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(MIDWAY ATOLL) -- Rear Adm. Manson K. Brown (second from right) and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (center) receive a brief by Coast Guard C-130 long-range search plane aviators, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.Hirono accompanied Brown, the commander of the Fourteenth Coast Guard District, to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to learn more about the Coast Guard's role in fisheries enforcement.(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. John Titchen) (629684) ( Midway )
Hawaii   Immigration   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mazie Hirono		  Huffington Post 
Immigration Debate Tightly Controlled By Key Senators
Sat 25 May 2013
(Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images) WASHINGTON -- For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to... (photo: US Coastguard / U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. John Titchen)
U.S. Marines with the 215th Corps Engineer Advisor Team, alongside engineers assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, observe their Afghan National Army engineer counterparts during a clearing operation near Camp Shorabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 16, 2013. The advisor team was there to mentor and advise the ANA heavy equipment operators on the proper use of their equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released)
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)		  The Daily Telegraph 
Going to war in Afghanistan has not saved us from terrorism and drugs
Sat 25 May 2013
Going to war in Afghanistan has not kept terrorism off our streets or helped prevent drugs being openly traded 7:00AM BST 25 May 2013 Comments SIR – I recall being told while Tony Blair was... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Public Domain)
Second day of the Stockholm Husby riots  The Star  Sat 25 May 2013
Stockholm calmer but violence spreads outside Swedish capital
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A nearly week-long spate of rioting spread outside Stockholm on Friday but authorities said police reinforcements sent to the Swedish capital had reduced the violence there, even... (photo: Creative Commons / Telefonkiosk)
Husby   Photos   Stockholm Riots   Sweden   Wikipedia: 2013 Stockholm riots
The picture depicts the burning Husby Gård, set aflame during the riots.  The Los Angeles Times  Sat 25 May 2013
Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant,... (photo: Creative Commons)
Husby   Photos   Stockholm Riots   Sweden   Wikipedia: 2013 Stockholm riots
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Second day of the Stockholm Husby riots Real Clear Politics Fri 24 May 2013
Swedish Multiculturalism Goes Awry
Hundreds of Muslim immigrants have rampaged through parts of the Swedish capital of Stockholm, torching cars and buses, setting fires, and hurling rocks at police. The... (photo: Creative Commons)
Husby   Photos   Stockholm Riots   Sweden   Wikipedia: 2013 Stockholm riots
U.S. academic and polemicist Noam Chomsky, left, speaks at Jordan's University in Amman, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, during an online lecture with Bir Zeit University in the West Bank. Democracy Now Thu 23 May 2013
Video: Jeremy Scahill & Noam Chomsky on Secret U.S. Dirty Wars From Laos to Yemen to Pakistan
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill and author Noam Chomsky recently sat down together at Harvard University to discuss Scahill’s groundbreaking new book, "Dirty... (photo: AP / Mohammad Abu Ghosh)
Dirty Wars   Jeremy Scahill   Noam Chomsky   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Anti-Americanism
File - Children at play at the Yida settlement in Unity state, in northern South Sudan, 12 March, 2013. Opened in 2011, Yida has over 70,000 refugees. Voa News Thu 23 May 2013
Amnesty: Growing Danger for Refugees
Amnesty International says the world is growing more dangerous for refugees and migrants. The organization’s annual report says the rights of millions of people who... (photo: UN / Martine Perret)
Human Rights   Photos   Refugee   War   Wikipedia: Refugee
President Barack Obama signs an accompanying letter to Congressional leaders after signing H.R. 152, which provides fiscal year 2013 supplemental appropriations to respond to and recover from the severe damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Jan. 29, 2013. The Guardian Wed 22 May 2013
Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. He says the... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Immigration   Obama   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Immigration to the United States
Severity of weather events bear out warnings of climatologists The Irish Times Wed 22 May 2013
Severity of weather events bear out warnings of climatologists
Nobody can say with certainty that the devastating tornado that hit Oklahoma on Monday or the strong cyclone that struck Bangladesh last Thursday provide conclusive... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Climate   Photos   Science   Weather
The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is a medium-sized species of bear largely adapted for arboreal life. It is distributed through much of southern Asia, northeastern China, far eastern Russia and Japan. The New York Times Wed 22 May 2013
A Chinese Folk Remedy Draws Charges of Cruelty From Bear Advocates
CHENGDU, China — It was, at first glance, a rather modest initial public offering by a small Chinese company seeking to expand production of the key ingredient used in... (photo: Creative Commons / Abu0804)
Bear Bile   Chengdu   China   Photos   Wikipedia: Guizhentang Pharmaceutical company


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A bus carrying Palestinian passengers arrive from the Egyptian side as Egyptian soldiers guard at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2013. Egypt re-opened the border crossing on Wednesday five days after they sealed it of the abduction of seven security personnel. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN Egypt reopens Gaza border crossing after soldiers released CNTV
Radar shows U.S. border security gaps Radar shows U.S. border security gaps Palm Beach Post
Indian Paramilitary troops stand guard After Seven policemen were injured when a grenade exploded accidentally in the premises of a police station Parimpora outskirts of Srinagar, India, on Tuesday 26, March 2013. while a bomb disposal squad was inspecting some seized ammunition and explosives. Kashmir Police could be deployed on Nepal border The Siasat Daily
Border Field State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County, adjacent to the United States–Mexico border and the suburb of Playas de Tijuana. Its southwesternmost point is also the southernmost point in the state of California. By land or by sea, tougher U.S. border tests illegal immigrants Reuters
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Omar Borkan Al Gala Omar Borkan Al Gala, Emirati Man, Deported From Saudi Arabia For Being Too Handsome? (PHOTO) Huffington Post
Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) asks questions of Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey testify before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee for Defense, concerning the fiscal year 2013 budget at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 13, 2012. Lindsey Graham: 'The Politics Of Self-Deportation Are Behind Us' Huffington Post
File - Abu Qatada arrives back at his residence in London after being freed from prison, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Abu Qatada: Theresa May loses latest attempt to deport Islamist cleric The Guardian
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in Onawa, Iowa on March 31, 2007. Onawa Public Library. Obama has earned a second term my SA
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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey take questions from the press in the Pentagon Briefing Room August 14, 2012. Syria crisis: US rues Russian missiles sent to Damascus BBC News
In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 photo, newly-arrived Syrian refugee families rest after crossing the border from Tal Shehab city in Syria, through the Al Yarmouk River valley to arrive near Ramtha, Jordan. Syria crisis: Refugee total now more than 1.5m - UNHCR BBC News
File - A look inside Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp' Al Jazeera
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