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Rise in Kidnapping and Selling Kidneys of Poor Christian Workers in Pakistan

February 26, 2011

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Thursday, February 24, 2011 By Ashfaq Fateh Special to ASSIST News Service TOBA TEK SINGH, PAKISTAN (ANS) — The ASSIST News Service has uncovered a series of heinous crimes against poor Christians in Pakistan. In the last ten days, two cases have been brought to our notice which illustrate the dire situation of poor brick […]

Kenya Attackers Kill Dutch Missionary, Wife Raped

February 26, 2011

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Friday, February 25, 2011 (11:59 pm) By BosNewsLife News Center GRONINGEN/NAIROBI (BosNewsLife)– The 36-year-old Dutch missionary Ebel Kremer has been shot and killed in Kenya during a robbery, his church confirmed Friday, February 25. His wife Lora Kremer, 34, was reportedly raped in the overnight attack on their Christian orphanage in the town of Athi […]

Egyptian troops beat protesters

February 26, 2011

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2011-02-26 11:19 news24 Cairo – Egyptian military police beat protesters Saturday to clear them from outside the Cabinet office where they were trying to camp out overnight to press demands for sweeping political reforms and the dismissal of remnants of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. The clash signaled a tougher line from Egypt’s military rulers, […]

Qaeda urges ousting of Saudi king

February 26, 2011

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2011-02-26 09:31 news24 London – A group linked to al Qaeda has called on Saudis to oust Saudi Arabia’s ruling family and threatened attacks attacks against the kingdom, a group that monitors Islamist websites said on Friday. The Brigades of Abdullah Azzam said the ruling family deserved to be toppled because of its extravagant spending, […]

Mideast unrest puts US military access in jeopardy

February 26, 2011

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by Staff Writers spacewar Washington (AFP) Feb 18, 2011 Popular unrest sweeping the Middle East highlights the US military’s reliance on Arab regimes that offer privileged access to airfields and ports from Cairo to Qatar. The military’s dominant role in the region hinges on a web of agreements with friendly Arab states that allow American […]

US military pulls out of key eastern Afghan valley

February 26, 2011

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by Staff Writers spacewar Washington (AFP) Feb 25, 2011 The US military has begun pulling soldiers out of the Pech valley in eastern Afghanistan, a location once said to be vital to the war effort in the region, the Pentagon said Friday. The commander of US-led forces in eastern Afghanistan, Major General John Campbell, is […]

Terror Quartet plots al-Qaida attacks

February 26, 2011

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by Staff Writers spacewar Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Feb 23, 2011 Al-Qaida has been unable to mount a major terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 despite several attempts but recent reports indicate that the network’s top commanders are determined to hit the Americans hard. Four of these leaders — Saif al-Adel, Mahfouz Ould Walid, […]

Countdown: shutdown, fed union rights

February 26, 2011

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February 25, 2011 – 10:13am Today’s Federal News Countdown guests are: – John Kamensky, Senior Fellow, IBM Center for the Business of Government – Robert Shea, former Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget John Kamensky stories #3 Contractors seek answers as possible shutdown nears From Federal Times: Legal experts urged government contractors Wednesday to […]

Tom Morello: World Wide Rebel Songs

February 26, 2011

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by admin was published on February 25th, 2011 grittv Tom Morello brought a musical message of solidarity to the Wisconsin protesters last week, along with other musicians like the MC5’s Wayne Kramer. And it wasn’t just his own message that he carried to Madison with him–Morello read a letter from Egypt to the crowd that […]

Bill Fletcher, Jr.: From Uprising to Social Movement

February 26, 2011

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by admin was published on February 25th, 2011 grittv. “This could be the kind of social justice moment that many of us have been waiting for,” says Bill Fletcher, Jr. of the Center for Labor Renewal. He points out that the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia are not just spreading to Libya, locked in a […]