have some quibbles. Here's the first: ...
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