Articles by Al Jazeera
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BREAKING NEWS: Israel Attacks Gaza Aid Fleet in International Waters
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service 31 May 2010,
31 May 2010
Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country’s siege on Gaza. More than 10 people were killed and dozens injured when troops intercepted the convoy of ships dubbed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, the Israeli military said.
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Arundhati Roy
Avi Lewis – Al Jazeera,
17 May 2010
Avi Lewis sits down for a one-on-one interview with author and activist Arundhati Roy.
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Iran-Brazil Ties: Lula hopes to broker Iran deal
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
President Lula hopes to aid nuclear deal.
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Gabriel Elizondo - Al Jazeera,
17 May 2010
“In short, despite the crying of the traditional opponents, I see Brazil’s engagement with Iran as a win-win situation for Brazilian diplomacy. But it is evident that the ‘old boys’ are inconvenienced by this new kid who has arrived on the block and who is not asking for permission to use the bathroom.”
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John J. Mearsheimer – Al Jazeera,
3 May 2010
The following is an excerpt from the The Hisham Sharabi Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor John Mearsheimer at the Palestine Center in Washington D.C. on April 29, 2010. …There is going to be a Greater Israel between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. In fact, I would argue that it already exists. But who will live there and what kind of political system will it have?
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Marwan Bishara – Al Jazeera,
3 May 2010
It is rare that you see an optimistic country in these dire times. But Brazil is flying high when many are landing or crashing.
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Barnaby Phillips – Al Jazeera,
3 May 2010
Africa does many things badly, but one thing especially well. It has perhaps unparalleled ability to reconcile and overcome painful divisions in the aftermath of conflict.
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US Community Learns About Rural Healthcare from Iran
Rosiland Jordan – Al Jazeera,
26 Apr 2010
Mississippi delta neighbourhood is learning from the Iranians on how they have successfully run a rural healthcare plan.
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Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
26 Apr 2010
On the eve of the protest, the Washington Post said the Japanese government had indicated it would broadly accept the 2006 pact. But the government denied that on Saturday [24 April 2010], with [Prime Minister] Hatoyama repeating his objection to the 2006 plan. “The report is not true … We cannot accept the existing plan,” he said.
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HAITI’S HISTORY OF HARDSHIP
Al Jazeera's Avi Lewis reports,
14 Jan 2010
Haiti’s place as one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere was not inevitable.Its history has been marked not only by natural disasters, but by political and economic conflict. It is a story of international intervention that has left the country particularly vulnerable. 2:58-Min. YouTube VideoCLICK TO VIEW
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Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst,
12 Jan 2010
According to tribal Yemeni tradition, if a dispute has been resolved peacefully, any dagger that has been drawn cannot go back into its scabbard unless it tastes blood. Traditionally, an animal is slaughtered to satisfy its thirst and restore its holder’s honour. Since the Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union and […]
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Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst,
9 Jan 2010
By offering military support the West might prolong an autocratic regime.Marginalised by regional developments and intimidated by Washington’s Cold War and Gulf War victories, two Yemenis – so goes the joke – wondered if their country should declare war on the US, force it to occupy Yemen and care for it. "But what if we […]
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Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza - June 27, 2009,
27 Jun 2009
Exactly six months ago – minutes before Israel launched its war – I was sitting in a coffee shop in Gaza City’s main square. Six months later, here I am again. At the same table, ordering the same drink from the same waiter who is talking about the same thing – no fuel, no electricity, […]
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Al Jazeera,
22 Nov 2008
Has the US become over-dependent on military force? Riz Khan speaks with Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. CLICK TO VIEW
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Al Jazeera,
17 Sep 2008
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7behEhDSsFU%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1
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