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		<title>Bangladesh: Politics and a Brown American</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/09/bangladesh-politics-and-a-brown-american/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/09/bangladesh-politics-and-a-brown-american/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neha Viswanathan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mash writes on the race between Obama and Clinton, from the perspective of a Brown American.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://www.docstrangelove.com/2008/05/08/notes-from-a-brown-american/">Mash</a></em> writes on the race between Obama and Clinton, from the perspective of a Brown American.</p>
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		<title>Diaspora: Armenian Student Association Remembers Genocide</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/09/diaspora-armenian-student-association-remembers-genocide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/09/diaspora-armenian-student-association-remembers-genocide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Onnik Krikorian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Unzipped features a guest blogger from the Armenian Student Association in California who reports on how Armenian-American university students remember the Armenian Genocide through art and performance.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Unzipped</em> features a guest blogger from the Armenian Student Association in California who <a href="http://unzipped.blogspot.com/2008/05/armenian-students-in-us-and-their.html">reports on how Armenian-American university students remember the Armenian Genocide through art and performance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Haiti, USA: Food &#038; Hunger</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/08/haiti-usa-food-hunger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/08/haiti-usa-food-hunger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine Mendes-Franco</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Haitianalysis.com publishes an article by Dr. Joia Mukherjee and Donna Barry that explains why the current food crisis &#8220;is only the most recent in the hemisphere&#39;s hungriest country.&#8221;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://www.haitianalysis.com/2008/5/7/feeding-haiti">Haitianalysis.com</a></em> publishes an article by Dr. Joia Mukherjee and Donna Barry that explains why the current food crisis &#8220;is only the most recent in the hemisphere&#39;s hungriest country.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Trinidad &#038; Tobago, USA: Victory or Defeat?</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/08/trinidad-tobago-usa-victory-or-defeat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/08/trinidad-tobago-usa-victory-or-defeat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine Mendes-Franco</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I found myself watching Air Force One last night on TV, while waiting to see which of the US Democratic presidential candidates would give the most stupid victory speech&#8221;: Trinidad and Tobago blogger Jeremy Taylor bestows that dubious honour on Hillary, while One Tribe, Many Voices says: &#8220;Thanks to Barack Obama, I feel a renewed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I found myself watching Air Force One last night on TV, while waiting to see which of the US Democratic presidential candidates would give the most stupid victory speech&#8221;: Trinidad and Tobago blogger <a href="http://jeremy-taylor.blogspot.com/2008/05/got-off-plane.html">Jeremy Taylor</a> bestows that dubious honour on Hillary, while <em><a href="http://rain-people.blogspot.com/2008/05/audacity-of-hope-is-inspirational.html">One Tribe, Many Voices</a></em> says: &#8220;Thanks to Barack Obama, I feel a renewed purpose in my own quest.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>China and U.S: Who&#39;s Currency? Who&#39;s Problem?</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/08/china-and-us-whos-currency-whos-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/08/china-and-us-whos-currency-whos-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 03:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oiwan Lam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaie pointed out that the devaluation of U.S dollar becomes everyone else&#39;s problem [zh], especially for China as Chinese capital has been flowing around the world.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kaie pointed out that <a href="http://kaieconblog.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!B4C829CC97B9EDD8!6172.entry">the devaluation of U.S dollar becomes everyone else&#39;s problem [zh]</a>, especially for China as Chinese capital has been flowing around the world.</p>
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		<title>Russia: &#8220;Putinisms&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/03/russia-putinisms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/03/russia-putinisms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 23:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veronica Khokhlova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Scraps of Moscow writes about &#8220;Putinisms&#8221; (and &#8220;Bushisms&#8221;).
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Scraps of Moscow</em> <a href="http://www.scrapsofmoscow.org/2008/05/eight-years-of-putinisms-from-npr.html">writes</a> about &#8220;Putinisms&#8221; (and &#8220;Bushisms&#8221;).</p>
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		<title>Egypt:Hijab and Travel</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/egypthijab-and-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/egypthijab-and-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 14:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An Egyptian Muslim girl writes about her experience wearing the Hijab (Islamic headscarf) and travelling to the US in this post.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An Egyptian Muslim girl writes about her experience wearing the Hijab (Islamic headscarf) and travelling to the US in<a href="http://mylifethinking.com/life/?p=131"> this post</a>.</p>
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		<title>India, USA: Is there really a food crisis?</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/india-usa-is-there-really-a-food-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/india-usa-is-there-really-a-food-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rezwan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a podcast interview Kamla Bhatt talks with Lal David Rai, a second generation farmer of Mexican-Punjabi-Indian origin on the perceived shortage of rice in the USA and the global food shortage.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a podcast interview <a href="http://kamlashow.com/podcast/2008/05/02/david-rai-a-farmers-view-on-food-shortage/">Kamla Bhatt</a> talks with Lal David Rai, a second generation farmer of Mexican-Punjabi-Indian origin on the perceived shortage of rice in the USA and the global food shortage.</p>
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		<title>Armenia: Kim Kardashian Plans Visit</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/armenia-kim-kardashian-plans-visit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/armenia-kim-kardashian-plans-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Onnik Krikorian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogian finds a post by socialite Kim Kardashian in which she says she plans to make her first ever trip to Armenia. Kardashian, who is half-Armenian, says she has decided to visit the country after comments on her blog criticizing her for not posting about last week&#39;s 93rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Blogian</em> <a href="http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/04/28/kim-kardashian-planning-a-trip-to-armenia/">finds a post by socialite Kim Kardashian</a> in which she says she plans to make her first ever trip to Armenia. Kardashian, who is half-Armenian, says she has <a href="http://www.officialkimkardashian.com/2008/04/a-note-about-my-armenian-backg.php">decided to visit the country after comments on her blog</a> criticizing her for not posting about last week&#39;s 93rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.</p>
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		<title>Vietnam ends adoption program with U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/30/vietnam-ends-adoption-program-with-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/30/vietnam-ends-adoption-program-with-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mong Palatino</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[American couple and bloggers Robert and Lesa went to Vietnam 16 months ago to adopt a girl. Imagine their disappointment as Vietnam ends its adoption program with the United States
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>American couple and bloggers Robert and Lesa went to Vietnam 16 months ago to adopt a girl. Imagine their <a href="http://waitingforlittlesister.blogspot.com/2008/04/adoption-news.html">disappointment</a> as Vietnam ends its adoption program with the United States</p>
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		<title>China: I Want My Two Bucks</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/29/china-i-want-my-two-bucks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/29/china-i-want-my-two-bucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oiwan Lam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hanhan commented on the lawsuit against CNN in New York and pointed out that the lawyer had never gotten approval letter from 1.3 billion Chinese to represent them in the case. He also pointed out that, if CNN had to make compensation, every Chinese should have their share of two bucks [zh].
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hanhan <a href="http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4701280b01009530.html">commented</a> on the lawsuit against CNN in New York and pointed out that the lawyer had never gotten approval letter from 1.3 billion Chinese to represent them in the case. He also pointed out that, if CNN had to make compensation, every Chinese should have their share of two bucks [zh].</p>
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		<title>Peru: MRTA No Longer on US Terrorist List</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/28/peru-mrta-no-longer-on-us-terrorist-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/28/peru-mrta-no-longer-on-us-terrorist-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eduardo Avila</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Silvio Rendon of Gran Combo Club [es] notices that the guerrilla group MRTA (Revolutionary Movement Tupac Amaru) is no longer listed on the U.S. list of terrorist groups, and that its declassification was made with little fanfare.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Silvio Rendon of <i>Gran Combo Club [es]</i> <a href="http://grancomboclub.blogspot.com/2008/04/eeuu-no-tiene-al-mrta-en-su-lista-de.html">notices that the guerrilla group MRTA (Revolutionary Movement Tupac Amaru) is no longer listed on the U.S. list of terrorist groups</a>, and that its declassification was made with little fanfare.</p>
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		<title>China: An American Youth&#39;s Advice to Chinese Youths</title>
		<link>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/28/china-an-american-youths-advice-to-chinese-youths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/28/china-an-american-youths-advice-to-chinese-youths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oiwan Lam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Haujia posted a letter written by an American youth who works in China. He listed out 18 suggestions for Chinese youths in dealing with differences. Part I, Part II and Part III.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Haujia posted a letter written by an American youth who works in China. He listed out 18 suggestions for Chinese youths in dealing with differences. <a href="http://huajiadi.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CE0C860F2F8B85CA!1567.entry">Part I</a>, <a href="http://huajiadi.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CE0C860F2F8B85CA!1568.entry">Part II</a> and <a href="http://huajiadi.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CE0C860F2F8B85CA!1570.entry">Part III</a>.</p>
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		<title>PangeaDay: Videos to change the world on May 10th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincón Parra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in seven different languages worldwide to be viewed through internet, television or cellphones with one unique purpose: to make each other know about the lives of others and focus on what makes us similar, instead of what makes us different and let us work together towards peace.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/thumb_new-pangea-logojpg.gif" alt="PangeaDay logo" align="left" />On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, <a href="http://www.pangeaday.org/index.php">PangeaDay</a> will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in seven different languages worldwide to be viewed through internet, television or cellphones with one unique purpose: to make each other know about the lives of others and focus on what makes us similar, instead of what makes us different and let us work together towards peace. This initiative came from Egyptian filmmaker <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehane_Noujaim">Jehane </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehane_Noujaim">Noujaim</a>&#39;s wish. As a <a href="http://www.ted.com/">TED</a> Prize winner she was granted a wish in addition to a $100 000 USD award. PangeaDay is her wish, to change the world and create a day in which people of the world could come together through film. <a href="http://www.pangeaday.org/?vid=2">Her 2006 acceptance speech can be found here</a>.</p>
<p>Because PangeaDay is about bringing people together, an invitation made for audiences to upload their own videos on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/group/pangeaday">pangeaday video channel </a>where you can view the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/groups_videos?name=pangeaday">1037 videos people uploaded in reply.</a></p>
<p><object><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pl3xHIsvF9o&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object></p>
<p>As an example, one of the uploaded videos is about an Art student in Tanzania, telling his story of his day to day life and how he wants to teach homeless kids about art.  Following, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNChMQbyk28">the story of Chado</a> by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesstephenbrown">jamesstephenbrown:</a></p>
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<p>The logistics of <a href="http://www.pangeaday.org/index.php">PangeaDay</a> are awe inspiring: from Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro, films, live music and speakers will come together to inspire the whole world. The films chosen have been selected  from more than 25000 films from over 100 hundred countries.These movies all share some characteristics such as being able to inspire, transform and enabling us to experience life through another&#39;s eyes. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Noor_of_Jordan">Queen Noor of Jordan</a>,  will be one of the speakers, along with musician and activist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Geldof">Bob Geldorf</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiane_Amanpour">Christiane Amanpour</a> from CNN and the <a href="http://www.hypernovamusic.com/">Iranian rock group Hypernova</a>. While at these locations people will be getting together, all around the world parties and groups of friends can sign up and show that they will be tuned in: you can <a href="http://www.pangeaday.org/attend_map.php">attend an open event</a> in your hometown or even <a href="http://www.pangeaday.org/hostEvent.php">host your own</a>.</p>
<p>However, Pangea Day isn&#39;t just about getting together during 4 hours. The idea is for the event to get people inspired, talking and making changes. It has also allowed others to participate not only as viewers. Through partner organization Nokia, aspiring filmmakers in different locations throughout the world have been given video enabled mobile devices to some people in rural areas, refugee camps, and film schools, so they too can portray their stories. People can also upload their own videos for a chance to win a Nokia N95 8GB mobile device. This partnership brings us a Myanmar refugee in India recording children&#39;s laughter, an Iranian family in a refugee camp in Afghanistan recording their idea of Hope, and an Indian in Bangalore filming the cutting down of  Banyan trees&#8230; and children planting new trees.  You can view<a href="http://ovi.com/pangeaday/?utm_source=pangeaorg&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=pangeaday"> these and other videos on this page.</a></p>
<p>So there are many different ways to participate. Don&#39;t miss the chance to be a part of this and make sure to tell others and spread the word.</p>
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		<title>Syria: Explosive Nuclear News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yazan Badran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the CIA <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7366658.stm">released footage</a> of an alleged Syrian North-Korean-built nuclear reactor. The footage "exploded" all over the news. Yazan Badran brings us the reactions of Syria's bloggers. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, the CIA <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7366658.stm">released footage</a> of an alleged Syrian North-Korean-built nuclear reactor. The footage &#8220;exploded&#8221; all over the news.<br />
The story started with an <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7024287.stm">Israel air strike</a> on an unknown target in the Syrian northern desert in September 2007. Speculations about a possible nuclear cooperation between Syria and North Korea has been floating since then. But both Israel and the US have kept an official policy of secrecy over the target, until yesterday.<br />
Syrian officials have repeatedly denied the allegations. And the IAEA was highly critical of the US and Israel for concealing the information until now, and for referring to force before giving the UN a chance to confirm the information.<br />
Syrian bloggers have been very skeptical about the contents of the footage, almost everybody still remembers the confidence with which <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Powell">Collin Powell</a> briefed the UN about Iraq&#39;s never-to-be-found WMDs.</p>
<p><em>Joshua Landis</em> <a href="http://joshualandis.com/blog/?p=688">rounds up</a> media reactions on the footage, and comments on America&#39;s &#8220;Shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later&#8221; policy.</p>
<blockquote><p>The second criticism of the CIA&#39;s effort was to argue that Washington should not be encouraging Israel to launch bombing raids without first going through legal channels, international agencies, and peaceful alternatives. Shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later policies are sure to undermine US legitimacy in the eyes of the international community. They will do nothing to dispel Arab anger at US and Israeli arrogance. On the contrary, the propensity to use force as a first option will convince others to do the same.</p></blockquote>
<p><em>Sasa</em> from <em>The Syria News Wire</em>, tries to <a href="http://saroujah.blogspot.com/2008/04/explosive-claims.html">put the accusations</a> in their international context, and wonders why did they wait this long to release such &#8220;important&#8221; information.</p>
<blockquote><p>There&#39;s nothing new here. These accusations were leveled when Israel destroyed a building in Syria with an air raid last September. Now the US has produced photographic &#8216;evidence&#39; and given it to the UN nuclear agency. But they&#39;re not happy - the IAEA is furious at the delay in handing these photos over.<br />
So why the delay? Look at the timing. It comes on the day America is about to finish negotiating with North Korea. And it comes two days after Israel revealed it was willing to return the whole Occupied Golan Heights in return for a peace treaty with Syria.</p></blockquote>
<p>And finally, we stop at <em>Ihsan</em>&#39;s, where he also seems <a href="http://ihsaniat.blogspot.com/2008/04/rats-smell-worse-than-fish.html">highly skeptical</a> of any concrete facts behind the allegations, but raises another issue: Whatever is the purpose of that building, we seem to have a case of high treason. &#8220;Have some heads rolled in Damascus over this or not?&#8221; he asks.</p>
<blockquote><p>The photos were not just taken from a satellite; in fact, the most compelling photos were taking from within, outside, and few meters away from the building and during different phases of its construction. Whoever took them was available on site and did not just sneak some peaks from afar. The alleged extreme secrecy surrounding the “project” would naturally suggest extreme security measures and “no cameras allowed” signs all over the place. Yet, the person(s) took the shots was pretty comfortable judging from the angles of the photos. This means one of two things, it has never been a top secret covert location as claimed and anyone could get there, or the presence of a huge fat rat among or a friend of the elite and most trusty people who were in charge of it. I, however, lean toward the latter.</p></blockquote>
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